[Verse 1] I clock in, watch it vanish by ten Mortgage to the landlord, tax man again Taps on my pay slip, crumbs in the tin Then they ask why the week feels thin I’m not raging at the bus lane, mate Or the school hall roof with the leak and the tape I’m raging at the way it lands Always heavy on the same damn hands You call it fair, I call it spun Same old script, just dressed up clean for fun My wage comes sharp, my hours come long While the suit in the glass block skates along [Pre-Chorus] If you want more, don’t twist the thing Don’t call it help when it’s another sting If they’re sat on piles in Holland Park doors Why’s it my pockets you’re reaching for? [Chorus] Tax the top, tax the top Make the ones up high pay in Tax the top, tax the top Stop digging into working skin I pay enough, I pay enough With my back, my card, my name Tax the top, tax the top If it’s justice, say it plain [Verse 2] My neighbour does mornings in a cafe queue My sister’s on shifts till the sky turns blue My cousin’s out west in a white van crawl We all get hit when they come for all But the bloke with his cash in a trust out there Gets soft talk, gets quotes, gets handled fair A tax on bread cuts quicker than knife A tax on the mansion barely shakes that life You call that balance, I call that cheek A whole damn system built to keep us meek Every extra bite from the same old rung Feels like another padlock on your tongue [Pre-Chorus] If you want more, say it straight Don’t lace it up and call it fate If they’ve got gates and a room full of keys Why’s it always me you’re leaning on, gee? [Chorus] Tax the top, tax the top Make the ones up high pay in Tax the top, tax the top Stop digging into working skin I pay enough, I pay enough With my back, my card, my name Tax the top, tax the top If it’s justice, say it plain [Bridge] I’m not saying nobody should chip in I’m saying start where the money lives in If the load’s gonna move, move it there Don’t dump it on a bloke who’s already bare Let the money drip from the top-floor glass Not the last ten quid that won’t last If we all live here, then look us in the eye A fair tax starts where the fat stacks hide [Chorus] Tax the top, tax the top Make the ones up high pay in Tax the top, tax the top Stop digging into working skin I pay enough, I pay enough With my back, my card, my name Tax the top, tax the top If it’s justice, say it plain
