[ar:Tim McIlraith]
[al:Endgame]
[ti:Disparity by Design]
[00:26:00]All the way at the bottom
[00:29:00]Of the barrels we cry out
[00:31:59]So ashamed of our tears that
[00:35:00]We blame only ourselves
[00:37:00]That's when they win
[00:39:00]They keep us convinced
[00:40:40]To lift up our chins
[00:42:00]These playing fields are level
[00:43:00]We all have a chance
[00:44:59]With that they dismiss
[00:46:00]The fast lanes they rode
[00:48:00]In which access depends
[00:49:59]On who you know
[00:52:00]Or where you came from
[00:53:40]Whose daughter are you?
[00:55:00]Whose fortunate son?
[00:56:00]We're told
[00:58:00]To stick out our thumbs
[00:59:40]They feast from the linens
[01:01:00]While we settle for crumbs
[01:06:00]Is this an over-reaching arm?
[01:10:59]Or is this compassion?
[01:12:00]Is this a handout undeserved?
[01:16:59]Or a just reparation?
[01:19:00](A just reparation)
[01:24:00]All the way from the towers
[01:27:00]High above glass ceilinged tombs
[01:30:00]Tell themselves
[01:31:50]That they've earned this
[01:33:00]By working hard
[01:35:00]And playing by the rules
[01:37:59]But this is only part true
[01:39:59]A dangerous trick
[01:40:40]Played on me and you
[01:42:00]And so like a practical joke
[01:45:00]We pulled on these bootstraps
[01:48:00]So hard that they broke
[01:53:00]Is this an over-reaching arm?
[01:57:00]Or is this compassion?
[01:58:00]Is this a handout undeserved?
[02:02:00]Or a just reparation?
[02:06:00]And like a single domino
[02:08:00]That falls while the rest stay vertical
[02:11:00]We're fed these empty fairytales
[02:15:50]Oh will you believe them?
[02:20:00]And if there's a God
[02:22:00]You better pray
[02:25:50]That this sleeping giant never wakes
[02:29:00]If we just took a step back
[02:32:00]A bigger picture we might view
[02:36:00]Perhaps the man in the gutte
[02:39:00]Is not so different from you
[02:42:00]Come in, out of the cold
[02:48:00]Forget all that you know
[02:52:00]Because there's always been room
[02:55:50]By the fire for you, oh
[03:00:00]Come in, out of the cold
[03:13:59]Will you believe them?
[03:16:00]Is this an over-reaching arm?
[03:20:00]Or is this compassion?
[03:22:00]Is this a handout undeserved
[03:26:00]Or a just reparation?
[03:28:50]And like a single domino
[03:31:00]That falls while the rest stay vertical
[03:34:00]We're fed these empty fairy tales
[03:39:00]And I'm through believing