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