We’ve been living out here 2 years now
And it’s not how I thought it was gonna be
It’s not what I imagined at all

I used to work in the city
My wife had a good job
And my kids, went to a good school

And now look at us
Tent city
I know how we got here
But I don’t find it very easy to talk about

I am a proud man
Or At least I was

We had it all
We had the latest gadgets
We had the latest graphite grey whatever in the driveway
And 2 holidays a year

But everyone has a little trouble every now and then
You need a leg up
A bit of help
I never thought it would lead us down this path
To this place
I didn’t read the small print

In order to meet your financial obligations to the state
And be a profitable unit
All of your property is to be seized
In order for you to pay your profitability shortfall

So it was all repossessed
And we’ve lived here since

That was where my little girl was born
And they just walked in and started taking things

I mean who does that?
Where does that come from?

Our neighbours just stood around watching
And no one batted an eyelid
They didn’t raise a finger
We’d known them for years

The fucking took it all

I worked my entire adult life for the ministry
I did everything that I was supposed to do

But that treadmill got faster, and faster, and faster
And I couldn’t keep up

They walked in and they tore our lives apart
And now we’re living out here
Where the farms used to be

And there’s no schools
And there’s no jobs
And the water is dirty

I just want to wake up from all of this
I want things to start making sense again

I need to know where this ship is sailing to
Because none of this is making any sense

All I can think about is revenge
And standing up for myself

Because I know where they make those decisions
And I know the names that sign on the dotted line

I think there’s more people just like me
And they’re sick of being pushed around too

So I’m gonna get some revenge
And have things start making sense again
And I’m gonna take back everything they took from me

And they should be scared
Because I’m frothing
And I’m burning
And I’m caustic
And I’m tearing apart at the fucking seams

And I’m ready to show them
Just how fucking dark my nightmares have become

I think

I think that I’m waking up

I think that I’m waking up

I think that I’m waking up

I think that I’m waking up

I think that I’m waking up

I think that I’m waking up