We choose the right to be who we are
We know the difference between the reality of freedom and the illusion of freedom [1]
To want for everything, to always work in vain
No rest for the weary, we always work in pain
To fight is disobey, no calling in sick today
Your greedy overlords, they will make you pay
Your worth is minimum wage
It doesn't matter your age
Profits over people, I'm in a fit of rage
No revolution is televised
Nothing hidden or disguised
The rich are getting richer, and we are not surprised
Say you earn a living, earn the right to live
Dismantle social class, a pound of flesh we give
It's capitalism you see
And it doesn't work for me
It collapses all around us, and wouldn't you agree?
Freedom shouldn't have to have a fee
Rule of law, rule of thumb
They will work us, to kingdom come
No one cares until they care
Poverty for all, prosperity for some
They're having a ball, stripping us of dignity
Take away our homes, money dictates divinity
Our country takes, [?] [?] of fakes
These are the perks
That's how capitalism works
Say you earn a living, earn the right to live
Dismantle social class, a pound of flesh we give
It's capitalism you see
And it doesn't work for me
Capitalism kills, don't you see?
It collapses all around us, and wouldn't you agree?
Freedom shouldn't have to have a fee
Just like you, I long to be free
Just like you, I long to be free
We know the difference between the reality of freedom and the illusion of freedom [1]
To want for everything, to always work in vain
No rest for the weary, we always work in pain
To fight is disobey, no calling in sick today
Your greedy overlords, they will make you pay
Your worth is minimum wage
It doesn't matter your age
Profits over people, I'm in a fit of rage
No revolution is televised
Nothing hidden or disguised
The rich are getting richer, and we are not surprised
Say you earn a living, earn the right to live
Dismantle social class, a pound of flesh we give
It's capitalism you see
And it doesn't work for me
It collapses all around us, and wouldn't you agree?
Freedom shouldn't have to have a fee
Rule of law, rule of thumb
They will work us, to kingdom come
No one cares until they care
Poverty for all, prosperity for some
They're having a ball, stripping us of dignity
Take away our homes, money dictates divinity
Our country takes, [?] [?] of fakes
These are the perks
That's how capitalism works
Say you earn a living, earn the right to live
Dismantle social class, a pound of flesh we give
It's capitalism you see
And it doesn't work for me
Capitalism kills, don't you see?
It collapses all around us, and wouldn't you agree?
Freedom shouldn't have to have a fee
Just like you, I long to be free
Just like you, I long to be free
[1] This is a recitation of some lines of dialogue from the film Thunderheart as spoken by the character Jimmy Looks Twice as played by John Trudell.
John Trudell was an Indigenous rights activist, author, poet, actor, and musician.
John Trudell was an Indigenous rights activist, author, poet, actor, and musician.
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