Tinsel
The unclean are omitted,
a different view cast aside,
there is no place in England
if you are from the other side
judgemental press, hide behind a lie
fabulorised stories, tut tuts and sighs
they say "how dare you be disabled,
unemployed or high
when a decent working man cannot afford to fly".
Look to your store with a shiny clean floor welcoming people in, filthy at the core
structured music, displays colour bright,
see beneath the counter,
something is not right.
At the back, in the yard,
the staff are fit to drop,
for twelve hours standing
in this low paid shop
dog ends still smouldering,
behind the building litter,
while the person in the uniform
cannot afford a babysitter.
Caught by the clock for a long time
Invisible chains that once were not mine
start at eight, finish at nine,
whatever happened to all that time
the futures good, the futures bright
make sure to wear clothes that fit just right. undercurrent, pinned by stress
why don't you wear
that long white dress?
Go to the funeral of my best friend, Strange,
coz I thought he was on the mend,
everyone said 'he is sick in the head'
now they are all being kind,
now he is dead.
hypocritical bastards it's time to leave
walk out alone, a chance to grieve
everything is nothing, nothing is space
I don't really belong in this awful place
Is everything I know in life not credible?
Is it all animal, mineral or vegetable?
shallow lies the fallen kind
Incredibly stupid, completely blind
frightened of being left behind