Head's in the Ground
Rebelling Against Illusions: Scarlet Rebels' Provocative Commentary
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We’re all passengers
We are all participants in this journey of life.
On this lonely ride
We are on this journey feeling isolated and disconnected.
No one’s ever gonna get out of here alive
No one will escape death; it's an inevitable part of life.
We were sold a dream
We were promised an ideal future, but we were unaware of the reality.
And we walked in blind
We entered into this situation without understanding the full truth.
Now we’re waiting for the god damn surprise
Now we're anticipating an unexpected and unpleasant outcome.
You only care about who controls the markets
You're concerned primarily about controlling economic markets.
Leave the man all alone in the lurch yeah
You abandon individuals in need without support.
Pedal lies to win a vote to prove your point
You manipulate with falsehoods to gain support for your views.
You don’t have a clue what to do now you’ve got there
Upon reaching your position, you're clueless about what to do.
Cos you’re all real life fraudsters
You are actual deceivers in real life.
Dressed in pearls and penguin suits
You disguise yourselves in elegance and formality.
Alright, when you take over our towns
When you gain control of our communities,
Alright, burn our hopes to the ground
You destroy our aspirations completely.
In a hundred years you seem to have come nowhere
Despite a century passing, progress seems non-existent.
And everyone can see you got your head’s stuck in the ground
Everyone can see your ignorance and refusal to face reality.
We’re in an age where a tee can cause offence
We live in an era where even minor things cause offense.
And where a man brags about his button yeah
A person boasts about their power irresponsibly.
We’re all the people who are forced to watch the nonsense
We're forced to witness absurdities and senselessness.
Elected men comparing sizes of their god damn weapons
Leaders compare the destructive capabilities of their weapons.
We’ve seen lives that have been lost to nowhere
We've witnessed lives lost without purpose.
Bearing arms resulting in your social prayers
Arming ourselves leads to societal devastation.
Fake news that turns into your gospel
False information becomes widely accepted as truth.
Building walls won’t ever solve your problems
Constructing barriers won't resolve underlying issues.
Cos you’re a real life gangster
You behave like real-life criminals.
Wrapped in stars and coloured stripes
You cloak yourselves in national symbols and pride.
Alright, when you take over our towns
When you gain control of our communities,
Alright, burn our hopes to the ground
You annihilate our dreams entirely.
In a hundred years you seem to have come nowhere
No progress is evident despite a century passing.
And everyone can see you got your head’s stuck in the ground
Everyone recognizes your willful ignorance.
Alright, when your picking your fights
When you choose your battles,
Alright, sending tweets over night
You engage in petty fights, often through social media.
In a hundred years you’ve seem to have come nowhere
No progress is evident despite a century passing.
And everyone can see you got your head’s still stuck in the ground
Everyone still sees your refusal to acknowledge reality.
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