Robber Baron
Voltaire Lyrics

Of all things malign,
Of all the evil things in the world,

An accident on the assembly line today
There was an accident at the factory today,

Cut him to the bone,
The accident was severe and caused deep harm,

"But what can you expect from clumsy 8-year-olds?" I'm told.
The factory owner doesn't take responsibility for the accident and blames young workers,

Look outside the window.
The scene outside is worth seeing,

See the growing crowd
There are many people gathering outside,

Of kids with missing arms and feet?
Many of them are missing limbs,

Nothing to eat?
They don't have enough food to eat either,

What cold heartless beast
Who is the cruel and ruthless person behind this,

Can sit and have his feast every night,
And still enjoy the luxuries of life every night,

While their plight's always in his sight?
Knowing very well about the struggle of these people,

Robber Baron in the tower,
The wealthy businessman in his palace-like office building,

Counting all his gold.
Doing nothing but counting his wealth,

You know while he goes unchecked
As he is not held accountable by the law or anyone,

And stays in power,
And continues to enjoy his authoritative position,

He's never gonna let,
He won't allow others to have,

He's never gonna let,
He won't let go of his control,

He's never gonna let us go!
He won't allow us to be free from his tyranny,

Marching in the streets,
Groups of organized protestors taking to the streets,

The mighty hammer of the Baron's own police.
The police force, serving the Baron's interests,

With their flags and guns,
Waving flags and carrying arms,

And guns and drums and boots,
Continuing their parade with drum beats and marching boots,

And blood red banners, dogs and guns.
Some of them carrying banners and dogs, all armed with guns,

Black-shirts pound the pavement,
Pro-government activists taking over the streets,

With their bold insignias of wolves,
Wearing uniforms with wolf symbols,

And bats and snakes,
Some with bat and snake insignias,

And birds of prey.
Others with bird of prey symbols on their uniforms.

Filling us with fear.
Their presence instilling a sense of terror in the protestors,

Our hearts are full of tears.
The protestors are emotional and sad,

Who so vain, for his gain,
Who is so selfish and egoistic that he seeks personal gain,

Causes so much pain?
But in the process, he causes a lot of suffering and pain to others,

Robber Baron in the castle,
Another reference to the wealthy businessman,

Basking in his greed.
Enjoying his greed and luxuries,

You know while he breaks no sweat,
While he doesn't work hard or earn his wealth fairly,

And gets no hassle,
He faces no difficulty or challenges,

He's never gonna let,
He won't allow for,

He's never gonna let,
He's not going to let go of,

He's never gonna let us free!
He will never allow us to be free from his power and influence,

What do you want?
What is it that you desire,

(FREEDOM!)
The protestors shout in unison, calling out for freedom,

When do you want it?
When do you want to achieve it,

(NOW!)
The answer is clear: now is the time for freedom,

Only we can make us free.
The protestors know that they must strive for freedom themselves and not rely on anyone else to make them free,