unpopular demand

unpopular demand
allie merrick

backed by unpopular demand
by those who can't withstand
the burden of each bill that passes
by congress to suppress the masses

it is for them that i take arm
with pen in hand to raise alarm
for our blind & crippled democracy
made deaf & lame by dependency

once a hard day's work was rewarded with pride
now, uncle sam on the first will provide
the funds to feed and sustain the vices
controlled by corporate & government devices

our right of religion preserved only when silent
while attorneys are funded for those who are violent
our taxes are raised with misrepresentation
by those who quarrel on a shifted foundation

backed by unpopular demand
it's far past time to take a stand