ReTake the System (acoustic version)

I came up with this acoustic version of this song while listening to a lot of ‪@RomainAxisa‬ and ‪@TheBigPushBand‬
Also want to shout out ‪@lucretia_macevil‬ and ‪@RenMakesMusic‬ and ‪@TobinMueller‬ for continually inspiring me to create things and ‪@SonnySaxton‬ for inspiring me to put them out there. ...and ‪@GorranKendall‬ cuz he's just the best..
#soloacoustic
#singersongwriter
#Atticusandthebadcat
#retakethesystem
#eastpalestine
Retake the system
They told us go home
And said it was safe
Then they could slip away before the price gets paid
We voiced our concerns
Wondered ,"why the delay?"
Disaster don't need any extra reference of frame
It changes something deeper than loss or disgrace
And takes away the places we can laugh and play
What are we s'posed to do when they just lie to our faces
Don't fight it, give in to the system
The birds are all gone
The water just looks diseased
No one else would want to live here even if it was free
We're told to hold on
They said wait and see
But how much does it matter if there's no community
The train is on fire cuz they wanted the track opened before the massive profits started to slack
When the toxic dust all settles we're the ones paying it back
What can you do, this is the system
BRIDGE:
try to explain the needless suffering
national pastimes of consumption and greed
the best things in life are meant for the elite
While down here in the ground we're gasping, "I can't breathe!"
Do that little dance
Say the magic words
Flash those shiny lights
It's all so useless
The bread has run out and the circus is gone
And all we've got left is a prayer and a song
Everything is backwards everyone is wrong
Its time that we retake the system
Nothing we do comes with certainty
Scream into void until our lungs bleed
There's more than one way to get what we need
Open up and say that dirty word with me
(Socialism)
Retake the system