Identity Politics - Ode to Identity Politics

(Verse 1) Cracks in the pavement, lines in the sand Identity boxes, built by unseen hands Whispers of division, a fractured fight While the real enemy hides in plain sight

(Chorus) Is this progress, or a calculated game? A puppet show of labels, all sound and no flame They sow the seeds of discord, watch the left descend While the corporations profit, and the system won't bend

(Verse 2) Remember COINTELPRO, the shadows in the halls? Infiltration tactics, answering freedom's calls Now NGOs and giants, with wokeness on their tongue Pushing ideologies, where did we go wrong?

(Chorus) Is this progress, or a calculated game? A puppet show of labels, all sound and no flame They sow the seeds of discord, watch the left descend While the corporations profit, and the system won't bend

(Bridge) We're fighting each other, over who's more oppressed While the billionaires are laughing, putting our souls to the test The system's the problem, the root of all the pain But we're too busy arguing, to break the chains

(Chorus) Is this progress, or a calculated game? A puppet show of labels, all sound and no flame They sow the seeds of discord, watch the left descend While the corporations profit, and the system won't bend

(Outro) Wake up, left wing, see the forest for the trees Don't let them divide us, with manufactured unease Unite against the system, the source of all the greed Or we'll be fighting forever, planting the wrong seed.