Xtra Ordinary Times

Between the joker in the big house and the fool across the pond It seems whichever way you turn these days there's no-one to depend on Cousins turn against their cousin while right wing voices cheer them on And any kindly thoughts or wisdom is long forgotten or long gone Has it always been the same and maybe I just never noticed Could all the prejudice and hate be a sign that we're Living in extraordinary times Can we now depose the architects Religion Billionaires and the so called elites And treat everyone decently and live responsibly People always seem to suffer from one empire to the next And the need for greed and power has disastrous effects Has it always been the same and maybe I just never noticed All the economic games are a sign that we're Living in extraordinary times Complaints of economic lockdown to stop a virus strain from bats But the poverty that Billionaires generate we're okay with that Migrant families make the crossings with the borders out of reach To make a front page for the media one dead baby on the beach Has it always been the same and maybe we just never noticed All the economic games by the people that we voted Has it always been the same and maybe we just never noticed All the economic games by the people that we voted Has it always been the same