No Asylum

“Storytelling folk with soulful grit, Mid-tempo acoustic guitar, gentle upright bass, brushed snare drums, optional banjo or harmonica, Male or female voice, warm and slightly raspy, emotional but controlled, with storytelling phrasing, Background harmonies on choruses, soft vocal echoes in bridge, Dynamic rises in pre-chorus and choruses, fading out softly at the end, ”

[Chorus]
Blame it on the poor, blame it on the tired  
Blame it on the dreamers whose hopes have expired  
Never on the wealthy, never on the proud  
Hide the truth quiet, and shout the lies loud  
[Background vocals: soft "oh-oh-oh" echoes after each line]

[Verse 2]
Broken dreams on the factory floor  
Working hands don’t own what they’re working for  
Promises written in disappointing ink  
They tell you what to feel, they tell you what to think  
A dollar to survive, a lifetime to sink  
They sell us the chain, then call it a link

[Pre-Chorus]
And we pray for rain in a world on fire  
But they sell the smoke to the highest buyer  
[Instrumental: soft acoustic guitar fills, gentle brush snare]

[Bridge]
They twist the truth, they hide the crime  
Make us fight each other just to buy some time  
But I see the smoke, I see the fire rise  
And I won’t close my eyes  
[Background vocals: harmonized "oooh" on “fire rise”]

No light in the system  
No mercy, no rhythm  
Just chains in the wisdom  
Of men without vision

They write new lies when the old ones fade  
New masks for the games they’ve played  
But the streets remember, the hearts still burn  
And justice waits for her turn

[Final Chorus]
Blame it on the poor, blame it on the tired  
Blame it on the dreamers whose hopes have expired  
Never on the wealthy, never on the proud  
Hide the truth quiet, and shout the lies loud  
They feast… oh they feast…  
There ain't no asylum for the poor  
No asylum… no more  
[Background vocals: repeat soft harmonies on final lines]

[Instrumental outro]  
Acoustic guitar fingerpicking  
Light banjo or harmonica fills  
Gentle upright bass  
Soft brushed snare drums  
Fade out slowly

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[Verse 1] There ain't no asylum for the poor They take our souls as payments but always want more When did this world get rotten to its core? They stir up hate, preach nothing but war Propaganda on a string, finding suckers to lure All to satisfy their lust for blood and gore [Chorus] Blame it on the poor, blame it on the tired Blame it on the dreamers whose hopes have expired Never on the wealthy, never on the proud Hide the truth quiet, and shout the lies loud [Background vocals: soft "oh-oh-oh" echoes after each line] [Verse 2] Broken dreams on the factory floor Working hands don’t own what they’re working for Promises written in disappointing ink They tell you what to feel, they tell you what to think A dollar to survive, a lifetime to sink They sell us the chain, then call it a link [Pre-Chorus] And we pray for rain in a world on fire But they sell the smoke to the highest buyer [Instrumental: soft acoustic guitar fills, gentle brush snare] [Chorus] Blame it on the poor, blame it on the tired Blame it on the dreamers whose hopes have expired Never on the wealthy, never on the proud Hide the truth quiet, and shout the lies loud [Background vocals: soft “oh-oh-oh” echoes] [Bridge] They twist the truth, they hide the crime Make us fight each other just to buy some time But I see the smoke, I see the fire rise And I won’t close my eyes [Background vocals: harmonized "oooh" on “fire rise”] No light in the system No mercy, no rhythm Just chains in the wisdom Of men without vision They write new lies when the old ones fade New masks for the games they’ve played But the streets remember, the hearts still burn And justice waits for her turn [Final Chorus] Blame it on the poor, blame it on the tired Blame it on the dreamers whose hopes have expired Never on the wealthy, never on the proud Hide the truth quiet, and shout the lies loud They feast… oh they feast… There ain't no asylum for the poor No asylum… no more [Background vocals: repeat soft harmonies on final lines] [Instrumental outro] Acoustic guitar fingerpicking Light banjo or harmonica fills Gentle upright bass Soft brushed snare drums Fade out slowly

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