Basses & Tenors: Altos & Sopranos:
They have taken Taken, Taken
Taken our houses Houses, Houses
They have taken Taken, Taken
Taken our houses Houses, Houses
through an illegal Illegal, Illegal
foreclosure process, Process
despite not having Having, Having
the original mortgage. Mortgage, Mortgage
They have taken Taken, Taken
Taken bailouts Bailouts, Bailouts
They have taken Taken, Taken
Taken bailouts Bailouts, Bailouts
from taxpayers Taxpayers, Taxpayers
with impunity, Impunity
and continue to give Give, Give
Executives
All:
Executives Executives
Exorbitant, Exorbitant, Exorbitant
Basses & Tenors: Sopranos: Altos:
Bonuses Bonuses Bonuses
Basses & Tenors:
They have taken Taken, Taken
Taken our houses Houses, Houses x 3 (decrescendo)
Part 3 “They Have Perpetuated Inequality”
Bass Solo: They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace
All: based on age,
the color of one's skin,
sex, gender identity
and sexual orientation.
They have poisoned the food supply
through negligence,
and undermined
the farming system
through monopolization.
Bass Solo: They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel
All: Treatment of countless nonhuman animals,
and actively hid these practices.
Solo: Choir:
They have continuously
sought to strip employees of the right
to negotiate for better pay
and safer working conditions.
They have held students hostage
with tens of thousands of dollars
of debt on education,
which is itself a human right.
They have sold They have sold
They have sold They have sold
our privacy as a commodity.
They have consistently
outsourced labor and used that outsourcing
as leverage
to cut workers’ healthcare
and pay.
They have influenced the courts
to achieve the same rights as people,
with none of the culpability
or responsibility.
They have sold They have sold
They have sold They have sold
our privacy as a commodity.
Bridge:
They have spent millions of dollars on
legal teams that look for ways
to get them out of contracts
in regards to health insurance.
They continue to block generic forms of medicine
that could save people’s lives
or provide relief in order to protect investments
that have already turned a substantial profit.
They have sold They have sold
They have sold They have sold
our privacy as a commodity.
Choir: They have used the military and police force (repeat)
Billy (preaching over):
They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press.
They have deliberately declined to recall faulty products endangering lives in pursuit of profit.
They determine economic policy, despite the catastrophic failures their policies have produced and continue to produce.
They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press.
They have donated large sums of money to politicians, who are responsible for regulating them.
They have purposely covered up oil spills, accidents, faulty bookkeeping, and inactive ingredients in pursuit of profit.
They continue to block alternate forms of energy to keep us dependent on oil.
They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press
They purposefully keep people misinformed and fearful through their control of the media.
They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press
Choir “ooos” over Billy Prayer:
They have accepted private contracts to murder prisoners even when presented with serious doubts about their guilt.
They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts.
They have participated in the torture and murder of innocent civilians overseas.
They have perpetuated colonialism at home and abroad.
Choir:
To the people of the world,
We, the New York City General Assembly
occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square,
urge you to assert your power.
Exercise your right to peaceably assemble;
occupy public space;
create a process to address the problems we face,
and generate solutions x 3
accessible to everyone.
To all communities that take action
and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy,
we offer support, documentation,
and all of the resources at our disposal.
To the people of the world…(repeat)
+ Occupy. Shut ‘em down. New York City is a people’s town.
Choir: Join us
+ Sopranos “We Are The 99%”
+ Basses We Are The 99
Sopranos & Tenors: Do Do Do
Basses & Altos: Make your voices heard!
Sopranos : Do Do Do
Altos – Basses - Tenors: Join Us
Sopranos: Make your voices heard!
Cascade – TENOR – SOPRANO – BASS –ALTO x 2
Herd x 4
And Make your voices heard!