Story Behind The Song

Recaps many of the events of the Occupy movements, including harsh police, political, and business reactions to the protests.

Song Description

Recaps many of the events of the Occupy movements, including harsh police, political, and business reactions to the protests. Both politicians and business continue fight against financial reform, fair wages, and the song calls on the press to continue to call them out for unfair practices. Unfortunately, the song is as pertinent today as it was in 2013, more so considering our current political duality.

Lyrics

Come you politicians into the light
come you men of business too
it's time you started working to bring thing right
that demon greed is strangling you

Politics have always been the province of the bards
they shine their light upon your secret deeds
when you hide in shadows, your monstrous side comes out
the devil rides upon your darkest dreams

It's one thing to destroy yourselves, in fact we wish you would
the damage you are doing harms you not
your greed and thirst for power have dragged the whole down
you've damned near taken everything we've got

Come you politicians ...

videos and photographs place you on a stage
where all your dark and dreadful deeds are seen
journalists and songwriters employ their sharp honed pens
but you still ride the shadows in between

Come you politicians ....

You only speak in money, it's the language you adore
you pay your filthy servants to obey
you've sold your souls for power over every working man
but working men will rise and have their say

We'll boycott all your products and we'll vote election day
we'll sidewalk chalk your cities and your towns
we will spread the word through protests and through word of mouth
your pepper spray won't keep us on the ground