The world fucked itself the moment money mattered more than people. That was the hinge. The fallout. Governments surrendered power to markets. Corporations grew bigger than states. Public goods carved up and sold off. Unions broken. Wages frozen. Nothing left but call centres and despair. The world set a path to rage. [Chorus] That rage did not stay quiet It fermented in the dark It curdled into poison A fire from a single spark [Verse 2] The world fucked itself when truth became optional. Facts negotiated. News turned to entertainment. Algorithms fed us outrage until we were drowning in it. Lies travelled faster than reality. Conspiracy substituted for meaning. Leaders sold fear over hope. Democracy began to rot from the inside. [Chorus] The climate collapsed around us Infinite growth on a finite sphere They poisoned the land and the water While the rich built bunkers of fear [Verse 3] Inequality became a prison. Billionaires hoarded wealth that could have fed nations. Housing became luxury. Healthcare a privilege. Education a debt. The middle class evaporated. Politics became a game for those who never paid the price. Corruption normalized. Public trust collapsed. We voted for anger because anger was the only thing that felt real. [Bridge] Not through fate and not through destiny Through cowardice and through greed Through choices and through neglect This is the harvest of the seed [Verse 4] How do we unfuck this world? Not magically. Not quickly. Realistically. Take the power back. Governments must serve people, not markets. Redistribute wealth downward. Rebuild public goods. Healthcare, housing, education, energy. Rights, not commodities. Dignified work. Living wages. [Chorus] Truth must be non-negotiable Regulate the chaos and the lies Rebuild the service of the public Open up our blinded eyes [Verse 5] Climate reality is the central principle. End fossil fuels. Protect the ecosystems. Crush inequality. Tax extreme wealth. No billionaire exists while poverty does. Shift power from capital to labour. Rebuild democracy from the ground up. End corruption. Decentralize. Stop being consumers. Start being citizens. [Outro] Belonging and solidarity The problems of one are the problems of all We broke it through the systems Through the systems we stand tall The world can only be unfucked through systems. ©2026 Trevor Swistchew and The Shady River Bard. All rights reserved.
