Adequate Seven - The State We're In lyrics

ok, lets set this straight we have a joke of a welfare system that we just won't tolerate and one day you'll have to listen 'cos, what's more there's major flaws with our views on immigration we always attack the symptom not the cause and don't address this: global deprivation seems like we avoid the truth we need a deeper understanding education of the youth inequity disbanded the interests of the rich prevail and they're far from humanist the hegemonic base will fail and social justice will persist a cultural upheaval and an overhaul of the state our institutions are breaking down we want change before its too late we shut ourselves away won't accept our responsibilities but through our unfair trade we have a role in creating poverty this is kept out of sight mayb we're too inward looking a narrow view of human rights makes it hard for some to find a footing seems like we avoid the truth we need a deeper understanding education of the youth inequity disbanded the interests of the rich prevail and they're far from humanist the hegemonic base will fail and social justice will persist lets set this straight like this... ok, lets set this straight we have a joke of a welfare system that we just won't tolerate and one day you'll have to listen 'cos, what's more there's major flaws with our views on immigration we always attack the symptom not the cause and don't address this: global deprivation seems like we avoid the truth we need a deeper understanding education of the youth inequity disbanded the interests of the rich prevail and they're far from humanist the hegemonic base will fail and social justice will persist a cultural upheaval and an overhaul of the state our institutions are breaking down we want change before its too late we shut ourselves away won't accept our responsibilities but through our unfair trade we have a role in creating poverty this is kept out of sight mayb we're too inward looking a narrow view of human rights makes it hard for some to find a footing seems like we avoid the truth we need a deeper understanding education of the youth inequity disbanded the interests of the rich prevail and they're far from humanist the hegemonic base will fail and social justice will persist lets set this straight like this...