We Eat Monsters - How Did We Get This Far Lyrics

They got body armor, tasers
They got flesh-burning lasers
They got sticks and drones
To track you down and break your bones

They got riot gear, explosives
They got chemical corrosives
They got horses, dogs, and Glocks friend
A battering ram is how they're knockin'

But Starsky and Hutch would charm me
And Kojak didn't need a f*ckin' army
Just a lollipop and smile to get him by
And Charlie had angels I'd pay to cuff me
Magnum just had a few shirts with palm trees
Colombo just used his wits and a cheap cigar

Can you tell me brother
How did we get this far

They got water and loud speakers
Blow you right out of your sneakers
Cameras, flex cuffs, barricades
Helicopters, snipers, flash grenades

They got automatic weapons
Shit for cell phone interceptin'
Combat ready trucks and tanks
Every thought you've ever thunk in data banks

But Ponch would joke when the CHIPs were down
And Barney Fife, such a gentle clown
Baretta just had his hat and a cockatoo
And Charlie had angels I'd pay to cuff me
Magnum just had a few shirts with palm trees
Colombo just used his wits and a cheap cigar

Can you tell me brother
How did we get this far

They got helmets, shields and roadblocks
With assault rifle robots
Choke holds they can't explain
Better get down on your knees boy, don't complain

They got pepper spay and tear gas
It won't be funny when it's your ass
They got command and control
They're building prison cells for every soul

But Joe Friday just wanted the facts, Mam
And Shaft would risk his neck for his brother, man
Some of today's cops just can't understand
And Charlie had angels I'd pay to cuff me
Magnum just had a few shirts with palm trees
Colombo just used his wits and a cheap cigar

Can you tell me brother
How did we get this far