(Lyrics and music: Arne Erdmann © 2016)
For William Tonou-Mbobda – Say his name and say no!
We‘ll increase your income and your flexibility
give a boost to your mind and your creativity
your work will be productive, efficient and exact
you‘ll succeed if you follow the instructions it‘s a fact
Thank you for your offer, but I‘ll have it my own way
more efficiency is just stressing my day
I already work my ass off, that‘s what I say
and if I‘m more productive, for me it doesen‘t pay
the profit takes the company to Cayman Islands Bay
I say No – say No
Whatever kind of problem is bothering you
we can solve it, we can fix it, give back your life to you
we can change familiar patterns, that cause your suffering
just let go of your past, that‘ll change quite everything
This is very kind of you, you want to help I see
but my patterns help my friends to recognize it‘s me
and my past is holding me like roots are holding trees
suffering is part of me and it will always be
an ever happy person is someone who cannot feel
I say No – Say No
Your disease has a name we can call to keep it down
but you should not tell the people, when you go into town
we have pills, we have skills, we have means to set you free
you should do what you‘re told, it will work out, you will see
You offer to be my guide with your helping hand
and I would like to follow you, but I‘m afraid I can‘t
there‘ all kind of different people all across the land
and different it is not sick, you must understand
that you can call me names you like, but my life‘s in my hands
I say no – say No
If you are not compliant and refuse to work with us
you‘re a danger to yourself and in you we cannot trust
we will have to fix a needle, it is just for your own good
we will tie you down, sedate you, we‘re the masters, understood?
It is nice to have someone to tell me what I need
because I‘m a bit confused about the pills you feed
you say I can‘t find my way out there in the streets
and for more experience, you must imprison me
I don‘t see how I improve social and living skills
by lying on a bed totally stoned by your nice pills
you improve society, cause it‘s quiet and still
instead of fighting madness, you do fight against the will
I believe I‘m quite ok, but your system is ill
I say No – say No