Inequality Street

歌詞

Life's really a chocolate box Some do without, others have plenty It sticks in my throat, my stomach's in knots While your box is so full mine's perpetually empty From the cradle to the grave Point your ladle to the gravy "Food comes first, then morals" they say The end of the world's three hot meals away Two average men eat their average meals But destiny waits at their table One is served gruel while the other chews veal But they're both spoon-fed lies, lies from the cradle Life's really a chocolate box Some do without, others have plenty It sticks in my throat, my stomach's in knots While your box is so full mine's perpetually empty It sticks in my throat, my stomach's in knots While your box is so full mine's perpetually empty Tragic moments for the masses Work is the curse of the drinking classes "Homo homini lupus" we cry Humanity fades like the moon in the sky You can't cook an omelette without breaking eggs First they are cracked and then beaten The only things cracked around here are our heads Recipes for disasters that we keep repeating Life's really a chocolate box Some do without, others have plenty It sticks in my throat, my stomach's in knots While your box is so full mine's perpetually empty It sticks in my throat, my stomach's in knots While your box is so full mine's perpetually empty Here's a real beggars' banquet A brace of rats in a bloodstained blanket Meanwhile, gentlefolk high in their chteau Dip silver spoons into black forest gateau Come lords and ladies, raise glasses in toast To the other-half dying to eat 'cause they who receive least deserve it the most It's a literal dead-end in Equality Street Life's really a chocolate box Some do without, others have plenty It sticks in my throat, my stomach's in knots While your box is so full mine's perpetually empty It sticks in my throat, my stomach's in knots While your box is so full mine's perpetually empty