Running The World
Jarvis Cocker Lyrics

Well id you hear? There's a natural order
People believe there is a predetermined order to society.

Those most deserving will end up with the most
The people with merit will be rewarded with the most success.

That the cream cannot help but always rise up to the top
Those who are the best will always succeed.

Well I say, "Shit floats"
The people who don't deserve success will often get ahead.

If you thought things had changed
If you think society has transformed for the better...

Friend, you'd better think again
...you should reconsider your stance.

Bluntly put, in the fewest of words
To be direct, the people in charge are...

Cunts are still running the world
...incompetent and unethical.

Cunts are still running the world
...and it's still happening.

Oh yeah

Now the working classes are obsolete
Working-class citizens are no longer useful in society.

They are surplus to society's needs
There is no value placed on the working classes.

So let 'em all kill each other
The people in charge don't care what happens to the working classes.

And get it made overseas
They outsource jobs to other countries for cheap labor.

That's the word, don't you know
That's the message from the people in charge.

From the guys that's running the show
From the people in charge.

Let's be perfectly clear boys and girls
To be completely transparent...

Oh cunts are still running the world
...the people in charge are still incompetent and unethical.

Cunts are still running the world
...and society is still being run by them.

Oh yeah

Feed your children on crayfish and lobster tails
The wealthy can afford to give their children lavish meals.

Find a school near the top of the league
They also have access to high-ranking educational institutions.

In theory I respect your right to exist
In theory, everyone has the right to live.

I will kill you if you move in next to me
But in reality, the wealthy will resort to violence to maintain their position.

And it stinks, yeah it sucks, it's anthropologically unjust
This situation is morally repugnant and goes against basic human principles.

But the takings are up by a third, so
However, the profits have increased.

Cunts are still running the world, yeah
But the people in charge remain to be incompetent and unethical.

Cunts are still running the world
...and it is still happening.

Oh yeah

The free market is perfectly natural
People argue that the free market is the most natural way to organize systems.

Do you think that I'm some kind of dummy?
The singer challenges anyone who disagrees with them.

It's the ideal way to order the world
They believe that the free market is the best way to organize society.

"Fuck the morals, does it make any money?"
They prioritize making a profit over ethical considerations.

If you don't like it, then leave
They suggest leaving if someone disagrees with the system.

Or use your right to protest on the street
They suggest using the right to protest.

Yeah use your right, but don't imagine that it's heard
But the people in charge are unlikely to listen to protests.

Not while cunts are still running the world
As long as the incompetent and unethical people are in charge.

Cunts are still running the world, yeah
The singer reiterates that incompetence and unethical people remain in power.

Cunts are still running the world, yeah
It is still a problem that needs to be addressed.

Cunts are still running the world, oh

Cunts are still running the world

Cunts are still running the world