The 99

free download available here: http://vagabondage1.bandcamp.com/track/the-99

Remember the great economic decline
Of 10/24/1929
That crash on Black Thursday is echoed in time
Different day, same old crime
Different day, same old crime

High in their towers they look down on me
But I am a neo-revolutionary
We are the broken American Dream
But to them, we're the end to a means
But to them, we're the end to a means

So lay down your burdens and turn to the sky
Grit your teeth, open your eyes
Behold a new era and let out a cry
We are the 99

They ride four green horses made of your dollar bills
From Lower Manhattan to Beverly Hills
Their greedy filth-fingers will squeeze us until
Their corporate consumption kills
Their corporate consumption kills

So lay down your burdens and turn to the sky
Grit your teeth, open your eyes
Behold a new era and let out a cry
We are the 99

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[borggrrl]

Every generation relies on its artists - musicians, film  makers, comedians, etc. - to create art they can rally around and to help them paint a picture of the times for future generations to study and hopefully learn from. This song succeeds in that quest while also managing to be stick-in-your-head catchy.

[sagahar]

Good times.