arienettelyn's Diaryland Diary

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lyrics that aren't written by conor oberst.....WOW!!!!

boysetsfire - when rhetoric dies

we raise the flags and statues to our mission
we've spoken out in slogans and campaigns
talked and talked on almost every issue
where oppression of the masses is the constant theme

but what does this mean to a little town in iowa
where the jobs have gone downstream
down south
down and out
where their fingers used to work to the bone all day
profits rise and fall and starvation is a game

where is the food that used to cover the table?
where is the sense of pride at the end of the day?
to the face of a thriving corporation...
what could a dying family possibly say?

on the face of every american worker
is the constant fear that their job will not remain
as the c.e.o is planning his vacation
to kill or be killed is the nature of the beast

where is the food that used to cover the table?
where is the sense of pride at the end of the day?
to the face of a thriving corporation...
what could a dying family possibly say?

stand in line
take a number
you sell your soul
and watch it crumble into a pile of rubble
that used to be your job, your life

your family's daily bread dry and stale
malnourished kids
the house is sold for a degrading bid
do we continue to talk
or do we take a hammer to their chains?

boysetsfire is really good....this isnt their best song...but you should all listen to rookie or (compassion) as skull fragments on the wall....or timothy i like that one too!

4:15 p.m. - 2003-02-17

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