Apathetic Notions

Apathetic notions of the world politic surround me

Elitist versions of equality implanted in my head

Carrot hung before the populace

Shining promises of opportunity

But for me, the son of a poor man

The luster fades away

And as the truth washes over me, like some unholy religion

I look on, in stunned silence, at the mess that we're now in

Realization, it hits me like a brick, and shatters my indifference

Faith alone won't help to stem the tide,

So though it's over, my wits stay sober, even as the waves come crashing down

Scream into the night I'm still alive

Survival in our beloved country, it thrives on subjugation

In order for one man to succeed, he'll drag a million down

Most of us exploited by the rich,

do not realize we've put the yoke on our own necks

We are told are lives are worth a certain wage

and we don't question it at all