EAT THE RICH (Fame and Fortune)
Alex Basa & Co.
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I'm not trying to be famous, but man, I kinda am, though Don't want the money, but can't afford to go broke I just wanna kick it making art with my friends, but Sometimes you make art, and sometimes you make rent Who gets to decide when an artist sold out, when we're Constantly commending and compensating the clout When you tie artists' value to commercial success Are you shocked when songs appeal to kids with money, drugs, and sex Can't deny I'd compromise my morals for a dime Maybe I'm a hypocrite; think you wouldn't? You're lying I'm just a product of a life controlled from A to Z And as Method Man once said: Cash Rules Everything Around Me I don't want the fame and fortune Okay, give me the fame and fortune Maybe give me just a portion of the Fame. But give me all of the fortune I don't want the fame and fortune Okay, give me the fame and fortune Maybe give me just a portion of the Fame. But give me all of the fortune If they can't afford the bread, then let them eat cake But we've maxed out all our credit cards with nothing our plates Here's a good idea if you'll listen to my pitch If they can't afford the cake, let them eat the rich Beneficiaries say to pull ourselves up By bootstraps we've loaned from the shady and corrupt Peddling lies designed to line corporate pockets When you sell your soul, they're making the profit If what they say is true: that money equals power How much do you have if I pay you by the hour The American Dream is a veiled arms race And if you weren't the first to get there, you're in last place I don't want the fame and fortune Okay give me the fame and fortune Maybe give me just a portion of the Fame. But I could really use the fortune (Visceral scream) Okay give me the fame and fortune Maybe give me just a portion of the Fame. But I could really use the fortune I can't compete with privilege or luck All I have is skill. And the will to be stuck Slinging 60 hour work weeks to the day that I die There is no escaping this lower middle class life We were encouraged to get into debt Told the job market needs us to earn its respect So we graduated college and brandished degrees Then were blamed for the state of the economy I don't have rich parents. I don't have rich friends But everyday the rich elite goes on and pretends That a million dollar concept is the key to success Not mentioning that daddy was the first to invest So f*ck your fame and fortune We reject your fame and fortune We're sick of the extortion, cause You and I are slaves to the fame and to the fortune So f*ck your fame and fortune We reject your fame and fortune We're sick of the extortion, cause You and I are slaves to the fame and to the fortune
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