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Working Class Hands
01:54
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5 A.M., at the crack of dawn
Gotta catch the, the morning bus
Another mindless day at the factory
'Cause I didn't have many opportunities
The scrapes, the scars, the skin that's coarse
These are my, my working class hands
Washing dishes, overbearing soap
There's no clock or radio to cope
Scrubbing to provide for my family
'Cause I didn't have many opportunities
The scrapes, the scars, the skin that's coarse
These are my, my working class hands
Financial mobility, sardonically so out of reach
Perpetual poverty due to elitist policies
No child left behind, pointless tests were standardized
Public schools with wasted time - the underfunded youth, Pariah
U.S. policy appeases the symptoms of failure
But ignores the root of the problem
Structural inequality
Danish flexicurity - employment stability
Ensured social security, no struggle for meals to eat
Labor market's regulated, unemployed get education
The U.S. creates alienation, resulting in incarcerations
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Unwelcome Guests
01:43
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Neighborhoods once low in value
Restructured for returns in profit
Cute new vintage businesses
In an effort to increase tax bases
Cost of renting maximizes
Due to the decline in crime
Garbage magically disposed of
Police patrolling all the time
Highland Park, Boyle Heights, and Echo Park
Native residents now displaced
Unjustly profiled by their race
Gentrifiers hate our culture
File another noise complaint
Pushing out the working class
While complaining about the homelessness
Neveau Riche? We were here first
Scared to be placed in a hearse
Mad dogged, you're unwelcome guests
Are you feeling the discomfort? Guess who feels worse
If I smashed your beloved personal property
Your new Bohemian lifestyle still has viler effects on me
Long live the memory of Alejandro Nieto, executed by the S.F.P.D.
For wearing his on-duty taser in a gentrified neighborhood
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Rhythmic Asylum Los Angeles, California
Current line-up is:
Gary Alvarez - vocals
Chris Coria - drums
Janet Gutierrez - guitar
Paulie Perez - bass
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