Look Up!
Le Peuple de l'Herbe Lyrics

They may say every night and every day A little more liberty literally slipping away
The government is slowly taking away our liberty, and they do it every day, both during the day and night.

Sit down sit down, don't bother to make a sound Cause every day we're losing ground
If we stay quiet and don't fight back against the government's encroachment on our liberty, we'll continue to lose more and more ground every day.

Follow the border, swallowing each order For your own safety it's all on the recorder
We're being told to obey all the government's orders, for our own safety. Every action we take is being recorded by the government.

Wealthy can pay, they may stay We are the ones that are getting sent away.
The wealthy can pay for their freedom and privacy, but those who can't afford it are being watched and controlled more closely.

You'll never walk alone with a mobile phone As they trackin' you back to a particular zone
As long as you have a mobile phone, you'll never be alone, because the government can track your movements and know where you are at all times.

Racing to trace your face to space and time Tying your face to an unknown crime
The government is using advanced technology to trace and identify our faces and link it to possible crimes we may have committed without our knowledge.

In 198fear, so last year Now CCTC can also smell and hear
Our fears in the past about government surveillance seem outdated now, as the government has more advanced ways of seeing, hearing, and even smelling everything we do.

A drop of DNA, that's dripping a long way Now Echelon listen on to everything you say
Even a single drop of our DNA can be used to track us down, and now the government can listen to everything we say through the Echelon system.

New Blackberry for President Obama Cause they all know what you texted last summer
Even the President of the United States is not safe from government surveillance, as they can access and read his text messages.

I can't remember what I texted last year Apparently the data's all there
We may forget what we've sent in private messages, but the government keeps track of it all for their own purposes.

Bare transactions seen or unseen All the withdraw from the cash machine
Every financial transaction we make is being recorded, whether we're aware of it or not. Even our ATM withdrawals are not private.

Every programme you ever punched in Every password and every damn pin
Every computer program we've used, every password and PIN we've entered, they've all been recorded by the government.

Every upgrade that you ever got fitted And any file that you ever transmitted
Even the software upgrades we've downloaded and installed and the files we've sent online have been recorded by the government.

No deletes complete the record stored Hard drives survive just asking for fraud
Even if we've tried to delete our records, they're still being stored somewhere. And hard drives, which contain a lot of sensitive information, are vulnerable to fraud.

Who hacked your hotmail, Hid your ID Erased your facebook and nicked your identity
We may think that hackers are responsible for stealing our identity and erasing our online accounts, but in reality, it could be the government behind it all.

Not the CIA but an angry Ex Just goes to show you never know who's next
It might not always be the government that is the source of our problems. Our own personal relationships could be the cause of our privacy being compromised.

For your score in the store, like much much more It's a record of all you bought and what you paid for
Even our shopping habits are being recorded, including what we buy and how much we pay for it.

Where, when, why, whatever They judge me by the book I'm buying, how clever!
The government is even judging us based on the books we buy, recording the details of where, when, and why we bought them.

What music do you play? What kind of style? Fill in the form and we can find it on file
The government is not only monitoring our reading habits but also our music choices, asking us to fill out forms that are being recorded.

What's the color of the crowd? Not so sure that a licence is allowed
Even the color of the crowd attending an event can be recorded, but it's unclear whether the government is allowed to do so.

Undecided if a permit's pending On what type of people are found to be attending
The government can deny permits for certain events based on the type of people who are expected to attend, which is being recorded and tracked.

Due a review of the crew before the board And we've explained -- it's for the record
Even before a board review, our crew and our every action are being recorded and tracked by the government.

What do you say? You better watch that! They're watchin' you everytime Every single crime Followin' the border, They must swallowin' each order...
The government is watching our every move, every word we say, and every crime we may commit. We need to be careful, because they're monitoring and tracking us constantly.

Look up Look up they know where you been Look up Look up they know what you seen Look up Look up they know your routine Look up Look up Look up Look up they know where you been Look up Look up they know what you seen Look up Look up they know your routine Look up Look up it's on screen!
We need to be aware that the government knows our every move, and they're tracking what we're seeing, our daily routine, and it's all being displayed on their screens.