No Welcome To Country For Old Men
Well I was 'living the dream', and I was posting the memes
I could feel my own soul tear apart at the seams
Reddit Karma reached four figures so it seemed
I was on the right side of history
I had to pay the rent to a charity
Who's advocates were as white as could be
Told me it would be given to a poor family
While my landlord's still trying to evict me
I got tricked by the lie that they sold me
All I needed to be smart was a master's degree
But despite all the reading of philosophy
My teacher never quoted anybody who was Chinese
So they acknowledge the land and repent for sins
On behalf of everyone with white skin
Then hold shareholder meetings on potential wins
Of oil pipelines through a gap-toothed grins
So I work and I work just to see the day
I can barely afford an overseas holiday
And just before I step foot on the big jet plane
They reject my visa no choice but to stay
The terrible truth is I'm a number on the board
I'm the part of the census forever abhorred
A poor man alone in a sea of sin
Welcomed to my own country but never let in
On podiums across the nation the same words read with consternation
Clinical prose written by AI, a procedure that carries no light or fire
They extend respect to elders past, present and future
But would spit on the street at the sight of a Yarra Trams communter
Tell me, where does it end?
(So light my fire)
Lines between token and friend?
(What's wrong with desire?)
Look me in the eye when you drone
(I consume because I am)
Be honest, was it ever about your home?
(I have no master plan)
When you voted 'No' did you feel strong inside?
When you voted 'Yes' did you feel above it all, so high?
I could feel my own soul tear apart at the seams
Reddit Karma reached four figures so it seemed
I was on the right side of history
I had to pay the rent to a charity
Who's advocates were as white as could be
Told me it would be given to a poor family
While my landlord's still trying to evict me
I got tricked by the lie that they sold me
All I needed to be smart was a master's degree
But despite all the reading of philosophy
My teacher never quoted anybody who was Chinese
So they acknowledge the land and repent for sins
On behalf of everyone with white skin
Then hold shareholder meetings on potential wins
Of oil pipelines through a gap-toothed grins
So I work and I work just to see the day
I can barely afford an overseas holiday
And just before I step foot on the big jet plane
They reject my visa no choice but to stay
The terrible truth is I'm a number on the board
I'm the part of the census forever abhorred
A poor man alone in a sea of sin
Welcomed to my own country but never let in
On podiums across the nation the same words read with consternation
Clinical prose written by AI, a procedure that carries no light or fire
They extend respect to elders past, present and future
But would spit on the street at the sight of a Yarra Trams communter
Tell me, where does it end?
(So light my fire)
Lines between token and friend?
(What's wrong with desire?)
Look me in the eye when you drone
(I consume because I am)
Be honest, was it ever about your home?
(I have no master plan)
When you voted 'No' did you feel strong inside?
When you voted 'Yes' did you feel above it all, so high?
Credits
Writer(s): Bartholomew Heeren
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