It has come to my attention
That some people make money
From our invention:
That originality
And creativity
Are numbers on someone’s spreadsheet
And the integrity of you and i
Is something to be sold
Salaries increased with a slipper quality
Courses cut with cold efficiency
For not making cash
Not getting ‘proper’ jobs
When we work for ourselves – that’s what artists do
This is not a failed revolution
Or by any means a quick solution
I’m just telling you that
You don’t have to accept the distraction
They gave us / of a TV comedian
Who used to be famous
Be angry about what you see
(education sold in threes)
And concrete signs of times erected
Object with your art, with what you do
And know that she sells souls
So you don’t have to
That some people make money
From our invention:
That originality
And creativity
Are numbers on someone’s spreadsheet
And the integrity of you and i
Is something to be sold
Salaries increased with a slipper quality
Courses cut with cold efficiency
For not making cash
Not getting ‘proper’ jobs
When we work for ourselves – that’s what artists do
This is not a failed revolution
Or by any means a quick solution
I’m just telling you that
You don’t have to accept the distraction
They gave us / of a TV comedian
Who used to be famous
Be angry about what you see
(education sold in threes)
And concrete signs of times erected
Object with your art, with what you do
And know that she sells souls
So you don’t have to