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There's palm oil in the food that I buy
I put diesel in the van that I drive
And there's privilege in the pigments of my skin
and the country that I happen to be born in
There's rare earth metals in my phone
that are mined by children in a conflict zone
Slavery's stitched in the clothes that I wear
And the pockets of the benefiting billionaires.

I put money in the hands of my enemies as I try to live ethically
There's no such thing as ethical consumption under this
capitalist system that we live in.
But they'll sell you the dream that you have a choice,
But voting with your wallet won't give you a voice.
Playing at their game just isn't going to stop it,
We need to put people over profits.

There's 7 types of vegan cheese in Tescos,
But they've closed all the local shops on my road.
And these white washed lessons of history
hide the colonial horrors of my tea.
This avocado somewhere down the line
Is funding a war on Palestine
And this blood on my hands I'll wash away,
With microplastics that go down the drain.

I put money in the hands of my enemies as I try to live ethically
There's no such thing as ethical consumption under this
capitalist system that we live in.
But they'll sell you the dream that you have a choice,
But voting with your wallet won't give you a voice.
Playing at their game just isn't going to stop it,
We need to put people over profits.

It doesn't really matter what brand you choose,
'cos everything's controlled by just a few
People at the top that own it all
And don't seem to give a shit at all
They own the papers and their stories
And they'll gladly fund the Tories
With a big campaign donation
So they can rewrite legislation.

I put money in the hands of my enemies as I try to live ethically
There's no such thing as ethical consumption under this
capitalist system that we live in.
But they'll sell you the dream that you have a choice,
But voting with your wallet won't give you a voice.
Playing at their game just isn't going to stop it,
We need to put people over profits.

But please don't be defeated by this,
'cos it's ethical consumption when you eat the rich
We'll share out the land and share out the crops
And tomorrow for breakfast we can eat the cops

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from Songs From The Before Times​.​.​.​& Some More, released May 6, 2021

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