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Exploitation

Exploitation

I’m walking down the street
They haven’t yet charged for the steps I’m taking
I take a breath of air
There ain’t no charge for oxygen intake

But I wouldn’t be phased, because I’ve got no faith
When all I hear them say is

Hey! Everybody, get up on the floor
Hey! Everybody, where’s your faith in exploitation
You ain’t got none!

-RAP-

We’ve got to launch an attack
To get the music back
Off the shelves of a globalised CD rack
Back into our ears where we can feel
With our hearts, not our wallets or our VISA.
If you climb the branches of a corporate tree
You’ll see a world where music ain’t free
And one where one day your rights will be sold
Along with the funk of Mellow Gold!
So where’s your faith in exploitation?
Lost in the dreams of a liberal generation?
It’s never gonna happen, it’s never gonna be
Exploit the world because money ain’t free!

 

copyright© Mellow Gold

arrangements by Mellow Gold

words & music by Aidan McCaffery, James Hall