They tell me in the polls
The war has no support
There’s opposition in the Congress
And the courts
They tell me that the youth
Are especially against
Spending trillions every year
On defense
They say there’s opposition
On the shop room floors
They say the students
Are against these wars
But if it’s all true
Someone tell me how
The streets aren’t full
Of people right now
Where are the masses
Marching on their feet
Where are the millions
In the streets
Where are the festivals
Of resistance and rebellion
To see the country so quiet
Is Orwellian
At such a time of madness
At such a precarious brink
As we seem so close to
Becoming extinct
Where are the lockdowns
At the factory gates
The antiwar cafes
Across the United States
Where are the blockades
From the peaks to the ravines
Aiming to shut down
This war machine
Where are the masses
Marching on their feet
Where are the millions
In the streets
David Rovics is an American indie singer/songwriter. His music concerns subjects such as the 2003 Iraq war, anti-globalization, anarchism, and social justice issues, and also labor history. Rovics has been an outspoken critic of former President George W. Bush, the Republican Party, John Kerry, and the Democratic Party. Rovics is critical of the U.S. government’s policies and claims that the “U.S. government’s foreign policy represents U.S. corporate interests” and that “the U.S. government does not like democracy either at home or abroad.” He is also deeply critical of Israel’s genocide in Palestine and the U.S. support for it. His website is davidrovics.com/