Robert Raps at the Direct Action Protest 1-13-2012

(Lyrics below) Direct Action Protest at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend, WA. The protest was against foreclosure actions that took place that day.
LYRICS:

Carpe Diem/ Seize the Day

Verse #1
The best of us is out here on the edge of a precipice
worst rage on in self-anointed righteousness
least trustworthy lead a misinformed populace
missing all the facts into a final cul de sac
so whadaya think of that does it bring it all back?
a madman society gone off the tracks
cracks in the fabric of history's tapestry
bank bosses caught-in-the-act, refractory
claim they're "too large to fail" losers will be you & me
sheer blackmail but they're all bailed out
bald-faced chicanery should be in jail cells now
a cynical government has sold us all out.
Chorus (Sung to tune of 'Hey Jude')
The time, has come today
Don't hesitate
Take back our power,
It's ours, so claim it for our own
Stand up and fight
It's now or never.

Verse #2
Down in the Southwest along the border
Singlen' out, immigrants of color
"illegal" kids separated from their mothers
sent back to Mexico end up homeless in the gutters
American democracy? nah Plutocracy
seriously, don't you think, it's a curiosity?
frightening ferocity with which a rich minority
persecutes a people who're part of a world majority
the wretched of the earth condemned by accident of birth
to live in hopeless squalor, as if their lives were worth
less than those born with luck of unearned wealth
crass injustice of the cards that are dealt.
Chorus
Verse #3
Inspirational speeches led us to believe
that real change was coming, we've been deceived
Beltway insiders, makin' dirty deals
President with our mandate? totally failed
just another politician, makin' false promises
extent of his betrayal? utterly ominous
we just gotta stop listenin' to so-called leaders dissin' us
condemning as "terrorist" any expression of dissidence
truth is clear_ face the fact_
only we can free ourselves no one else it's time to act
Democracy means, power of the people
we must seize the day cause there is no sequel.
Chorus (twice- fade out) R.O.B. 11/2010

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Direct Action
• Protest
• Rap
• foreclosure
• port
• townsend

[drafusdragon]

Great words!  Thanks Robert