Change

I hope I don't bore you if I tell you a story

Of what I thought I would see behind these scenes

I thought we all could just play

My friends would be paid

The same as the boys in the bands

We'd all get home safe

But the water's not rising

Is that just a tide that goes back again?

Oh, the times haven't changed all that much

I feel the wind in my hair but it's not enough

When the same people stand in charge

This old game we keep playing

Keeps breaking my heart

I grew up white privileged

Did guitar lessons then I got to become a musician

But I still don't share their drink

They throw a little bit on the fire to keep all of us quiet

Knowing it'll still burn us

We'll keep waiting for our turn

Oh, the times haven't changed all that much

I feel the wind in my hair but it's not enough

When the same people stand in charge

This old game we keep playing

Keeps breaking my heart

Na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na

You'd shake your head

If I told you what the boys backstage have said

But it's under NDAs

Flawed people, they say "alcohol made evil"

But he'll leave with the millions

The woman who signed

Will walk home crying in silence

Oh, the times haven't changed all that much

I feel the wind in my hair but it's not enough

When the same people stand in charge

This old game we keep playing

Keeps breaking my heart

Na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na

I'm sick of silence from boys in bands

And I'm tired of talking to heads in sand

I know it's hard for everyone and a stage isn't a given

I know there's way worse off than us here, singing

But our stories are young, broken and cold

And I don't want these tokens when these men get gold

I don't want to take what I don't deserve

I'd just like a revolution now from this little verse

The times haven't changed all that much

I feel the wind in my hair but it's not enough

When the same people stand in charge

This old game we keep playing

Keeps breaking my heart

Na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na

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