[Verse]
Pockets fat, but the soul stay hollow,
Promises sweet, but the lies I swallow,
Paper trail thicker than the smog they blow,
Greenbacks stack while the poor lay low.
Broken dreams sold two for a dollar,
Suits in the tower, silence the holler,
They cut the pie, crumbs left for the meek,
Blood on the contract, dripping off the sleek.
[Chorus]
They sold us out, broke the vow,
Money talks, can’t hear us now,
Stack that cash, make it rain,
Broken promises, bought our pain.
[Verse 2]
Trust torn apart like a counterfeit bill,
They sipping champagne, we choke on the swill,
Rooftop gardens, but the roots don’t grow,
Fed us poison, now we reap what they sow.
Whispers in chambers, the deals all shady,
Build a new prison, can’t save no baby,
Streets cry loud, but they deaf to the roar,
Lined their pockets, then they locked the door.
[Bridge]
Gold-plated handshakes, bloodstained suits,
Greed grows deep, it’s infecting the roots,
We the soil, but they reap the crop,
When’s the day these games gon’ stop?