Rank And Vile - Destitution

Rank and Vile - Destitution
New Album WORSHIP coming 11/17/23
https://rankandvile.bandcamp.com/album/worship

Filmed and Edited by Adam Roethlisberger and Travis Noble
Additional footage Provided by chip_nooo via DIY Archive PDXhttps://www.youtube.com/@diyarchivepdx

Lyrics:
“What the fuck happened?”
Exclaimed a barbered bearded white man
“Downtown has gone to destitution.”

He says while a shattered soul
Echoes calls for help by his favorite pub
As the cold concrete caves offer
Measly shelter to hold them up

“Spare a dollar? I just need a little bit to get by.”
We react with disgust and dismay
To fevered chills
And quiet cries

No solution for this grandiose crisis
The privileged cry “Property is priceless!”
People are locked in a loop of failure
Reinstituted with the key of a jailer

The arbitration never ends
The bureaucratic nightmare rages on
The sweeping of the streets
The cycle repeats
The sanctions are growing
They can’t fucking winDOO

They can’t fucking win
They can’t fucking win
They can’t fucking win

They can’t fucking win
They can’t fucking win
Destined for destitution
They can’t fucking win

Destined for destitution
Ordained at the hand of authority
Doomed for dereliction
A pawn played by the palm of politicians

Destined for destitution
Condemned by their clout
Doomed for dereliction
With no goddamn way out