are we alright? Lyrics by Lolli Wren
What age are we supposed to be
Equipped with means we need to feel safe?
I’m no longer a child.
I leave for work the streets are bleak
I shop for things that want to kill me
Then go home to the TV.
Breaking news
Breaking me
Breaking you
What does it all mean,
Are we alright?
Scrolling past the world one truth two lies at a time.
The odds are at ends
None of it rhymes
Are we alright?
Are we alright?
I’m waking up precariously
I’ll read the news while I’m half asleep
I… need to know who died.
We’re told each day to be afraid
The crushing dread weighs more each day
I’m only strong enough to get by
Breaking news
Breaking me
Breaking You
What does it all mean,
Are we alright?
Scrolling past the world one truth two lies at a time.
The odds are at ends
None of it rhymes
Are we alright?
Are we alright?
We’re lost and we’re betrayed
We won’t behave we never have
I’m traumatised each time I try
To peak behind the door.
The more enraged the more engaged
More lucrative the lies
But if I choose to look away nothing will change
And we’ll be absolutely
Fine.
You’ve got to pay the piper if you want to call the tune
So the streets are filled with unfulfilled potential, searching for solace in the cruel
The only golden rule is those who have the gold make the rules
We pay with our souls for the air that we breathe
And we grieve for the freedom we’re promised but never receive
Peace shouldn’t be a weakness
And fighting shouldn’t show us we’re strong
The odds are at ends
None of it rhymes
Are we alright?
Are we alright?