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[00:25.64]All the way at the bottom of the barrels, we cry out
[00:31.52]So ashamed of our tears that we blame only ourselves
[00:37.57]That's when they win, they keep us convinced
[00:40.58]To lift up our chins, these playing fields are level
[00:43.60]We all have a chance, with that they dismiss
[00:46.64]The fast lanes they rode
[00:48.00]On which access depends on who you know
[00:51.97]Or where you came from
[00:53.56]Whose daughter are you?
[00:55.17]Whose fortunate son?
[00:56.47]We're told to stick out our thumbs
[00:59.73]They feast from the linens while we settle for crumbs
[01:06.31]Is this an over-reaching arm
[01:10.63]Or is this compassion?
[01:12.50]Is this a handout undeserved
[01:16.73]Or a just reparation?
[01:19.74](Or just reparation)
[01:23.94]All the way from the towers, high above glass ceiling tombs
[01:30.14]Tell themselves that they've earned this
[01:33.41]By working hard and playing by the rules
[01:37.96]But this is only part true
[01:39.68]A dangerous trick played on me and you
[01:42.66]And so, like a practical joke
[01:45.99]We've pulled on these bootstraps so hard that they broke
[01:52.87]Is this an over-reaching arm
[01:56.65]Or is this compassion?
[01:58.68]Is this a handout undeserved
[02:02.64]Or a just reparation?
[02:05.52]And like a single domino
[02:07.92]That falls while the rest stay vertical
[02:11.08]We're fed these empty fairytales
[02:15.27]But will you believe them?
[02:20.34]And if there's a God, you better pray
[02:26.36]That this sleeping giant never wakes
[02:29.36]But if we just took a step back
[02:32.85]A bigger picture we might view
[02:35.60]Perhaps a man in the gutter
[02:38.97]Is not so different from you
[02:42.01]Come in, out of the cold
[02:48.07]Forget all that you know
[02:52.33]Because there's always been room
[02:56.18]By the fire for you, oh
[03:00.21]Come in, out of the cold
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[03:14.04]Will you believe them?
[03:16.52]Is this an over-reaching arm
[03:20.11]Or is this compassion?
[03:22.76]Is this a handout undeserved
[03:26.26]Or a just reparation?
[03:29.15]And like a single domino
[03:31.51]That falls while the rest stay vertical
[03:34.57]We're fed these empty fairytales
[03:38.42]And I'm through believing
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