X24 : ' The Sickest Man'

The Sickest Man

While the world is crumbling, falling into the sea,
Food banks sprout up everywhere, one world in poverty.
You took the sickest man and stuck him on a throne
Watched him trip the light fantastical with everything you own. Confused?

You took the sickest man
And then you act surprised and you look like you never been told
The truth, and the whole truth, where is your God?

Hopeless, desperate fighting, out on the streets,
Endless wars encouraged by greed, envy, deceit.
You took the sickest man and put him in control
And let him line his pockets, don't sink into that hole, again.

You took the sickest man
And then you act surprised and you look like you've never been told
They lie to steal your money and would kill you for your gold.

When defeated people look for someone to blame
Emmanuel Goldstein and the Two-minutes hate.
You took the sickest man, hailed him as a god
Complete with all the pageantry and spilling of blood. So wrong.

You took the sickest man
And then you act surprised, you look like you've never been told
That they sell you hate for profit and they're coming for your soul.

You took the sickest man .....
And then you act surprised!
You took the sickest man .....
Why do you act surprised?

Words by Alistair Leitch & X24.
Music by Phil Gallagher, Alistair Leitch & X24
Original version recorded 2013. This version, updated & rearranged by X24, April 2019.
Keys & vocals X24. Drums & mixing by Gary Williams.

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