JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Disparity by Design” adalah salah satu lagu milik grup band rock asal Amerika Serikat, Rise Against.
Lagu yang diciptakan oleh Tim McIlrath (vokalis) ini muncul dalam album studio keenam band yang bertajuk Endgame.
Album Endgame dirilis pada 15 Maret 2011 melalui label DGC Records.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Politics of Love - Rise Against
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Disparity by Design” dari Rise Against:
[Intro]
F#m D E (x4)
E Esus4 E/A E
[Verse 1]
F#m D E Bm
All the way at the bottom of the barrels, we cry out.
F#m D E Bm
So ashamed of our tears that we blame only ourselves,
F#m D
That's when they win, they keep us convinced,
E Bm
To lift up our chins, these playing fields are level,
F#m D
"We all have a chance", with that they dismiss,
E
The fast lanes they rode,
Bm C#m/G#
On which access depends on who you know,
Bm/F# C#m/G#
Or where you came from,
D/A C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#
Whose daughter are you? Whose fortunate son?
C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#
We're told to stick out our thumbs,
D C#m/G# E D D E
They feast from the linens while we settle for crumbs.
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D
Is this an over-reaching arm?,
E Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?
F#m C#m D
Is this a handout undeserved,
E Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?
F#m C#m D E
(Or a just reparation?)
F#m D E
[Verse 2]
F#m D E Bm
All the way from the towers, high above glass ceiling tombs,
F#m D
Tell themselves that they've earned this,
E C#m/G#
By working hard and playing by the rules.
Bm/F# C#m/G#
But this is only part-true,
C#m/G# D/A Bm/F# C#m/G#
A dangerous trick played on me and you,
C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#
And so, like a practical joke,
D C#m/G# E D D E
We've pulled on these bootstraps so hard that they broke.
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D
Is this an over-reaching arm?,
E Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?
F#m C#m D
Is this a handout undeserved,
E Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?
F#m C#m
And like a single domino,
D E
That falls while the rest stay vertical,
F#m C#m D
We're fed these empty fairytales,
E Esus4 E/A
But will you believe them.
[Bridge]
F#m D E
F#m D E F#m D E
And if there's a god, you better pray.
F#m D E F#m
That this sleeping giant never wakes.
[Verse 3]
F#m C#m D E
But if we just took a step back,
F#m D E
A bigger picture we might view,
F#m C#m D E
Perhaps a man in the gutter,
F#m D E
Is not so different from you.
[Verse 4]
D E F#m
Come in, out of the cold,
D E F#m
Forget all that you know,
D E F#m
Because there's always been room by the fire for you,
D E F#m C#m D
Oh, come in out of the cold.
E
Will you believe them?
[Chorus]
F#m C#m D
Is this an over-reaching arm?,
E Esus4 E/A
Or is this compassion?
F#m C#m D
Is this a handout undeserved,
E Esus4 E/A
Or a just reparation?
F#m C#m
And like a single domino,
D E
That falls while the rest stay vertical,
F#m C#m D
We're fed these empty fairytales,
E Esus4 E/A
And I'm through believing.