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We are the many: #occupy
Muziek is de manier om je te uiten en we leven in een periode waar veel mensen met opgekropte woede en frustratie lopen. We zien dan ook een toename van nummers die ingaan op de #Occupy beweging.
Het nummer is van Makana en ik moet dan ook direct toegeven dat ik het niet kende. Moet ik me als trendwatcher hiervoor schamen?
De gehele beweging richting onvrede en de kloof tussen de mensen die herstel nastreven en diegene die radicaal willen herdefinieren wordt steeds groter en hebben we zien ontstaan met de trend: Manifest van Hergroepering. Toch moet ik ook bekennen als trendwatcher dat deze trend veel dominanter het afgelopen jaar is geworden dan ik had verwacht.
Onderstaand de songtekst voor de meezingers onder ons.
We Are The Many
Ye come here, gather 'round the stage
The time has come for us to voice our rage
Against the ones who've trapped us in a cage
To steal from us the value of our wage
From underneath the vestiture of law
The lobbyists at Washington do gnaw
At liberty, the bureaucrats guffaw
And until they are purged, we won't withdraw
We'll occupy the streets
We'll occupy the courts
We'll occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few
Our nation was built upon the right
Of every person to improve their plight
But laws of this Republic they rewrite
And now a few own everything in sight
They own it free of liability
They own, but they are not like you and me
Their influence dictates legality
And until they are stopped we are not free
We'll occupy the streets
We'll occupy the courts
We'll occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few
You enforce your monopolies with guns
While sacrificing our daughters and sons
But certain things belong to everyone
Your thievery has left the people none
So take heed of our notice to redress
We have little to lose, we must confess
Your empty words do leave us unimpressed
A growing number join us in protest
We occupy the streets
We occupy the courts
We occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few
You can't divide us into sides
And from our gaze, you cannot hide
Denial serves to amplify
And our allegiance you can't buy
Our government is not for sale
The banks do not deserve a bail
We will not reward those who fail
We will not move till we prevail
We'll occupy the streets
We'll occupy the courts
We'll occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few
We'll occupy the streets
We'll occupy the courts
We'll occupy the offices of you
Till you do
The bidding of the many, not the few
We are the many
You are the few