Pedigree

your pedigree is first degree
it gets your jewels, your homes, your spouse-to-be

it sooo fulfills your destiny
but to me in reality
yer glitzy smart amorality
yer riches, yer... ‘good ole family’
bankrolls a dark crimin-ality

yer status is the epit-ome
of a system ruled by mon-op-oly
hey you, you heard of democracy?
hey you, give it some scrutiny
this pedigree, this first degree, this pedigree, this first degree

rich law, poor law, ‘c’est la vie’
gain-no-loose, that’s the key
"take ‘n use!", "take abuse", says the big drawee
mea culpa, who cares, tra-la-le
cos li’l people pay taxes, li’l people pay taxes, yes siree
yeah, an I’m workin’ it, I’m rakin’ it, I’m workin’ it an rakin’ it, big yipee
yeah I’m offshore with ma whore - ma-ma-ma, ma-ma-ma, mi !
cos this pedigree gets ma do - re - mi
this pedigree, this pedigree, this pedigree wants you all to see

the elite bluebloods, the bourgeoisie
the hedgers, the traders with fund and fee
the nouveau, the cartels, the oligarchy
sleep deep with stealth and hypocrisy
their yachts, their cars, their wealth’s entrenched in villain-y
their manse, their furs, their wealth’s entrenched in villain-y
cos this pedigree, this pedigree, this pedigree is first degree
this pedigree, this pedigree, is all about me

its loaded with clout n’ certainty
the connected and the glitterati
they, upscaled, top of their tree
a la ‘club crook’, Cristal devotee
labeled n’ blinged and fly chi-chi
bonused with trophy n' lotsa buckshee
waving platinum ’n gold ‘n mastery
do dine and spend - ‘its-meant-to-be’
the mantra here is spree, spree, spree, - spree, spree, spree

their ears so tuned can block the plea:
"get off our backs, we’re not free
behind your ranks theres slavery
‘cos while you fly, while you buy, while you fly, and buy, with impunity
were victims of greed, mere commodity
we’re laboured and trafficked, no dignity
no care for us, no liberty”

but the darlings high, blind, carefree
steel in thier hearts, facades sugaree
do sigh n’ sigh: "shit happens now don't you agree
can't do with too much contro-ver-sy
feel good, feel fine, raise mo’ bucks for yer chari-ty
go shrug, move along, cos my attention span is minus three
last thing one wants is enn-u-i "
so to ask the excessed, the indulged, gimme
to check the gap, the disparity
take stock, push change, help humanity
is a dream, is a dream, is a dream, for the distant employee
is a dream , is a dream, is a dream, for the distant em-ploy-ee
cos the pedigree is first degree
cos the pedigree is all about me
cos the privilege must go on with glee
as it rides, as it rides, as it rides, and rides and rides and rides
as it rides, as it rides, as it rides on poverty's misery
as it rides on poverty's misery, as it rides on poverty's misery

copyright Sue Golden 2006
with thanks to Johnny Bonkers