Burning our reserves of courage

Here's something Spotify sent me recently. I really like it. Not sure how comforting it is, but I think that's rather the point. Everybody's saying 

That it's gonna be alright 

But I can't help but wonder 

If it's gonna be on my dime 

We are the powers 

Throwing up against the tide 

Burning our reserves of courage 

And working just to make it alright 

When we know it isn't 

We know it isn't, we know it isn't 

We know it isn't, it ain't gonna turn out right 

We know it isn't, we know it isn't, oh no 

We know it isn't, that's why we gots to fight 

You and I are trying 

But we don't get to decide 

When the man comes for our paycheques 

Don't you tell me it'll be alright 

We aren't the rich ones 

Some of us will barely get by 

They buy diamond studded shoes with our taxes 

Anything to keep us divided 

You know it isn't 

We know it isn't, we know it isn't 

 

For the life and soul of the world we love 

Fight, 'cause the promise is never gonna be enough 

Watching and waiting for answers 

Hoping we might see the light 

You beat it into us like a hammer 

So don't you tell me it'll be alright 

When we know it isn't