‘2012’ starred John Cusack trying to escape the apocalypse
It was a box office hit, but the reviews weren’t positive
It had some raw effects, but lacked politics, all it did…
Was destroy metropolises to shock and awe obnoxious kids
It was based on the Mayans, how we drew the ire of the gods
And it got me thinking ‘bout life’s role in inspiring art
That’s why I’m proposing a pitch for a new motion picture
It won’t be an Academy Award or a Golden Globe winner
Cuz 2014 is the year where we need to actually pray
So my movie’s based on the headlines snatched from today
‘2014’ wouldn’t have explosions or battle-worn soldiers
It would have doctors in West Africa tackling Ebola
Hold up, I know what you’re thinking, so don’t try me
They already did that with ‘Outbreak’ back in the nineties
But they moved it from Africa to avoid black faces
And placed it in a little white suburb, now that’s racist
My film would expose the world’s injustices for all to see
Cuz Tinsel Town is all hypocrisy and that’s just not for me
See, all the Jews in Hollywood spout their activist mantras
But won’t mention their own people killing civilians in Gaza
I’d have Denzel play Obama, the prez who sits idly by
As Russian militants shoot Air Malaysia flights from the sky
There’d be a scene at the EU, imposing hackneyed sanctions
But the viewers would boo it, saying the film was lacking action
That's my movie... a smash hit, it isn’t destined to be
We’d rather watch Despicable Me or Expendables 3
See, we watch movies for escapism and that’s straight dumb
Cuz some people live in a world they actually have to escape from
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