the revolution won't be televised
because the bastards who own the networks
won't let you see it
and you probably wouldn't watch it anyway—
you're too busy with your
beer and your phone and your
comfortable numbness.
the revolution won't be televised
because it's not entertainment,
not something you can half-watch
while you're scratching your ass
and wondering what to eat for dinner.
you can't consume revolution
like you consume everything else—
passive, bored, already thinking about
the next thing.
the revolution won't be televised
because it happens in the place
you're most afraid to look:
inside your own goddamn skull.
it starts when you stop lying to yourself,
stop swallowing their garbage,
stop pretending this is fine.
it's not on TV.
it's not coming to save you.
it's just you and the choice
to keep sleeping
or finally
wake the hell up.
nobody's going to film that.
the revolution won't be televised because the bastards who own the networks won't let you see it and you probably wouldn't watch it anyway— you're too busy with your beer and your phone and your comfortable numbness.
the revolution won't be televised because it's not entertainment, not something you can half-watch while you're scratching your ass and wondering what to eat for dinner.
you can't consume revolution like you consume everything else— passive, bored, already thinking about the next thing.
the revolution won't be televised because it happens in the place you're most afraid to look: inside your own goddamn skull.
it starts when you stop lying to yourself, stop swallowing their garbage, stop pretending this is fine. it's not on TV. it's not coming to save you. it's just you and the choice to keep sleeping or finally wake the hell up. nobody's going to film that.