Credits
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy C Tolbert
Songwriter
Lyrics
Solidarity
Have you read the news today
I heard civilian casualties
And neighbors brawling in the streets in
Solidarity
Tell me, how'd you feast today
I had myself a foot-long sub
While a million others tasted blood in
Solidarity
Brother, who'd you see today
I saw comrades of the working class
Taking bosses orders and kissing ass in
Solidarity
What did you do today
Not a thing
And I've got to tell ya man, it's been eating at me
Don't wanna be
No petty bourgeois wannabe
So you say you want a revolution
Well, ya know
Who has the time
It's getting easier to find
That sin broiling under my skin
Cause I'm sick to death of standing knee deep in
Solidarity
Have you seen the world today
Yeah yeah, sure, things have been getting bad
But have you seen all the sales they had in
Solidarity
Put it all on display
The flag rested half-mast today
Everyday another tragedy in
Solidarity
Tell me is it too risque
To admit something's going wrong
Have you seen what our world's become in
Solidarity
The people barely see
Their world is rotting
And I've got to tell ya man, it's been eating at me
Don't wanna be
No petty bourgeois wannabe
So you say you want a revolution
Well, ya know
Who has the time
It's getting easier to find
That sin broiling under my skin
Cause I'm sick to death of standing knee deep in
(shit!)
I just don't think all of these growing pains
Justify all of the capital gains
These days I don't even know who to trust
And I need something more than just
Good old Complacency
What the fuck do you want from me
I think I'll take a stroll outside
With mask adorned, the bombs will fly
It's gonna get real scary
When the barricades arise
The dialectic war machine
Some of the people standing here will die in
Solidarity
What does that word even mean
The tug of war, the shifting sands
The masses standing hand-in-hand in
Solidarity
This ain't no dinner party
Yeah don't wait up on me
I've got to tell you man, I've dreamed of blood red skies
Got to let loose and
Find your excuse
To raise your fist and rise
So you say you want a revolution
Well, ya know
Let's make the time
Make it easier to find
That sin broiling under your skin
'Cause I'm sick to death of standing
Sick to death of standing knee deep in
I hear the voices echoing in
"Solidarity Forever
Solidarity Forever
Solidarity Forever
For the union makes us strong"
Written by: Jimmy C Tolbert
