Staged authenticity

Red stripes, feathers, and a grim face
Dances, sacrifices, drama is all around
Is that real culture or is it just another case
That's too easy to be found?

Culture
As difficult to grasp
Is present all the time and everywhere
But it only becomes a task
When dollar signs turn it into an amusement fare

When families rely on tourists to pay
For a show of times gone by
Then culture puts on a mask and seems to say:
The more dollars, the better the lie.