Story Behind The Song

When Coyote's girlfriend persuaded him to move to Salt Lake City, Utah, with promises of fame and fortune, he became a victim of a frontier religious culture that had no interest in a long-haired hippie Buddhist from California. They boycotted him, stuck knives in his door, and sent missionaries to his house telling him, "Move back to California." Coyote was already aware of how people were fooled and lied to by the television and newspapers, but in Utah he got a magnified view of how religion and government can corrupt society and influence people to do terrible and stupid things, while believing they are being good people.

Song Description

The album of the similar name, LEVEL 2 = CHRIST KILLER, was inspired by Coyote's battles with the Mormons of Utah where he realized the brainwashed citizens will horrible things in the name of church and state. Coyote realized that religion and government were creating modern zombies who feed the machine of slavery and self-sacrifice...for someone eles's benefit.

Lyrics

American Zen - Level 2
by The Hippy Coyote

Carry a wallet, with your I.D.

Your ATM card will set you free

For a few minutes, maybe a day

Always something - - in your way



Your parents are losers

Who found their dream

American fools -- think they're choosers

Little cogs in some machine

So big, so big

You can't even see



What you do and what it's for

Every time you walk out your front door

You've been trained by the big big lie

Taught to work until you die



You'll teach your kids the work ethic

Watch them suffer, so pathetic

Saved by Social Security

Your purpose is in obscurity



So chew your grass on someone's farm

Protected by the military arm

Until you're ripe to be hung and bled

You'll never even know what politician you fed

Lyrics used by permission of shaolinMUSIC.com ASCAP
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