[Intro]
Cm Cm Gm Gm
[Verse 1]
Cm
It's a strange time we're living in
World can put fear in ya
Cm
Hierarchy parties, they make us feel inferior
Gm
Greed runs through the parliament interior
Gm
Devils walk among us, they fit the criteria
Cm
Eerie theories strike fear in weary minded men
Cm
When we’re clearly living in dictatorships?
Gm
Nearly blinded by illusions to choose
Gm
But who's fooling who?
N.C.
A ball chained to your shoes I'm pained
Cm
It's a cryin' shame
Cm
The pursuit of our own wealth lights a flame
Gm
That makes greed a game that lets the whole world burn
Gm
As the world turns, the whole world burns
Cm
But money was invented for trade
Cm
But now those bits of paper twist hearts, make slaves
Gm
Turns a saint into a sinner, a child into a killer
F
His finger on the trigger of a money game
[Chorus]
Cm
Oh, rain, rain, rain, rain
Cm
A storm it comes our way
Gm
And those who rise through distorted lies
F
Poison in the veins
Cm
But we like to point the blame, blame, blame, blame
Cm
It's easier to blame
Gm
But point the mirror at ourselves
Gm F
We're all part of this old money game
[Post-Chorus]
Cm Gm
Mmm-mmm-mmm
F
This old money game
Cm Gm F*
Mmm-mmm-mmm
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Dear Mr. President
Cm
It's evident that everyone's a resident of fear
N.C.
When they support these ideas that keep us separate
Gm Gm
When the make us believe that everybody is coming
To terrorise you in the streets
Gm
They say proudly through gritted teeth
N.C.
"It's my right to hate, that's freedom of speech"
Cm
But, when did freedom become a reason to hate?
Cm
A way to justify a racial slur or insult we make
Gm
There's an irony in freedom, 'cause us in the west
N.C.
We have pillaged and plundered and murdered like savages
N.C.
Colonised all of the rest, that's called hypocrisy
Cm
Preach a certain value that you'd never keep yourselves
If your country was in flames
Gm
You'd emigrate yourselves in a second
Still, you spit your venom
Gm
Demonising immigrants, when really your an immigrant
Cm
'Cause all of us are immigrants, or descended from immigrants
Gm
The irony is imminent, I'll shed the light on immigrants
N.C.
America was colonised by Britain
N.C.
Britain, it was colonised by Rome
N.C.
And also colonised by the Saxons
N.C.
They were German by the way
N.C.
You know how people throw shade upon the Germans
N.C.
'Cause of histories pain?
Gm
And yet we make the same mistakes all again
Demonise a whole people Jewish or Muslim
The same and the same
Cm
Old situation plays on repeat
Cm
The same old TV shows repeat
Yeah, we worship the bleak
Gm
Our opinions aren't our own and we follow like sheep
Gm
There's no left, there's no right, in the middle we sleep
[Chorus]
Cm
Rain, rain, rain, rain
Cm
A storm, it comes our way
Gm
And those who rise through distorted lies
F
Poison in the veins
Cm
But we like to point the blame, blame, blame, blame
Cm
It's easier to blame
Gm
But point the mirror at ourselves
F
We're all part of this old money game
[Outro]
N.C.
Mmm-mmm-mmm
N.C.
This old money game
N.C.
Mmm-mmm-mmm
Cm Cm Gm Gm Cm
This old money game
It's a strange time we're living in
World can put fear in ya
Hierarchy parties, they make us feel inferior
Greed runs through the parliament interior
Devils walk among us, they fit the criteria
Eerie theories strike fear in weary minded men
When we're clearly living in dictatorships?
Nearly blinded by illusions to choose
But who's fooling who?
A ball chained to your shoes I'm pained
It's a cryin' shame
The pursuit of our own wealth lights a flame
That makes greed a game that let's the whole world burn
As the world turns, the whole world burns
But money was invented for trade
But now those bits of paper twist hearts, make slaves
Turns a saint into a sinner, a child into a killer
His finger on the trigger of a money game
Oh, rain, rain, rain, rain
A storm it comes our way
And those who rise through distorted lies
Poison in the veins
But we like to point the blame, blame, blame, blame
It's easier to blame
But point the mirror at ourselves
We're all part of this old money game
Mmm-mmm-mmm
This old money game
Mmm-mmm-mmm
Dear Mr. President
It's evident that everyone's a resident of fear
When they support these ideas that keep us separate
When the make us believe that everybody is coming
To terrorise you in the streets
They say proudly through gritted teeth
"It's my right to hate, that's freedom of speech"
But, when did freedom become a reason to hate?
A way to justify a racial slur or insult we make
There's an irony in freedom, 'cause us in the west
We have pillaged and plundered and murdered like savages
Colonised all of the rest, that's called hypocrisy
Preach a certain value that you'd never keep yourselves
If your country was in flames
You'd emigrate yourselves in a second
Still, you spit your venom
Demonising immigrants, when really your an immigrant
'Cause all of us are immigrants, or descended from immigrants
The irony is imminent, I'll shed the light on immigrants
America was colonised by Britain
Britain, it was colonised by Rome
And also colonised by the Saxons
They were German by the way
You know how people throw shade upon the Germans
'Cause of histories pain?
And yet we make the same mistakes all again
Demonise a whole people Jewish or Muslim
The same and the same
Old situation plays on repeat
The same old TV shows repeat
Yeah, we worship the bleak
Our opinions aren't our own and we follow like sheep
There's no left, there's no right, in the middle we sleep
Rain, rain, rain, rain
A storm, it comes our way
And those who rise through distorted lies
Poison in the veins
But we like to point the blame, blame, blame, blame
It's easier to blame
But point the mirror at ourselves
We're all part of this old money game
Mmm-mmm-mmm
This old money game
Mmm-mmm-mmm
This old money game
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