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Dead Kennedys Lie Detector Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7/10 [4 votes]Album: Bedtime for Democracy / Original Release Date: 1986Genre: RockSong Duration: 3 min 45 sec
Lie Detector
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
DEAD KENNEDYS
- Lie Detector LyricsWe have reviewed your yellow form
Congratulations! we find you qualified
You have just the right capacity
For putting up with our nonsense
There's just one thing you've got to prove
We know how you must be dishonest and lazy
If you're so desperate
You actually want to work at this place
[Chorus:]
You must be guilty (lie detector)
Guilty (lie detector)
Guilty (lie detector)
Guilty 'til you're proven innocent
These days
Blood pressure clamps around your arms
Now don't get nervous when we yell in your face
We know you steal- Just who do you screw?
With what?!
With who?!?
Aren't you a Christian?!?!?
The polygraph-don't make it move
One little twitch, the anvil drops on you
Don't matter if you told the truth
We want your facial egg for our file
[Chorus]
Guilty-'til proven innocent
Guilty-It says so on your face
Guilty-When you try to find a place to live or a job that pays
Guilty-Whe you file a complaint against the cop that kicked your face last night
Guilty-It says so on page 3
Guilty-Who'd think a guy like me would plant drugs in your car
Break in your house while you're asleep
Open your mouth, bet your ass you're watched
And it's your word against ours...
Yeah, just because we're hiring you
That don't mean we trust you at all
You'll have to take a test like this
Once or twice EVERY week
We know machines, they make mistakes
Yeah, it's your word against our dead black box
The machine is always right
'Cause we know how it makes you feel so small
Because you're guilty (lie detector)
'Til you're proven innocent these days
No one's innocent these days
'Cause when you're innocent it just don't pay
Congratulations! we find you qualified
You have just the right capacity
For putting up with our nonsense
There's just one thing you've got to prove
We know how you must be dishonest and lazy
If you're so desperate
You actually want to work at this place
[Chorus:]
You must be guilty (lie detector)
Guilty (lie detector)
Guilty (lie detector)
Guilty 'til you're proven innocent
These days
Blood pressure clamps around your arms
Now don't get nervous when we yell in your face
We know you steal- Just who do you screw?
With what?!
With who?!?
Aren't you a Christian?!?!?
The polygraph-don't make it move
One little twitch, the anvil drops on you
Don't matter if you told the truth
We want your facial egg for our file
[Chorus]
Guilty-'til proven innocent
Guilty-It says so on your face
Guilty-Whe you file a complaint against the cop that kicked your face last night
Guilty-It says so on page 3
Guilty-Who'd think a guy like me would plant drugs in your car
Break in your house while you're asleep
Open your mouth, bet your ass you're watched
And it's your word against ours...
Yeah, just because we're hiring you
That don't mean we trust you at all
You'll have to take a test like this
Once or twice EVERY week
We know machines, they make mistakes
Yeah, it's your word against our dead black box
The machine is always right
'Cause we know how it makes you feel so small
Because you're guilty (lie detector)
'Til you're proven innocent these days
No one's innocent these days
'Cause when you're innocent it just don't pay
Facts about Lie Detector
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Lie Detector is written by Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray.
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It is first released in 1986 as part of Dead Kennedys's album "Bedtime for Democracy" which includes 21 tracks in total. This song is the 20th track on this album.
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When we take a closer look to the meaning, the song 'Lie Detector' by Dead Kennedys criticizes lie detector tests in employment for being intrusive and dehumanizing, emphasizing the assumption of guilt and the disparity of power between the employer and the job seeker. The lyrics of the song mostly reflect social issues, despair, anger, and inner thoughts. Simultaneously, the song conveys the message that presumption of guilt, mistrust, and surveillance are vital. The use of profanity, the portrayal of injustice, and the exposition of oppression and dehumanization are the subjects of the lyrics that make them inappropriate for children.
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Lie Detector falls under the genre Rock.
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Lie Detector song length is 3 minutes and 45 seconds.
Who wrote Lie Detector lyrics?
Lie Detector is written by Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray.
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When was Lie Detector released?
It is first released in 1986 as part of Dead Kennedys's album "Bedtime for Democracy" which includes 21 tracks in total. This song is the 20th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Lie Detector lyrics?
When we take a closer look to the meaning, the song 'Lie Detector' by Dead Kennedys criticizes lie detector tests in employment for being intrusive and dehumanizing, emphasizing the assumption of guilt and the disparity of power between the employer and the job seeker. The lyrics of the song mostly reflect social issues, despair, anger, and inner thoughts. Simultaneously, the song conveys the message that presumption of guilt, mistrust, and surveillance are vital. The use of profanity, the portrayal of injustice, and the exposition of oppression and dehumanization are the subjects of the lyrics that make them inappropriate for children.
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Which genre is Lie Detector?
Lie Detector falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Lie Detector?
Lie Detector song length is 3 minutes and 45 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray
Record Label(s): 1986 Decay Music
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