Paul Chander - U.S. lyrics

[Bernie Sanders] But at the end of the day, what we are really talking about is whether or not this nation is going to become an oligarchic form of society. And what that means, what an oligarchic form of society is about, is you have a nation in which both the economics and politics of the nation are controlled by a handful of billionaire families, very very wealthy. And it doesn't matter what party is in power because the real power, economically and politically rests with a billionaire cla**. And Mr. President, it seems to me very clearly, that unless we act boldly to reverse that trend, we are seeing this country moving in exactly that direction [Chorus] At the top, it's just US, nations But I don't really trust nations Economics, it's just us, nations Slaves at home and in your nation Politics, yeah we just run you nations At the top, where you see us, nations Run sh** here and in your nation We too legit, boy we been that nation [Verse] We all need money to live and reach greatness But how on earth is money created? It's fancy designs on pieces of paper That we give meaning is not ordained it's Backed by the force of a sovereign nation Thru enforcement of taxation Since the gold standard was laid to waste Our fiat money by a central bank Is all that gives our dollar basis All debt is a tabulation Stability is the foundation Since the Fed prints money daily And taxes aren't used for payments Federal debt's not an obligation In the sense of a budget statement Of a household or a corporation The only constraint's high inflation Not a problem w unemployment raging We're not Greece cuz they've forsaken Currency control to Bankers In the Troika so it's fallacious To say that's our situation Once we get this explanation We can shake off debt enslavement And invest in things to save us! A job guarantee with a decent paycheck Infrastructure, education Housing, health care, single payer Instead we hear misinformation “Balance budgets or we'll perish!” But who benefits and who is pained? If you have cash that could decay then You'd rather have no inflation In contrast let's take the case of One who lacks an occupation Or suffers from deprivation They'd rather have stimulation Cuz they need the cash today and In this way it's really plain that Policy that seems mundane is A political calculation Where the richer people gain and Poor and workers keep stagnating Used to call it laissez-faire but Trickle down's the modern name the Funny thing it has no basis Except it helps the very rich Ironically they use the state to Perpetuate their domination The lies are backwards look cuz they Redistribute to the top layer We're the makers they're the takers In the crash they took your savings Trillions for bonus paychecks Please believe there's cla** warfare it's Plutocrats against the nation Look at Powell's memo playa The lie's even worse for developing nations Taking loans from organizations Like the IMF and World Bank bankers With interest rates that are so outrageous Inevitably they can't re-pay it Creditors say that's fine we'll waive it Long as you accept austerity changes Structural adjustment of your behavior Cut social programs, free up trading Devaluation, Privatization Of your oil fields and your cheap labor That's how transnationals prevail they Engineer their favored framework Now we got worldwide enslavement Otherwise known as Globalization If countries don't obey those sanctions Through bribery or fair persuasion Then'll we'll step in and invade them Or install friendly dictators Iran, Iraq, and Latin Nations Shock doctrined by Friedman agents Sweetheart trade deals not transparent Accept the game if you want to play it Neoliberal fabrication Hostile gospel sing it's praises The free market's imagination The market's neither free nor fair its Oligopoly of corporate statists Flaunting rules cuz can change them Cuz the revolving door's awaiting Between the regulated and the regulators Politics can hardly change it Since the years of Ronald Reagan Both parties uphold the frame on Economics they're both the same What caused the change in party makeup Was money inside our campaigning Both parties bought by corporations Don't believe me check the statements Look who makes their top donations Plus the Court said it's ok that Businesses can vote w payments If Corps are people then they're crazy Only goal is profit-making Endless life, no obligations To the planet or their patrons When they win the marketplace They use their economic gains to Hijack politics and make Their own laws to prolong their reign When dollars vote and choose the players Democracy is a charade And what we get is Corporate Statism Loosening the regulations Undo taxing at fair share but Subsidize their operations To keep paying poverty wages But when economics is off the table As an issue for debate then We just tinker within the spaces Lip service to groups who crave it Who made today's stupid statement? Red and blue in the horse race and Culture wars will rule the day but Social issues will never save us Feeling good's not compensation Bandages for wounds that's gaping Keep us distracted or jaded Zombies walking in the matrix Perfect state for domination All while the Titanic's tanking 50 years of stagnant wages Poverty and climate change Financial crashes we keep bailing While cities completely bankrupt Justice system based on jailing Endless war in foreign nations Police shoot first and think later 'Specially when you're not Caucasian That's how cla** stratification Leads to political subordination Just like the Brandeis quotation If there's wealth that's concentrated Democracy can't be attained, in Every issue every area Favor those who write the paychecks Everyone else subjugated Whether white black brown or asian Gender, party, and vocation We're all slaves on their plantation Thought it change with Occupation Of Wall Street against the bankers And election of Hussein but Cops kept us from demonstrating And Barry was a great campaigner But no policy crusader That's all this got me saying [Chorus] At the top, it's just US, nations But I don't really trust nations Economics, it's just us, nations Slaves at home and in your nation Politics, yeah we just run you nations At the top, where you see us, nations Run sh** here and in your nation We too legit, boy we been that nation