AFTER THE FUTURES

After the futures, cities collapse
With the flight of the ascendent
The dispossessed are left under the watch
Of empty structures built on speculation

The numbers expand, the numbers contract
Markets thrive, markets crash

A zero sum game
Always favors its makers invisible hands
In the trickle-down arrangement

The numbers expand, the numbers contract
But some are protected on others' backs

With booms and busts and bubbles bursting
The poorest always shoulder the risk
They’ll bet on detention, bet on defense
Cut off all service, some just have to suffer

Predators must protect their interests
When the dollar is at stake
They’ll bet on your debt
Bet on your ruin
To sustain their investments
After the futures

They’ll bet on extraction
They’ll bet on repression
They’ll bet on destruction
They’ll bet on displacement

After the futures
After the futures

They’re too big to fail, you are subprime
Austerity rules a world of plenty
The numbers expand, the numbers contract
Markets thrive, markets crash