Founders' Children 2024

from Citizens Unite by Lopker

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When free speech is measured in dollars
Only the richest are heard
Democracy gets smaller and smaller
The American Dream is deferred
The markets are rigged for the wealthy
But they're not going to silence us here
Come bring us your hearts and your spirits
It's time for a new frontier

We are the founders' children
We're fighting off corporate greed
We're only as strong as our weakest
We'll fight until everyone's free

The hours I trade for a paycheck
Are the least of what matters to me
I do what I do as a human
And the best of it I do for free
I learn, I heal, and I invent
I educate, write, and make new
Nobody pays me to do this
We everyday people just do

We are the founders' children
We won't be stopped by your walls
Equality means you're accountable
You can't rise by making us fall

Our country is made up of people
All the value we add to our lives
The sharing, the caring, the loving
That make our communities thrive
Our energy expended without pay
Investments that nobody counts
When they talk about job creators
And the annual GNP amount

We are the founders' children
We're fighting for citizens' rights
You're not going to squander our future
We won't let you out of our sight

If the rich and powerful just vanished
We'd still do the valuable stuff
We all have a gift to contribute
We know when enough is enough
We've taken our place in the meantime
Between private and public terrain
Until we are heard we'll be here
Again and again and again

We are the founders' children
We're fighting off corporate greed
We're only as strong as our weakest
We'll fight until everyone's free

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from Citizens Unite, released July 26, 2021

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Lopker Los Angeles, California

Welcome. I like to make songs. Not autobiographical. Just for fun. Songs about current events and human values.

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