For far too longThey’ve pulled our stringsThey’ve weighed us downAnd clipped our wings They write the scriptAnd we reciteWe only actAs they incite Every thoughtAnd every actionIs subject to theirSatisfaction They tell us to danceSo we danceThey tell us to singSo we sing untilOur lungs give in They tell us to crySo we cryThey tell [...]
Tag: revolution
Caged
Controlled and enslaved Like animals in a zoo Trapped in our cages There is little we can do Our cages are not physical But real nonetheless Bars made not of metal But of race and wealth and class They feed us lies and delusions To keep us all contained Freedom an illusion They [...]
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