Big Brother is here
He has big ears
Listening to your calls
To every conversation
Counting your every breath
Measuring every movement
Knowing when you might
Pray or take a bath
Eat or sleep
Buy or sell stuff
Whether expensive or cheap

Big brother knows
Every book you read
Or discussion you lead
When you cry or smile
Chat on your PC
Download an article
Or a petition to file
The groceries you buy
You might bring
Or what at a relaxing moment
Jokes you might crack
Or melodies you sing

Big brother is listening
Surveilling your life
Raping your privacy
Reading your mail
Big brother is watching
Whenever walking or talking
Or clipping your nail
Entertaining visitors for dinner
Or celebrating a family winner
Or when the telephone or doorbell
Start to ring

Big brother brags
It’s all legal and dandy
A judge has approved
In a secret court
That’s convenient and handy
For big brother to record
And preying eyes to penetrate
Every little detail
Of your life
Like watching a soap opera
Over a cup of brandy

Democracy and freedom
Civil rights in style
Big brother declares
Tongue-in-cheek
And half-smile
Slogans used for
Public consumption
In order to cover
Official corruption

Democracy and freedom
My behind
People ain’t stupid
And surely not blind
McCarthy is laughing
In his dark cave
While Jefferson is turning
In his old grave

But people ain’t definitely
Taking the bait
They are angry and outraged
Shouting in unison
Stop the hypocrisy
Stop the hate
Stop pretending this ain’t
A police state

We’ll take our country back
From the prying eyes
The big ears
The warmongers
The bigots
The divide and conquerors
Lest civilian society
Becomes Orwellian
Because then it’s really
Really too late