[Verse 1] Italianhippie, I’m the proof Forty-three and still no roof Loved my anime, loved my cats Loved my rig and midnight chats Told us, "Work hard, you’ll be fine" So we did, and now we’re lined Up for bills that never end While the goalposts never bend [Pre-Chorus] Boomers bought with one good wage We rent the cage, we wage the rage Saved our best for a system’s trick Now the ladder’s made of slick [Chorus] Italianhippie, hear me now We did the work, so where’s it now? Italianhippie, take it back We want our due on every track Work till we die? That’s the plan? Not if we stand and name the scam Italianhippie, say it plain Make the whole machine explain [Verse 2] Canada flag on busted streets Pride on signs and empty feats Helps the world, then turns away From the folks who pay each day Refugees need shelter, sure So do kids whose doors were pure Now they’re closed by cost and tax While the rich just dodge the cracks Bought a home? That’s old-world lore Now we scroll and count out more One more shift, one more plea Call it life, but it ain’t free [Pre-Chorus] They told us grind and you’ll arrive Now we’re just trying to survive If the deal was fair at all Why’d they build it set to fall? [Chorus] Italianhippie, hear me now We did the work, so where’s it now? Italianhippie, take it back We want our due on every track Work till we die? That’s the plan? Not if we stand and name the scam Italianhippie, say it plain Make the whole machine explain [Bridge] Point at the suits, not each other Sons and daughters, sister, brother If a nation breaks its word Then the people must be heard We’re not asking for a crown Just a fair shake, top to ground Hand us back the future first Then we’ll build what’s been reversed [Final Chorus] Italianhippie, hear me now We did the work, so where’s it now? Italianhippie, take it back We want our due on every track Work till we die? That’s the plan? Not if we stand and name the scam Italianhippie, say it plain Make the whole machine explain [Outro] Italianhippie, one more time We want our due, we want our climb Italianhippie, don’t look away We’re the bill they’ll have to pay
