suspect, wonders what the heck his life is coming to
paying his dues, but never wins, only seems to lose
the blues is the backdrop, soundtrack to his days
he prays and prays but couldn't adjust to their ways
never entrusted his pay with the bank, takes life how it comes
check to check, you might suspect that he learned how to run
got him a gun, got him in a corner, no way to back out
keep a man down for so long, then he lash out
now get the cash out, this is a stickup
show me your hands, the last route is just a hick-up in the plan
grand society is trying me so try to understand
i'm just a man, but with a list of demands
he knew to fly straight, trust fate, try, wait for reward
never thirsted for what he couldn't afford
40 hours plus some OT, in turn enough to sew seeds
with his spouse, bought a house, the market was growing
knowing him they kept it simple, no bigger than their rental
time passed, changed fast, finance, the news was central
the harder things got, the deeper they dug
the deeper in debt, his job pulled out the rug
as a means to cut cost, his job lost so they braced
they tried running the race until they couldn't keep pace
the news raced across the screen, the same who laid off
received federal funds their executives paid off
bernie madoff type action then he starts to lose traction
with a letter from the bank, his heart sank, the transaction
with just a fraction of his sanity, put the gun to his dome
said I'll take my own life before you're taking my home
these banks get bailed out, people get sold out
hope you're ready for the weather, its getting cold out
masses gather in the street as the rank and file shout
bail the people out before the people break and wyle out
the people's bailout
Above/Below was born in New London, CT circa 2008. Their debut full-length release <<Two Sides>> garnered international acclaim and won the 2011 Whalie award for Album of the Year. Nearly a decade later, A/B is back with new music.