Divide and Conquer

Well they divided up all the land
And we've got states and cities
Cities have their neighborhoods
And more subdivisionsThere's countries divided by walls
Oceans and latitudes
And longitude, longing to find out
Just what they're missingThey're lots of area codes
And nine digit zip codes
Secret decoder ring codes
Arteries, shopping nodesWe'll invent some new computers
Link up the global village
And get AP, UPI, and Reuters
To tell everybody the newsWe'll be one happy neighborhood
Spread out across the world
But who's going to stop that burglar
From breaking in my house
If he lives that far awayWe'll be just like old friends
No means to your ends
The police state is to busy
And the neighborhood's getting out of handBig Brother on every wall
Muzak plays in all the halls
Empires see the rise and fall
They divide, conquerIt's not about my politics
Something happened way too quick
A bunch of men who played it sick
They divide, conquerIt's all here before your eyes
Safety is a big disguise
That hides among the other lies
They divide, conquerWell I expect I won't be heard
Because my silence is assured
Never a discouraging word
They divide and conquerThey divide and conquer