They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes Lyrics - Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe - Fishbone

I had a dream that I was disgusted 

It was a scene where gold had rusted 

They took the homes of the people who trusted 

The one up high be he only lusted 

Things of material worth and gender 

Destroy all things that are pure and tender 

They took my homes and all of my gardens 

To build a tall building people could work in 

And now my family lives in the street 

With lots of pride but nothing to eat 

They took my dream and now you see what I mean 

All just because he wanted all the green 

They all have abandoned their hopes 

They all have abandoned their hopes 

They all have abandoned their hopes 

Theyve discarded their dreams 

Death to the corporate 

The yuppie scum cloud up the earth 

Shine people shine and never abandon your turf 

You must say, "Oh no" 

When the depression hand licks 

When the depression foot kicks 

And youre locked in the dungeon 

When the keys gotten ridden of 

Sink in a tsunami of sadness 

Grab onto the key of gladness 

And dont abandon your hopes for no one 

Even in the worst of situations 

Because in this society 

Which was not made for you or me so 

They all have abandoned their homes 

They all have abandoned their hopes 

They all have abandoned their hopes 

Theyve discarded their dreams 

Limitations and almost marshal law 

And robots with badges and quick draw 

Just lights and glitter and garbage underneath 

And the raging oppressed with razor sharp teeth 

They took him to the city jail 

Hail the conformist, hail the bureaucrats 

Them ah, chase them homeless 

Them ah, chase them homeless 

Rat race city 

Rat race city 

Rat race city 

I pray the Lord, my soul to take 

And the ground began to shake 

And the whirly birds of death 

To light atop the skyscrapers, to finish off all the rest