'Citizens United' paved the way for corporations
To dominate our lives through campaign donations
Now they funnel money to ambitious politicians
Promise them a book deal if they take the right positions
To privatize the commons,
Annihilate traditions,
Which help the middle class build better life conditions
Keep the workers down and they’ll get a tv show
To pass along the talking points, that’s all they need to know
Welcome to the show

Where the rich get rich and the poor get poor
Call it what you want but this is class war

Blame it on the teachers that are working for the unions
Firemens and cops, nurses, unemployment
They’re coming for our jobs to build a wal-mart nation
Step by step it’s war, break down the situation
Tax breaks for the rich, job cuts for the poor
A couple get a bonus and the rest get shown the door
So blame it on the people who make this country great
With rhetoric designed to build a corporate state
Based on hate

Well the rich get rich and the poor get poor
Call it what you want but this is class war

Well they tried it in Wisconsin but the people said “no way”
We’ll occupy the capital until we have a say
What started with a few, has grown into the many
Across the generations this has been the land of plenty
But now they want to sell us an empty bill of goods
But the badger state resisted in the city and the woods
They gathered up in Madison to have their voices heard
They’re fighting for their human rights and will not be deterred
“What’s disgusting?”

The rich get rich and the poor get poor
Call it what you want but this is class war

To say that we are broke is a weapon of deception
Economic ‘shock and awe’ and the next election
Sponsored by the rich, the things you do for power
has fertilized the garden, it now begins to flower
What started in WISCAIRO has spread throughout the nation
People everywhere come to the realization
That together we are strong, together we will fight
Together we will stand, tonight we will unite
Tonight we will unite

Well the rich get rich and the poor get poor
Call it what you want but this is class war