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Artist: Levellers
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Social Insecurity
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Social Insecurity
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Well it's another social worker in his government disguise
Sittin' behind his bullet-proof glass tryin' to tell me 'bout my rights
I don't like the way that he's asking me these questions
I can read between the lines
I don't think that I could trust you,
With the story of my life
Another communications network brings you to your knees
They're genocidal maniacs, they're doing just what they please
Gotta move these mountains 'cause they're standing in the way
If it's in the name of progress, son, yeah, we can make you pay for our
(chorus)
Social insecurity
Well they're trying to take my history away from me
Social insecurity
Don't look at me, they're trying to take my life
It's never seemed so tragic now as dawn breaks into day
You're staring at a tower block where a green field once lay
All the mighty rivers full of factory decay
Is this just some small price that we have learned to pay for your
CHORUS
So this is your democracy,
Yeah this is your bureaucracy,
I call it damn hypocrisy,
If you ask me I'll tell you about your life.
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