ACROBATS

I know you like me where I am But you're not keeping me in place If you recognise my pain Why not speak aloud its name? Nothing really changed I just caught you in the act An acrobat inside those chains You're hoping I'm the same But it's been too long, and I'm too lucid No sugar cube, and no dilution No fire fluid, I fly through it Uprooted, no excuses No knots loose, I got one route From this tower, under this one roof Down dive in the deep blue I might see you if I sweep through Yeah, I might see you if I sweep through Yeah We sheltered ourselves When we should've been attacking We should've rebelled When they shot them in the back the first time Or tenth or hundredth time But with the hunger rumbling for pound signs We are dead with the coins in our eyes Picking up anything spilled from the sack While we squirrel away at the top of the tower Ducking all flack, 'cause we can Call off the dogs ripping at their throats, man How do you feel no shame? The shit's backwards Pull it apart from inside We are actors From the west coast to white coast Our hearts are black But we're trained as acrobats No distractions, f*ck diplomatic We're generations too late To stay stuck with the static Chained skeletons still in the attic It's way past time to get drastic