Capitol - David Crosby

It’s built to impress you and it works like that

All that white marble and the guards at the door

The metal detector, the following eyes

Geometric patterns covering the floor

The symbols of power, eagles and flags

Attendants, assistants moving like sharks

Through crowds of citizens, patriotic souls

Visiting the capitol and National Parks

And you think to yourself

This is where it happens

They run the whole damned thing from here

Money to burn

Filling up their pockets

Where no one can see

And no one can hear

I wonder what they say, say to each other

How do they think, what do they feel

When they come out of those rooms

And put on their faces

Is anything they say to the cameras real?

They come for the power for power they stay

And they’ll do anything to keep it that way

They’ll ignore the constitution

And hide behind the scenes

Anything to stay a part of the machine

And you think to yourself

This is where it happens

They run the whole damned thing from here

Money to burn

Filling up their pockets

Where no one can see

And no one can hear

And the votes are just pieces of paper

And they sneer at the people who voted

And they laugh as the votes were not counted

And the will of the people was noted

And completely ignored

And you think to yourself

This is where it happens

They run the whole damned thing from here

Money to burn

Filling up their pockets

Where no one can see

And no one can hear