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These things are non-negotiable

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Civilization is a group project, you assholes You don’t get roads from thoughts and prayers You don’t get schools from fucking vouchers You don’t get water ’cause a billionaire gives a shit You punch the clock You pay your taxes You keep the system running What do billionaires do? One bad fall, one diagnosis And suddenly your life is fucked THESE THINGS ARE NON- NEGOTIABLE Healthcare! Education! A roof! Dignity! My goddamn future! Annie works nights and skips meals Debbie pays for school supplies The guy who drops your overnight package Can’t afford the shit he brings to you We built the bridges! We stocked the shelves! Drove the trucks and poured the steel But somehow every payday Some rich asshole gets the better deal THESE THINGS ARE NON- NEGOTIABLE Healthcare! Education! A roof! Dignity! My goddamn future! They called you radical because you said This isn’t fucking right Bank bailouts, we’ll happily save them No CEO should ever face hardship This isn’t charity This isn’t pity It isn’t handing somebody a prize It’s saying if we built this place together Then everybody gets a piece of the life THESE THINGS ARE NON- NEGOTIABLE Healthcare! Education! A roof! Dignity! My goddamn future! We already paid for it In hours In blood In years We already paid for it So tell me why the hell We’re buying our lives back from a billionaire? THESE THINGS ARE NON- NEGOTIABLE Healthcare! Education! A roof! Dignity! My goddamn future! Civilization is a group project, you assholes That’s really all there is to say If everybody built this country Everybody gets a place… Except billionaires. [OUTRO] Fuck those cunts.