Skyline

[Intro]

Happening again, eh?

[Verse 1]

Woke up to a bad dream

Waved goodbye to our spaces

Every one of our favourites

Cityscape looking faceless

Made the streets look stainless

The surgery wasn’t painless (no)

No past, just traces (noo)

Nowhere to play, just playlists

Walked through town, it was looking strange

All I saw was weed places (huh)

They wanna keep us sedated

They don't want civic engagement (damn)

LRT stations in Little Jamaica

Lead to mass displacement

Condo ads with white faces

Who’s gonna gain from the changes?

[Chorus]

I don’t recognize the skyline

And I can’t see the sunshine

Saw a hole in the skyline

Read about it in a headline

I don’t recognize the skyline

No, I can’t see the sunshine

No, I can’t see the sunshine

No, I can’t see the sunshine

[Verse 2]

The powers that be, they trick us (they do)

Loopholes to evict us

Slumlords in effect

Raising the rent then they blame the victims

The city tears down encampments

My neighbours bought a place in Hamilton

Tents right next to the mansions

They acting like it isn't happenin'

City planners never plan for us

Mayor Tory doesn't ride the bus (no)

Or ride a bike or ride for us (no)

So how can he understand what we want?

Ford Nation’s for the corporations

But he don’t care about the public (he don't)

Whenever we ask for what we need

They say there's no room in the budget

[Chorus]

I don’t recognize the skyline

And I can’t see the sunshine

Saw a hole in the skyline

Read about it in a headline

I don’t recognize the skyline

No, I can’t see the sunshine

No, I can’t see the sunshine

No, I can’t see the sunshine