Woke Mind Virus — single

by Cheap Perfume

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We wrote this song in response to the oligarchs, ICE agents, health insurance CEOs and Elon Musks of the world who demonize empathy and view kindness as weakness. The song expresses our disgust with the “war on woke.”

lyrics

LYRICS:
I think I’m coming down with something, better call in sick
I’m choking on the bullshit of these capitalists
Awaking from a nap of privilege, seeing what this is
Too comfortable to notice that the germs had crept in

There’s no progressive party in this country because
The oligarchs are clinging to a past that never was
They’re keeping us asleep, telling us it can’t be better
Threatened when we love our neighbor
Threatened when we join together

Woke mind virus
This Nazi billionaire’s got me feeling kinda violent
Hex your idols
Nobody holds a higher claim to my body and mind than me

I think I have a fever cause my blood is always boiling
Feeling so hormonal and my throat is sore from screaming
Not saying I’m enlightened, and you’ll see that in the rocks
That come crashing through the windows of your ivory loft

It’s a corporation’s purpose to put profits over people
Deny, defend, depose, how do you think that that’s not evil?
If we don’t abolish corporations, prisons, cops and ICE
Then they’ll abolish us while we’re trying to play nice

Nope, won’t smile
There are more of us than them, you know, so we decide how this will go
Thump that Bible
Do the opposite of what it says and pretend that you’re reading it

What kind of person thinks it’s bad to be awake?
What kind of person demonizes empathy?
What kind of person has the means to help and doesn’t?
What kind of person thinks it’s weak to have compassion?
What kind of person thinks a Cybertruck is cool?
Sociopathic billionaires who hoard the wealth and fuck the planet!

credits

released June 13, 2025

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