Uncommonwealth
Uncommon Wealth: Resisting Conformity and Questioning Trust
Lyrics
From here to obscurity
Expressing a journey from a recognizable state to a state of obscurity or insignificance.
So this is what it looks like under the bus
Reflecting on a situation where one feels abandoned or betrayed, as if thrown under the bus.
The cancerous conformity
Condemning a pervasive and harmful conformity akin to a cancerous growth.
With frenemies like these tell me who can you trust?
Questioning trust in relationships marked by both friendship and enmity.
'Cause I don't wanna kill to live
Rejecting the idea of resorting to violence in order to survive.
Shouldn't have to scrape to give
Asserting the belief that one shouldn't have to struggle to be generous.
Increase your debt
Highlighting the burden of accumulating debt.
Pay for health
Emphasizing the societal issue of having to pay for basic health needs.
There's no such thing as common wealth
Challenging the notion of a common wealth and its existence.
So near yet so far to me
Expressing a sense of closeness yet a perceived distance, possibly in relationships.
Let me go out on a limb silence speaks for itself
Advocating for the freedom to express oneself, with silence being powerful.
The crucified casualties
Referring to individuals who suffer greatly or are sacrificed for a cause.
The second profit margin hit you under the belt
Highlighting the negative impact of profit motives, hitting people emotionally.
'Cause I don't wanna kill to live
Reiterating the rejection of resorting to violence for survival.
Shouldn't have to scrape to give
Affirming the belief that generosity should not require scraping by.
Increase your debt
Stressing the burden of accumulating debt in the pursuit of well-being.
Pay for health
Highlighting the societal issue of having to pay for basic health needs.
There's no such thing as common wealth
Questioning the existence of true common wealth.
Can't afford to give a shit
Expressing financial inability to care or show concern.
Can't chip in to play and quit
Unable to contribute financially, even to engage or participate.
Destroy the world
Advocating for destructive actions that undermine the world.
Serve yourself
Encouraging self-serving behavior, possibly criticizing selfishness.
There's no such thing as common wealth
Questioning the existence of true common wealth, echoing earlier lines.
Build it up, tear it down, throw it away
Summarizing the cyclical and disposable nature of societal constructs.
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