The System’s Setup

By Mike Tallon

On Self-Titled Debut Album

Released on August 14, 2012

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[Verse]

The system is set up for you to fail

So shut up if you detail a plan where equality could develop

We have a voice, they tell us, as if the chief would hail us

And care for us, completely selfless and not selfish

However, it's the wealthiest that control the laws of the land

And upheld justice, yet they're all felons

How could a congressman understand city dwellers

Who deal with death and theft when his childhood was sheltered?

The people who tell us what to do can't even connect with us

The first presidents thought they were helping us but only messed with us

And F'ed us up, they thought they were intelligent

But created a system that's actually an enemy to us

That's why there's no election trust, we can go and rock the vote or die

Whatever, the electoral college outmeasures us

So really the man put in office is chosen by senators

And governors and not the people who live in America

Of course, if you're moving up in the government

You only do things to satisfy your peers to further your career

And certainly not in the public's interest and benefit

It's private interests legitimate, and put business over resident

In cities, half is the richest and half is the detriment

They purposely split it so only one side is pretty

The grass and the hedges get massive attention

While the other half is neglected and they laugh at citizens

Who want some of that money so family-owned stores

Could have more business with an impact that's significant

The government claims that they would fix it

But they don't have enough for one city to evenly divvy it

Well then they must be idiots, you don't have to keep the city split

What's wrong with taking the land and splitting it

So the 2 could equally enjoy the tax money they're giving it?

They know what to do and to do it, they're not quite that stupid

But they're only out to ruin your lives and secure their own future

The founding fathers thought we'd have no sense proven

To choose our leaders, but we are all only human

So the system under which you live makes your voice useless

The voting booth is your own crucifix, those in power choose who's next