Children of the Future

by The Dream Machine

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We are the children of the future
Least that's what they say
how do you hold on
to that illusion
and struggle every day
Life doesn't execute according to plan
maybe it was set for you before it began
maybe every obstacle is only a test
or maybe life is for the strong and not for the rest
but they tell us that the children will inherit the earth
then we watch them as they struggle from the moment of birth
and the earth is slowly giving way to astro-turf
And the weight of the dollar measures more than its worth
Chorus
Work every day to put food on the plate
for terrible pay at a job that you hate
But you're there every day and you've never been late
still the ax comes down like the employment rate
What will you say at the end of the week
No check in the box no food left to eat
What will you do at the end of the month
the rent is past due and the doors are all shut
mother of two and you can't get a front
the world looks at you like a miserable cuntender
Chorus
Our brothers and sisters are winning the war
but nobody knows what we're fighting it for
some say petroleum and some say peace
some say democracy belongs in the east
But it doesn't really matter if it takes deadly force
saving the world doesn't call for remorse
what does it matter when you don't have a voice
one out of two isn't really a choice

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released February 4, 2013

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