We've Already Seen All This

Seems like we cannot simply learn
Mistakes are made again and again
Repeating patterns and themes
Is it hard to understand

That this path to the grand elite
Where you're privileged or you're dead
Where ignorance is bliss
We've already seen all this

And yet we keep neglecting
The signals that are coming are strong but no
We're still not

Aware – I swear
I won't just wait for tragedies to come
And again – this fascist farce
Won't stand
We've seen it crumble once - let's do it again
'cause today, like yesterday the losers won't prevail
We'll win again

Well my guitar is not a gun
But it's loaded and ready to fire
When times are looking dire
When every little bit counts
To build communities
To thrive and then to stand
Protect each other again
We've already seen all this

And yet we keep neglecting
The signals that are coming are strong but no
We're still not

Aware – I swear
I won't just wait for tragedies to come
And again – this fascist farce
Won't stand
We've seen it crumble once - let's do it again
'cause today, like yesterday the losers won't prevail
We'll win again

They plant the seed of fear
The scapegoats are always near
They starve us to then watch us fiercely battering our peers
The common cause they build
They language that they use
An easy bite to chew
To infect you
At least just be
Aware