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Younglan - Elbow Room Lyrics
by Alewa House, published 1 year, 2 months ago
Everything you seem to love now
you might just end up hating
and everything you seem to hate now
you might just end up loving
so I am hating the president now
so that I might just love him later.
Work very hard they told us.
Work very hard so that you might earn a place among stars
and yes
we worked very hard
but look at us now,
we are monsters
but when these useless big for nothing leaders of ours die we cry
and they give us public holidays as if we mourn Stars
can't you see scars?
an ordinary councilor in Tudun Wada has more than 6 cars
and this fat pot-bellied senators and lecturers keep chasing our younger sisters,
It is driving me crazy so I might just get a gun soon
But if we all get guns, then we all might be gone soon,
The earth
has had enough of the poor man's blood these days
it regurgitates it even.
For it thirsts for the blood of these bloodthirsty politicians
so,
if they offer us guns to raid the polls we will go,
but only if their pizza eating sons will lead the way
and if they send us money instead we will know
We will send them letters in black envelopes
and watch their sentences turn into pestilence then
with the strength of every youth who will vote in the kind of peace that annoys.
and if they decide to rig the elections
We will come again another day,
and Fight another day
Protest another day
Vote another day
Fight another day
Test another day
Vote another day
Until the revolution becomes you and me