Who Do We Not Save

“Check on your friends” they say “Check on your friends” But what do you do when you can’t do enough to help them? We pass the load between us until we self destruct We have to bear a system that doesn’t care for us And when we’re finally strong enough to admit we’re at our worst We get stuck on waiting lists while those with power get served first We’re one or two paychecks away While they decide who they won’t save You and I are collateral damage We are all just collateral damage We look down on those who struggle to survive When they put up a paywall could you pay to stay alive? It won’t matter how long or badly you are aching They’ll gatekeep your health when there’s money to be making We’re sick and tired and can’t just wait around for things to get better We’re sick and tired of too little too late, we cannot hold out forever We’re one or two paychecks away While they decide who they won’t save You and I are collateral damage We are all just collateral damage Collateral damage