How can there be that one moment in time when our perfect imperfections collide Just the way that they need to for us to fit in to our perfectly practical lives And it's all just a whisper to those in the background protecting their sweet little lies But as that small whisper turns into a shout Their perfectly practical lives will come tumbling down Hey, hey, what about us Hey, hey, hey, what about us And too many times I've been left all alone just defending the price on my head But defending this system is only resisting the life they have planned you instead And the voicing of reason and right hand of justice is there to protect what we have But when the right hand of justice is over our mouths Then practically everyone's lives will come tumbling down Hey, hey, what about us Hey, hey, hey, what about us And all of those preachers who teach us keep hold of that loved silver spoon For those preachers who teach us keep high out of reach For those who's beneath us so what can they do As long as it's us against them we'll be good Hey, hey, what about us Hey, hey, hey, what about us Mmmmm what about us Hey, hey, what about us They cry, they cry They cry, they cry, what about us They cry, they cry Hey, hey, hey, what about us They cry hey, oh they cry, what about us They cry hey, they cry, hey, what about us Hey, hey, hey, it's about us