With strings attached, string-fellow
Wearing down my existence
What is next, I ask, what is next
We placed our trust in the system
We paid our tax to the system
We signed to the school of thought you peddled
We followed with faith what you preached
We aspired to reach the pinnacle set
We acquired what success ascribed to be
What dreams, we were asked to dream
We connected and invested into the system
We mortgaged our freedom to the system
We tied a knot to the system, confetti
We were briefed on who, held t' moral high ground
We then watched the system fail to deliver
We got to know what was fact from illusion
We lost our jobs because of the system
We felt the pain in our pockets
We felt the hunger in our stomach
We had no security for our children, lost our houses
We woke to realise the fallacy fed to us
Where halo the funds and joy was
What we had, what we were sold
And we went to occupy wall street
Some of the people some of the time
We demand answers to the question
Who was it that benefited
If we are said to be, a part of the system
Yet we suffer most from the system
great piece.. true words.. the people ain't a part of any system... we just get the dirt
ReplyDeletestriking social commentary man...the system rules the people. or rolls on their backs until we rise up...
ReplyDeleteThis marches along with force and excellent flow. Couldn't agree with you more, either. Playing by the rules gets you screwed, and all the cheaters win, no consequences. The repetition of "we" here is extremely effective.
ReplyDeleteYeah the system screws us all in the end it seems, unless you get to rule the thing, great verse.
ReplyDeleteYeah, what is next? You left no stone unturned here.
ReplyDeleteGreat comment on the modern plagues of the society...
ReplyDeleteShashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/11/whispers-tears-in-rain.html
I agree too. Yet, with peace and within the outlines of the process, again we, the people seek change and while all change comes slow in a democracy, the people can force it. This is quite an anthem and anthems rally support. If the servants of the people do not serve, throw the rotters out and seek for a representative who will. It is in the common good. From Thomas Jefferson to Martin Luther King we have changed things by peaceful revolt and by compromise.
ReplyDeleteWe signed to the school of thought you peddled
ReplyDeleteWe followed with faith what you preached
We aspired to reach the pinnacle set .....
some great lines here, very nice!
Sadly if we cut the strings we'll be lost. Great piece.
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