CALIFORNIA DREAM
ANARCHY RISING
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California dreamin' but it's turned to gray Once a land of promise now it's fading away High gas prices climbing reaching for the sky While the working people struggle wondering why Gavin newsom's smiling but the truth is bleak Policies for the wealthy while the poor grow weak Homes we can't afford rents that break the bank Living paycheck to paycheck can't escape the tank In the golden state the dream is sold Politicians pockets lined with gold Homeless on the streets hope left behind Rich folks kickin' back living fine Homeless camps all over tent cities on the rise In the shadow of the skyscrapers under sunny skies Kids with dreams of futures now they're barely getting by In this land of broken promises we hear their hopeless cries Empty storefronts line the streets businesses have fled Taxes keep on rising squeezing us till we're dead Once the land of plenty now it's hard to thrive People leaving by the thousands trying to survive In the golden state the dream is sold Politicians pockets lined with gold Homeless on the streets hope left behind Rich folks kickin' back living fine They promised us a paradise a land where we'd be free But now we see the suffering the harsh reality The rich count their money behind their gated walls While the rest of us are fighting through the endless falls From the bay to la, the story is the same Politicians playing their high-stakes game They talk about solutions but nothing seems to change As we grapple with our struggles feeling so estranged Environmental taxes but where's the money go Our air and streets are dirty but the fees just grow Public schools are crumbling kids left in despair While the elite send theirs to private schools without a care In the golden state the dream is sold Politicians pockets lined with gold Homeless on the streets hope left behind Rich folks kickin' back living fine Healthcare's a disaster premiums out of sight While the wealthy get their treatments the poor are left to fight Every ballot cast every protest shout Falls on deaf ears as the dream fades out Roads are filled with potholes the infrastructure's frayed Promises were given but they never got repaid Canyons filled with mansions the contrast stark and clear As the tents line up on sidewalks spreading far and near Eviction notices posted families torn apart In this california dream that's lost its heart In the golden state the dream is sold Politicians pockets lined with gold Homeless on the streets hope left behind Rich folks kickin' back living fine They promised us a paradise a land that's torn apart In the name of progress so many dreams have died The heart of california once diverse and free Now it's just a playground for the elite to see Gentrification rising cultures pushed aside In the name of progress so many dreams have died The heart of california once diverse and free Now it's just a playground for the elite to see Gentrification rising cultures pushed aside In the name of progress so many dreams have died The heart of california once diverse and free Now it's just a playground for the elite to see
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