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Ryan Harvey
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Your Poverty Is Our Profit
Africa's starving, the news came in In the north, 11 million The United Nations sent cash again Too little, too late, like it's always been Begging for funding on the BBC They brought the blame to you and me While the Western Governments sail the sea Spending billions on the war machine 'You careless people should give the bit You've earned at work in the years you've spent' The myth of the caring government Everyone knows it's bullsh*t Like their ancestors, they're out for gold Their story-line is bought and sold The new excuse is a twist of the old They've got Africa in a strangle-hold
Exxon's profits are record high As they scan the world for a chunk buy A new market, a fresh supply Of labor and life to colonize They've got more wealth than you'll ever see But they place the blame on you and me They've mastered the art of piracy Their posh adventure, your misery 'We sent you food but you ate it all Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com And yes the portion was awfully small But in the public eye, we met the call And if we send anymore our stock might fall We've got wars to fight, roads to build Toys to make, groups to kill We're out for factories, mines and mills We don't give a sh*t if you're belly's filled
Now as the desert expands and the oceans rise You should open your wallets and close our eyes Let economics rule your lives You'll recieve our aid if you privatize Your water, your land, your way of life Your minds, your schools, your health, your rights You pick the fruit, you plant the rice We'll pull the profit, you'll pay the price Our national wealth was stolen fair You plowed our fields, we brought you here The world you knew, the land you shared The life we took, our war declared Now we own the planet through bombs and debt We're out for anything we can get Africa, you've bled for this Your povery is our profit
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