Held like water in your shaking hands
Are all the small defeats a day demands
10-6 or 9-5 trying, dying to survive
Never knowing what survival meansLeave the apartment to buy alcohol
Hang our diplomas on the bathroom wall
Pick at the plaster chipped away
Survey some stunning tooth decayEnlist the cat in the impending class-war
Lets lay our bad day down here, dear
Lets make-believe were strong
Or hum some protest songLike maybe We Shall Overcome Someday
Overcome the stupid things we say
Say, I needed more than this
Say I needed one more kissWe left that light on way too long
Lets plant a bomb at city-hall
Lets kill a member of the Legislative Assembly
Or talk the night awayYou call in sick, Ill quit the word-games that I play
I swear I way more than half, believe it when I say
That somewhere love and justice shineCynicism falls asleep
Tyranny talks to itself
Sappy slogans all come true
We forget to feed our fear