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    Posted by Tomski on December 20, 2020, 7:16 pm, in reply to "Been playing this a lot"

    Can't believe what I'm reading when I open up these sheets
    they've got police getting busier, cleaning up the streets
    'Cos that's what we need now to make the place neat
    take the homeless mans rags, no sleeping bags no place to sleep
    Because we're far too civilised around here to see
    an unkempt human being, a broken human being
    open up your eyes are you seeing what I'm seeing, yeah
    a misplaced made to feel disgraced human being
    what it's not enough to just pretend that you don't see him
    you can't stand the sight so you've got to dissapear him
    well I hope you feel more comfortable doing your sight seeing
    taking pictures, buying Union Jack magnets and keyrings

    Life give me something to believe in
    No lies, just something to believe in
    Am I the only one that's grieving
    these things that belong to me that they are thievingAnd how long until they build a wall and call it a private city
    they got walls made out of laws to exclude you and me
    Now they take away our right, to fight those laws for free
    no legal aid, no more justice, only for the wealthy
    Oh but they're trying to build a more healthy society
    So that everybody knows you don't get nothin' for free
    No scroungers, no living room loungers, living off me
    Can I suggest you're seeing exactly what they want you to see
    a monster, cancer, threat to your liberty
    How 'bout a scapegoat for their crimes, a victim of the times
    everything that your not meant to be
    How 'bout a badly prepared, scared human being
    how about a necessary cog in their economic machines

    If their was no unemployment tell me how would things be
    would you still feel lucky to be working 40 hours a week
    Well like a caged bird and they got us by the beak
    give us enough to eat, enough to sleep, enough to tweet
    but there's not enough space between the ground and our feet
    we're singing songs of freedom but we're not flying freeLife give me something to believe in
    No lies, just something to believe in
    Am I the only one that's grieving
    these things that belong to me that they are thieving
    It's time for something to believe in
    I'm tired, need something to believe in
    Am I the only one that's grieving
    these things that belong to me that they are thievingAnd this whole world's got me hurting
    got me feeling undeserving
    got me questioning my worth in this sad system that we're serving
    found no place in this twisted race for property
    is making profit the sole aim of humanity
    Protect the banks, bring out the tanks if they disagree
    while we're at it let's invest some more in military
    All our friends have shares so why shouldn't weAnd now the markets are demanding that we give away for free
    everything that our grandparents fought for to some company
    It's called wealth creation, yeah, it's more efficient you see
    Well sorry I forgot the free market would set us free
    I forgot to only think about I am and me
    while brothers and sisters have nothing to eat
    brothers and sisters, at home and over seas
    So I can't lie down and I wont let it be
    While we are working for a market that doesn't work for weThese things that they're thieving, yours and mine
    I know that they're still stealing, but there's still time
    if you feel this way too

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