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The Left Is Right Lyrics
It begins when we chain ourselves to the ATMs
Make a mess when we pitch our tents on the statehouse steps
Now we’re taking it, now we’re taking it back
Now we’re taking it, now we’re taking it back
For the greater good
Goddamn Robin Hoods
Fan the flames, serve them cocktails down at the Stock Exchange
Hear the screams, take our baseball bats to the limousines
They’ll be talking us, they’ll be talking us up
They’ll be talking us, they’ll be talking us up
To the journalists
If there’s any left
You know the Sixties proved that change is hit or miss
Every bloody pacifist concedes the truth
If one must die to save the ninety-nine
Maybe it’s justified
The left is right
We’re doomed
Make a mess when we pitch our tents on the statehouse steps
Now we’re taking it, now we’re taking it back
Now we’re taking it, now we’re taking it back
For the greater good
Goddamn Robin Hoods
Fan the flames, serve them cocktails down at the Stock Exchange
Hear the screams, take our baseball bats to the limousines
They’ll be talking us, they’ll be talking us up
They’ll be talking us, they’ll be talking us up
To the journalists
If there’s any left
You know the Sixties proved that change is hit or miss
Every bloody pacifist concedes the truth
If one must die to save the ninety-nine
Maybe it’s justified
The left is right
We’re doomed
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I love this, Conor is showing his support for the occupy movement,
This line "If one must die to save the ninety-nine Maybe it’s justified"
Occupy's 99% vs 1% way of framing the debate about inequality is really interesting, it's great to hear it put in these utilitarian-esque terms.
Payola might be the best Protest album ever, what an opener.
It seems to me that Conor is protesting violence in all its forms.
The one percent will be telling reporters about the violent crime committed by the protesters, but the incredibly biased media just won't report on it.
This is sarcasm. Those that call themselves pacifists advocate violence against the wealthy. Its incredible how eloquently conor points out the inconsistency of many that call themselves pacifists.
This advocacy of the initiation of the use of force will not end well.
@chaskin104 This annoyed me so much I had to make an account. If you knew anything about the band's political leanings you'd know they were in favour of the protestors and that the message of the song is that 'the left' is right to protest, because otherwise the '1%' are held even more unnacountable and we're all screwed.
@chaskin104 This annoyed me so much I had to make an account. If you knew anything about the band's political leanings you'd know they were in favour of the protestors and that the message of the song is that 'the left' is right to protest, because otherwise the '1%' are held even more unnacountable and we're all screwed.