| Rise Against – Disparity By Design Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The lyrics are wrong, this is from the book: All the way at the bottom Of these barrels we cried out So ashamed of our tears that We blame only ourselves And that's when they win They keep us convinced To lift up our chins These playing fields are level We all have a chance With that they dismiss The fast lanes they rode In which access depends On who you know Or where you came from Whose daughter are you? Whose fortunate son? We're told to stick out our thumbs They feast from the linens While we settle for crumbs Is this an over-reaching arm? Or is this compassion? Is this a handout undeserved? Or a just reparation? All the way from the towers High above the glass ceilinged tombs Tell themselves that they've earned this By working hard and playing by the rules But this is only part true A dangerous trick played on me and you And so, like a practical joke We pulled on these bootstraps So hard that they broke Is this an over-reaching arm? Or is this compassion? Is this a handout undeserved? Or a just reparation? Like a single domino That falls like the rest stay vertical We're fed these empty fairy tales Will you believe them? If there's a God you better pray That this sleeping giant never wakes If we just took a step back A bigger picture we might see Perhaps the man in the gutter Is not so different from you Come in out of the cold Forget all that you know Because there's always been room By the fire for you Come in out of the cold Will you believe them? Is this an over-reaching arm? Or is this compassion? Is this a handout undeserved? Or a just reparation? Like a single domino That falls like the rest stay vertical We're fed these empty fairy tales And I'm through believing They're basically saying that our current capitalist system is designed to favor those already in power. They (the higher ups in power) say that all people have a fair chance to get to where they are, but that is false because they were born privileged. By accepting that we have a fair chance to succeed (when we don't), we are accepting their lies (Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps is impossible to do, but we do it anyways to try and get wealthy, hence the practical joke). Also, they are saying a redistribution of wealth is just and morally right because these people who are poor and "unsuccessful" never had a fair chance in the first place. |
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