Herr Bertling.

„To kill or be killed is the nature of the beast”

Bemer­kens­wert, wie ein Boy Sets Fire Text von 2003 auf die Occu­p­y­Wall­Street–Bewe­gung passt.

we raise the flags and sta­tues to our mis­sion
we’ve spoken out in slo­gans and in cam­paigns
talked and talked on almost every issue
where opp­res­sion of the masses is the con­stant theme

but what does this mean to a little town in iowa
where the jobs have gone down­stream down south and out
where their fin­gers used to work to the bone all day
pro­fits rise and fall and star­va­tion is a game

where is the food that used to cover their table
where is the sense of pride at the end of the day
to the face of a thri­ving cor­po­ra­tion
what could a dying family pos­sibly say

on the face of every ame­rican worker
is the con­stant fear that their job will not remain
as the c.e.o is plan­ning his vaca­tion
to kill or be killed is the nature of the beast

stand in line take a number you sell your soul then watch it
crumble into a pile of rubble that used to be
your job
your life
your family’s daily bread
dry and stale mal­nou­rished kids
the house is sold for a degra­ding bid
do we con­tinue to talk
or do we take a hammer to their chains