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Art the Rat - Prominent Men

from Noise on Noise by Art The Rat, Things That Kill

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Do you really believe
All the shit that comes out of your mouth?
Playing games to deceive
Framed in justice and evil
You lie through your teeth
Making fools out of people
You do all the things
That you said you would never allow

American values
Place profit and privilege first
Where one man's gain
Comes at everyone's loss
And they'll scoff at the suffering
And pain that they cause
While freedom's the word
They'll so casually toss
But you know there's no god
So there's no risk for them to get burned

While those in the uniforms
Sworn in to serve and protect
And given the chance
To maim or to kill
And reenact violent scenes
From their favorite films
Imposing their power
On poor people's will
They're drunk with impunity
Cleansed of the blood that they spill

You know what you are
But you'll never utter those words
Or admit that the game
Is fixed in its place
To serve those that have
While the have nots remain
Thanking god for each blessing
And their boss for spare change
Saying it could be worse
So I won't make a fuss or complain

In this land of plenty
We're killing ourselves just to live
Dying to work
Dying to pay rent
Dying to try
Our best to pretend
That our interests are best served
By prominent men
Dying to believe
If we work hard we'll be one of them

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from Noise on Noise, released March 15, 2022
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