Poem

Intro verse 1 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 man's 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 Why it's not enough to just pretend that you don't see him You can't stand the sight so you've got to disappear him Well I hope you feel more comfortable doing your sight seeing Taking pictures, buying fucking Union Jack magnets and key rings 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 you and me that they are thieving verse 2 And 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 And 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 nothing 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, a cancer, a threat to your liberty How about a scapegoat for their crimes, a victim of the times Everything that your not meant to be How about a badly prepared, scared human being How about a necessary cog in their economic machine 'Cos if there was no unemployment tell me how would things be Do you still feel lucky to be working 40 hours a week We're 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 free So, 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 you and me that they are thieving verse 3 And this whole world's got me hurting, got me feeling undeserving Got me questioning my worth in this sad system that we're serving Find 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 we And now the markets are demanding that we give away for free Everything 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 man) and me While brothers and sisters have nothing to eat Brothers and sisters, at home and overseas So I can't lie down and I wont let it be While we are working for a market that doesn't work for we Outro These things that they're thieving, they're yours and mine You know that they're still stealing, but there's still time If you feel this way too These things that they're thieving, they're yours and mine You know that they're still stealing, but there's still time If you feel this way too