The W.T.O. Kills Farmers
Anti-Flag Lyrics

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Just an opening line with no specific meaning.

I did my best to make it in the world
The singer worked hard to make a living.

I plowed by sweat in tears into the fertile
The singer worked hard to cultivate fertile land to make a living.

Generation, generation, generated what was needed
The artist and previous generations were able to provide for themselves.

for supply to meet demand
They produced what was needed for the market.

The sun shone bright on the ancient range
The land was once good and healthy.

Then the promise of the future turned the Neo-Liberal Plain
New laws and regulations hurt the land on which they worked.

The people's voice shut up, shut down, abstain
People were no longer able or allowed to speak up about the issues.

Is it gonna take a martyr to end the charade?
The artist questions if someone needs to die to make a change.

They tell you that you're out of luck
People are told they are out of options and can't change things.

While people fall they watch their profits rocket up
Companies are making money off of other people's struggles and suffering.

S.O.S., this is a global call
A plea for help and action on a global scale.

You better make a stand
Encouragement to stand up for oneself and others.

You better make it now
Urgency to take action immediately.

Take back your rights from the IMF, World Bank and Monsanto
The singer is calling to remove the power and control of these entities.

Corporatocracy leads to profits for killers, profits for killers, no!
Corporate power and greed lead to suffering and death for people.

Geneva to Washington, Cancun to Seoul
These places are all affected by corporate greed and power.

The Corporate Welfare State running out of control
Corporate greed and power are becoming too much to handle.

The Corprocrats have got the guns, but their numbers are few
The powerful corporations have weapons, but not enough people support them.

They can kill democracy, but they cannot kill the truth
The corporations can take away freedom and democracy, but they can't take away the truth.

(So!) Step out on the matrix of the corporate slave
Stop being a slave to the corporations and their systems.

(So!) Step into the world of the living wage
Start living a life where the money earned is enough to live on.

Not for one, not for two, not for three or four
Every single citizen deserves fair treatment.

But for every single citizen around the fucking world
People worldwide deserve fair treatment and respect.

The people in the fight of our lives
People are struggling to survive and make a living.

The spark of revolution in a farmers' suicide
The suicide of a farmer started a revolution for change.

When they wage war on you, you lay asleep
People don't always stand up when they are being oppressed.

When they poison your food, you choose to drink
The people are consuming food and chemicals that are harming them.

There's poison in the well!
The system and corporations are poisoning everything.

(Stand Up! Resist!)
Encouragement to fight against oppression.

Monsanto are killers, k-k-k-k-killers
Monsanto is responsible for deaths and harm to people.

Syngenta are killers, k-k-k-k-killers
Syngenta is also responsible for deaths and harm to people.

The World Bank are killers, k-k-k-k-killers (Stand Up! Resist!)
The World Bank is also responsible for deaths and harm to people.

(Stand Up! Resist!)
Encouragement to fight against oppression.

The WTO are killers, k-k-k-k-killers (Stand Up! Resist!)
The World Trade Organization is also responsible for deaths and harm to people.

Oh no...
An expression of concern or worry.