still seems like food to me what’s the matter with the food i’m eating are you worried that...
Post on 20-Jan-2016
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Still Seems Like Food To Me
What’s the matter with the food I’m eating Are you worried that it’s modified?
Still Seems Like Food To Me
Maybe I should buy my food organic Till these high-tech fears subside
Still Seems Like Food To Me
Roundup ready soy beans
Inside I tell ya that I’m not so worried honey Even if Monsanto’s makin’ lots of money
BST and fish genes It still seems like food to me
Still Seems Like Food To Me
What’s the matter with the corn I’m nibbling Are you worried that it’s got BT?
Still Seems Like Food To Me
Seems peculiar that the government said It’s fine for animals but not for me
Still Seems Like Food To Me
The farmers love it ‘cause the corn borer’s dying Others say it might prevent the monarchs from flying Allergens, Starlink You wanna know what I think It still seems like food to me
Still Seems Like Food To Me
There’s some new food on your plate It’s hard to get the story straight From a feature in a magazine About a complicated gene
Oh it doesn’t matterwhat they say in the papers
‘Cause it’s always been the same old scene
Still Seems Like Food To Me
We hear the stories about biotech’s promise And the ways to improve our plants
Still Seems Like Food To Me
Industry thinks we’ll accept their new products If we just give ‘em half a chance
Still Seems Like Food To Me
There’s sure to be resistance from lots of baby boomers
But until we see some benefits for consumers
Agriculture’s new wave I’ll just have to be brave It still seems like food to me
Still Seems Like Food To Me
What’s the problem with genetic changes We’ve been making ‘em for hundreds of years
Still Seems Like Food To Me
All those crops from conventional breeding Never sparked the same types of fears
Still Seems Like Food To Me
But now we’re able to move genes across species
Cutting edge research hand-in-hand with ethics theses
It’s the next phase, fears raised, Trails blazed, anyways It still seems like food to me
Still Seems Like Food To Me
Everybody’s talking ‘bout the new crops, Funny, but it still seems like food to me.