Well they divided up all the land   And we've got states and cities   Cities have their neighborhoods   And more subdivisions      There's countries divided by walls   Oceans and latitudes   And longitude, longing to find out   Just what they're missing      They're lots of area codes   And nine digit zip codes   Secret decoder ring codes   Arteries, shopping nodes      We'll invent some new computers   Link up the global village   And get AP, UPI, and Reuters   To tell everybody the news      We'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 away      We'll be just like old friends   No means to your ends   The police state is to busy   And the neighborhood's getting out of hand      It's not about my politics   Something happened way too quick   A bunch of men who played it sick   They divide, conquer      It's all here before your eyes   Safety is a big disguise   That hides among the other lies   They divide, conquer      Well I expect I won't be heard   Because my silence is assured   Never a discouraging word   They divide and conquer      They divide and conquer