Humanifesto - Gifts lyrics

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There's an imbalance with grave consequence<br />

In this world, it doesn't make much fucking sense<br />

We take from the poor just to give the rich more<br />

The abuse that we've caused can't be ignored anymore<br />

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What's the point in lying? There's no use denying<br />

It's not that we can't help them, we're not even trying<br />

We spend more on soldiers, following orders<br />

But there'd be no war if we'd forget our borders<br />

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So why, with all the gifts we have, are there still ones who cry?<br />

What do we really have when half the world is living in shanty towns<br />

And barely living day to day?<br />

There's still 41, 000 children starving every single day<br />

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Ahmet's never learned to read, books and schools are things he just cannot afford<br />

While Michael's crying because cable's out and he's missing his favorite show<br />

And while the people in the US scream the cost of oil is too fucking high<br />

In the Middle East they're dying<br />

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There's still 41, 000 children dying every single day.