Democracy is a funny thing
It works for some, but not for all
Lovely when it works for you
When your voice that matters
But a **** shame, when it doesn't
To be at the whim of a majority
A majority who had to vote
Against owning another human being
A majority that said well
Unless you're in prison, then its alright
A majority who said
Being black without a job is a criminal offense
A majority who refused to hire
And who paid next to nothing
A majority who finally agreed for women to vote
Finally an opportunity for them to speak
A majority who said sure minorites you too
But that voice doesn't matter
A majority that makes a the rules
And a minority that has to wait
Wait for a time when its okay
For the majority to give up power
Wait for a time when enough is enough
But until then I'll scream my silent scream
The voiceless will topple towers
And remember it was you who
Silenced them.
Nov 23, 2016
Nov 23, 2016 at 11:03 AM UTC
Democracy is a funny thing
It works for some, but not for all
Lovely when it works for you
When your voice that matters
But a **** shame, when it doesn't
To be at the whim of a majority
A majority who had to vote
Against owning another human being
A majority that said well
Unless you're in prison, then its alright
A majority who said
Being black without a job is a criminal offense
A majority who refused to hire
And who paid next to nothing
A majority who finally agreed for women to vote
Finally an opportunity for them to speak
A majority who said sure minorites you too
But that voice doesn't matter
A majority that makes a the rules
And a minority that has to wait
Wait for a time when its okay
For the majority to give up power
Wait for a time when enough is enough
But until then I'll scream my silent scream
The voiceless will topple towers
And remember it was you who
Silenced them.
