Stockyard Stoics - Urban Decay lyrics

The rent comes up and the hammer down There'll be no reprieve The artists and the working cla** are quietly urged to leave It's the dawn of a brand new prohibition And there's no place for you Pack up! Move out! They'll beat you black and blue Urban decay! New shades of grey Urban decay! Throw the culture away Urban decay! Make the poor man pay Urban decay! If they had their way there'd be new homes for the poor At the bottom of the East River Their urban renewal is our urban decay What once were family neighbourhoods or back streets full of dangerous hoods Now one and all are shopping malls Parking lots with disco balls Bring me your tired, hungry, and meek yearning to breathe free Now S.O.D.! Diversity! Is Starbucks and a Burger King Urban decay! New shades of grey Urban decay! Throw the culture away Urban decay! Make the poor man pay Urban decay! If they had their way there'd be new homes for the poor At the bottom of the East River Their urban renewal is our urban decay You can whitewash the halls and lock all the doors But there'll be rats in the walls and roaches under the floors Sanitize and eradicate This dirt ain't gonna wash away Those who thankless run the cities names and faces will be known For those from who there's been no pity there'll be no mercy shown Out of sight and out of mind but the problems only grow Heads up! Hit the deck! The whole damned thing's gonna blow Urban decay! New shades of grey Urban decay! Throw the culture away Urban decay! Make the poor man pay Urban decay! No f**in' way Still dirty after all these years Still scary after all this fear Still dirty after all these years This dirt won't wash away