Intro :
Although m any cont end
You may find hope as cend
To m ark just how e veryth ing ch anges
Whether the t emperature h ighs
Or the sea level rising
It's a ll going u p but the w ages
And m urdered rep orter s
And talk of hard borders
Sky-b ound as a h eavenl y cho ir
Or the stock price in Boeing
The screams of the dying
Or the s kies over Y emen last night
It's all going up b ut the wag es
And m aybe i t's ti me
It's all going up b ut the wag es
And m aybe i t's ti me
Don't m ention the r ent
Or th e money tha t's spent
Ke eping the b anks in good h ealth
Or rid iculous c laims
Or th e level o f blame
Po inted to a nything e lse
And p reachy m usici ans
And those stuck in prison
With s carcely e nough for a b lunt
Or the p ressure of b lood
That new hotel in the hood
With an o ligarch's n ame on the f ront
It's all going up b ut the wag es
And m aybe i t's ti me
It's all going up b ut the wag es
And m aybe i t's ti me
It's all g oing u p wit h the bum p in the heating bills
E ven though the city's on f ire
It's all going up b ut the wag es
And m aybe i t's ti me
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
N.C.
Higher and higher and higher
It's all going up b ut the wag es
And m aybe i t's ti me
It's all going up b ut the wag es
And m aybe i t's ti me
It's all g oing u p wit h the bum p in the heating bills
E ven though the city's on f ire
It's all going up b ut the wag es
And m aybe i t's ti me
