War On the Poor

They wage war on the poor Selling their souls what for But for gluttony and greed Dissension is what they breed Harmony and discord A duality we can't afford People die on the street Chilled to the bone, no heat No bread, no bed So they commit suicide instead And the system is so corrupt A melting pot is ready to erupt Boomers failed the youth Doomers birthed who know the truth 16.07 is the living wage But 7.25 has us locked in a cage And we work hard to line their pockets Yachts, mansions, pensions, and rockets Racial tension is their weapon So we don't collectively unify and step in They say work hard and achieve American dreams But the reality is not what it seems Connections grant privilege to the rich like royalty As they demand we stand for the flag and show loyalty I'm tired of being a stepping stone and I'm not alone And this is what we've been shown Epstein didn't kill himself we know Another death to protect those in power and another low America grows darker by the hour So in a moment of clarity There is no peace and prosperity This is a raw deal and we need a green new deal Because I'm tired of being a spoke on the wheel Illiteracy is on the rise and that's our demise Because they can feed us their lies They blame us and claim we have no ambition But survival is the majority's mission Stuck paycheck to paycheck until we're dead And those who care get shot in the head I beg you to put your hand on your chest Against your beating heart are we doing our best Laws against sleeping in the car, sleeping on the sidewalk These don't fix the problem but we can't talk Because they balk and say you should have done better Anything to lick the boots of the debtor But despite all of my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage Soon to be a forgotten footnote, a faded page And that wheel is going to keep turning As American lives go up in flames we're burning But that hatred is twisting deep inside And revolution is what we need if I must confide The system is built on a foundation of failure, it's broken But our passion and fury has been awoken For this is our watershed moment to stave off calamity After discouraging decades of enmity So if they must wage war on the poor We'll wage war on a system we abhor