I’m not oppressed by guns or war but at times I still quiver
When oppression comes through our doors, we all start to shiver
Tyrants grown from men, set to cause public hysteria
So the poorest of the pen have to flow against the river
People in power will distort mainstream perception
Saying work rate is high, crime is down – one big deception
Spreading reckless, infectious, vicious lies, through tabloid sheets
Knowing pretentious intentions will pass by with no repeal
Working class masses left in financial defeat
By bent bankers and MP’s who like to sit back and feast
On false inflation and taxes with claims that it’s needed
To keep recessions behind us and growth a chance of succeeding
Still we’re moving into darker times
With budget and funding cuts
And you can’t seem to read between the lines
Trying hard just to scrape on by
They know that poverty’s rising
And still they leave the whole damned ship to sink
And still they leave the whole damned ship to sink
credits
from Cracks in the Mask EP,
released July 17, 2014
Lyrics: Simon 'Shuriken' Powell
Composed: Simon 'Shuriken' Powell
Produced, Mixed, Mastered & Engineered: Simon 'Shuriken' Powell, FrontlineStudios UK
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