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"it's a post​-​industrial world"

from Heliotropism by GioSafari

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I hope that Mickey Mouse doesn't come to break my knees.

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There’s a fac’try in China where toys are made
And the children who work there are hardly paid
Living wage for their time, Nevermind it’s a crime;
It’s a small world after all.

Then those toys are sent to the U.S. (of) A.
To restock our shelves every holiday
Put a gift ‘low the tree while its makers’ hungry
It’s a small world after all.

It’s a small world after all. It’s a small, small world.

Lining up at stores, trample all your peers
Cheap consumer goods the best price all year
Get that gift or that toy for your girl or your boy
It’s a small world after all.

Purchase all your gifts, go on get your fill
Credit card comp’nies will foot all the bills
Pay them no mind at all til they’ve got you by the balls
It’s a small world after all!

It’s a small world after all. It’s a small, small world.

Careless spending’s what got us into this mess
So we’re living in luxury and excess;
But the truth’s we’re in debt, we’re all drowning in the red.
It’s a small world after all.

Think you’ve got it bad? ‘Magine all the poor
Working pittance wages so you’ll have more.
Spend all day making clothes can’t afford for themselves!
It’s a small world after all.

It’s a small world after all. It’s a small, small world.

As you purchase gifts for your holiday,
Please remember the poor who are far away -
Do yourself and them a favor, don’t support sweatshop labor
Cuz it’s a small world after all.

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from Heliotropism, released September 15, 2012
Voice acting by Jessica Mendes & members of Occupy Raleigh

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GioSafari New York, New York

GioSafari was the pseudonym for singer-songwriter and peace activator Gio Andollo. He lives in NYC, where he has committed to music - songwriting, recording, busking, performing, promoting - and activism. He speaks truth to power in the heart of Empire, recalling the subversive musical traditions of American folk & punk, singing for peace & justice, and advocating the use of bicycle helmets. ... more

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