Seattle Was A Riot

LETRA

Seattle Was A Riot

Why must we riot
Why must we protest
Just to be heard - by the world?

Seattle was a riot,
they tried to pin on us
But we didn't show up,
with gas and billy clubs

An un-armed mass of thousands,
just trying to be heard
But there are no world leaders-
that want to hear our words.

Ohhh.

Why must we riot
Why must we protest
Just to be heard - by the world? (x2)

The World Bank's greed and lies,
digs graves in 3rd world lands
And fills them with the remains
of exploited workers

Or displaced native peoples,
and destroyed ecosystems
Under the guise of progress,
relief, and tech assistance.

Ohhh.

Why must we riot
Why must we protest
Just to be heard - by the world? (x2)

Since the dawn of history -
the few who own control
Have bent and rewrote history-
how they want it to go

They try to control what we learn-
and take away our rights
Cause when the masses round the world unite
That's a force they can not fight

We'll fight for our
We'll fight for our
We'll fight for our
We'll fight for our Rights!

Why must we riot
Why must we protest
Just to be heard - by the world? (x2)

Sitting in what was designated
the "Cooperation Zone" by Seattle
Police Sergeant Richard Goldstein
They sat heads bowed- listening as
the police methodically shot pepper spray-
one eye at a time into the eyes of
their passive brothers and sisters

Whore like police- playing judge,
jury, and executioner for
their pimp like bosses in
the World Band and
W.T.O. This is not justice.
This is not the role of,
The Servants of the People

Such tyranny brings ruling classes
crashing to the ground and
contemporary societies to an end.