[Verse 1]You're trying to tell me Capital has won at lastAnyone who's not convinced has just been shown the doorYou're trying to tell me competition turns the wheelsSmart money never deals in welfare anymoreSurvival of the fittest keeps the species strongChange is always painful but it doesn't last too longExcuse me, my friend, I think you could be wrong[Chorus]When some of us are free to riseAnd some are free to fallAll of us are living under the dictatorship of capital[Verse 2]You're trying to tell me profit is the bottom linеCancer is sometimes bеnignIt eats the cells that leave themselves defenselessYou're trying to tell me market forces must prevailSome succeed, while others failFailure has to face the consequencesWeeding out the weak is Mother Nature's songExistence is a game like chess, monopoly or mahjongExcuse me, friend, I think you could be wrong[Chorus]When some of us are free to riseAnd some are free to fallAll of us are living under the dictatorship of capital[Verse 3]And it did not take me by surpriseWhen the revolution from above began to cave inLike a new town built by an architect no one wants to live in[Chorus]When some of us are free to riseAnd some are free to fallAll of us are living under the dictatorship of capital[Verse 4]You're trying to tell me I'm living in a democracyEveryone is always freeTo live with ugliness or beautyYou're trying to tell me undermining revolutionsWhen they threaten institutionsIs a major powers democratic dutyWith Batista, Marcos, Pinochet you got alongBut not with the Sandanistas and not with the Viet CongExcuse me friend I think you got it wrong[Chorus]Because when some of us are free to riseAnd some are free to fallAll of us are living under the dictatorship of capitalAll of us are living under the dictatorship of capitalAll of us are living under the dictatorship of capital
