Why can't I be on MTV?   Why can't I be on MTV?   Why can't I be on MTV?   Cause they just don't like me   Why can't I be on MTV?   Why can't I be on MTV?   Why can't I be on MTV?   Cause I'm trying to help you see      Corporate capitalistic pigs,    all your ads are fake   You're lying to the sheep out there,    but I won't take the bait   You use Pepsi and Nike, oh and VH1   Calvin Klein and Tommy Jeans make it look so fun   By using all of the popular bands   They're selling out for more money   When will all of this end?   Let's exploit sex and more through our videos!      Why can't we be on MTV?   Why can't we be on MTV?   Why can't we be on MTV?   Cause we won't lose integrity      What you like is popular    cause you have all the dough   You turn the kids to zombies   They don't care cause they don't know   You feed us lies and greed and garbage   On the radio   There's better music out there,   but you don't want us to know!   Advertise through mainstream movies,   Show off your logo   By sticking in to some dumb pop-superstar    that everybody knows   Totalitary america, that's just how it goes      Why can't we be a part of your game?   Why can't we have your fortune and fame?   Why can't we all just be the same?   Cause we're not clones and we can't think for ourselves.      Why can't we be a part of your game?   Why can't we have your fortune and fame?   Why can't we all just be the same?   Cause we're not clones and we can't think for ourselves.      Why can't we be a part of your game?   Why can't we have your fortune and fame?   Why can't we all just be the same?   Cause we're not clones and we can't think for ourselves.