Rise Against – Disparity By Design Lyrics

all the way at the bottom
of these barrels we cried out
so ashamed of our tears that
we blame only ourselves
and that’s when they win
they keep us convinced
to lift up our chins
these playing fields are level
we all have a chance
with that they dismiss
the fast lanes they rode
in which access depends
on who you know
or where you came from
whose daughter are you?
whose fortunate son?
we’re told to stick out our thumbs
they feast from the linens
while we settle for crumbs

is this an over-reaching arm?
or is this compassion?
is this a handout undeserved?
or a just reparation?

all the way from the towers
high above glass ceilinged tombs
tell themselves that they’ve earned this
by working hard and playing by the rules
but this is only part true
a dangerous trick played on me and you
and so, like a practical joke
we pulled on these bootstraps
so hard that they broke

is this an over-reaching arm?
or is this compassion?
is this a handout undeserved?
or a just reparation?

like a single domino
that falls while the rest stay vertical
we’re fed these empty fairy tales
will you believe them?

if there’s a god, you better pray
that this sleeping giant never wakes
if we just took a step back
a bigger picture we might view
perhaps the man in the gutter
is not so different from you
come in out of the cold
forget all that you know
because there’s always been room
by the fire for you
come in out of the cold
will you believe them?

is this an over-reaching arm?
or is this compassion?
is this a handout undeserved?
or a just reparation?
like a single domino
that falls while the rest stay vertical
we’re fed these empty fairy tales
and i’m through believing

Rise Against – Satellite Lyrics

you can’t feel the heat until you hold your hand over the flame
you have to cross the line just to remember where it lays
you won’t know your worth now, son, until you take a hit
and you won’t find the beat until you lose yourself in it

that’s why we won’t back down
we won’t run and hide
cuz these are the things we can’t deny
i’m passing over you like a satellite
so catch me if i fall
that’s why you stick to your game plans and party lives
but at night we’re perspiring by candlelight
we are the orphans of the american dreams
oh shine your light on me

you can’t fill your cup until you empty your lit house
you can’t understand what lays ahead
if you don’t understand the past
you’ll never learn the fun now
til you’re standing at the gate
and you can’t truly love until youve given up on it
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she told me that she never would face the world again
so i offer up my hand

we’ll sneak out when they sleep
and sail off in the night.
we’ll come clean and start over the rest of our lives.
when we’re gone we’ll stay gone.
out of sight, out of mind.
it’s not too late,
we have the rest of our lives.

we’ll sneak out while they sleep
and sail off into the night
we’ll come clean and start over the rest of our lives
out of sight, out of mind.
it’s not too late,
we have the rest of our lives.
the rest of our lives
the rest of our lives

because we won’t back down
we won’t run and hide
yeah cuz these are the things we can’t deny
i’m passing over you like a satellite
so catch me if i fall
that’s why you stick to your game plans and party lives
but at night we’re perspiring by candlelight
we are the orphans of the american dreams
oh shine your light on me

because we won’t back down
we won’t run and hide
yeah cuz these are the things we can’t deny
i’m passing over you like a satellite
cuz these are the things that we can’t deny now
this is a life that you can’t deny us now