Idol Worship / Idle Warship II

from Cultural Appropriation EP by Nyentek

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Its glorious form, no, better yet, carcass
Sits by the dock of the bay, no better yet, lies
Purpose as cloudy as the waters upon which it sits
Promises unfulfilled for the disadvantaged peoples inhabiting it

This idle warship sits heavily armed
While public institutions meant for learning
Turn into prisons, their teachers’ hands tied
Slaves to the system of corporate control
Job security as flimsy as Jello
Evaluations tied to student scores
Achieved or coerced by standardized tests
Engineered by private companies
To cripple our system of public education

Save all the money for our big guns
Whose makers line pockets of all the rich sons
Their experience will never be on front lines
But still they’ll pretend that they risk their lives

Ask why the classrooms have dearth of materials
It’s because these are “failing” schools
And our government’s laws choose to punish the losers
Rather than bring them up to speed
Cripple our chances to level the field
Give our tax dollars to privatized yield
If a politician argues for educational choice
You can bet that they’d silence your voice

I can’t stand for this idle warship
Its turrets aimed not at foes but our solidarity
Abusing teens in cities with no job options
Throw away their lives to serve interests of the wealthy
I won’t stand by this idol worship
Cast down this flag flown for manipulative means
This rallying call to arms I won’t lift
Deep in my heart now exists an open rift

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from Cultural Appropriation EP, released April 9, 2018

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