Money & Fire

 

It's getting harder and harder to stay cool

and not just because the planet is burning

they tell us if we obey the rules

they promise the tide will start turning

they say if we all just wait our turn

the money will trickle down eventually

theres a few things that are running down the pipes

but none of them are money

we should spend our time bettering ourselves

our only obstacles are self-inflicted

but if we need to rise in order to get by

their previous argument starts to sound conflicted

We're told it'll trickle down

but it just keeps getting higher 

'cos the only two things that run uphill are... 

money and fire

Now I'm not advocating for arson

It's a more metaphorical match that I'm weilding

That said it might not be the worst idea

To remind the rich just with whom they're dealing

And they're extracting all that they can grab

I really can see only one solution

Once the river of our labour has run dry

It'll only take a spark to start a revolution

And then hopefully it all burns down

And we'll dance around the pyre

'Cos when the revolution comes it will bring

Money and Fire

Instrumental

So show me a self-made billionaire

and I'll show you a liar

Because they'd never earn that on their own

if they had a thousand years to try it

And when the revolution comes there will be

nowhere left to hide

'cos the only two things that run uphill are... 

money and fire