A state of constant crisis breaks a population’s will subtly
Disguise the stick as carrot, slight of hand, and divide a family
Two week’s wait for a Doctor’s appointment, then reduced aftercare
Reclassify the frail and disabled, let them crawl up the stair

When did we begin to learn to live with this?
Constant erosion of community
When did we begin to learn to live with this?
Self serving irresponsibility

Architectural vandalism, tax donation, and PPE scams
Our essential services’ heedlessly squandered into, private hands
Capitalism, untethered, unrestrained, propelled by gluttonous greed
Divide and conquer the mass, ghettoise, by gender, colour or creed

When did we begin to learn to live with this?
Zero hours’ as a working week
When did we begin to learn to live with this?
I’m alright Jack, and a callous streak

Get up, and get out from under
Get up, and get out from under

Pre-pubescent’s in gang’s, armed with knives, who can barely write or read
Betrayed by cuts and shifting targets, education as commodity
Examples of moral and social discipline, are scarce, or weakly implied
Meanwhile my local chip shop’s open longer hour’s than my local pigsty

When did we begin to learn to live with this?
Youth on youth stabbings’ newspaper front page
When did we begin to learn to live with this?
Volunteer labour and minimum wage

Get up, and get out from under
Get up, and get out from under
Get up, and get out from under
GET UP AND GET OUT FROM UNDER