Did you know the money you spend
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destroys the environment?
Let me explain
00:02
First take existing prejudices
Add centuries of plunder and grift
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Call it colonialism
Pretend you stop by granting freedom
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The poor you leave need society
No one accepts their currency
00:16
You offer to loan them money
If your businesses can run free
00:22
Your businesses enrich a few thugs
Or dirty leaders who are corrupt
00:27
They scam their folks with austerity
Low wages in their bad currency
00:33
Meanwhile back home you close your factories
You send your people’s jobs overseas
00:39
So everything gets made far away
Wastes energy to find a cheap wage
00:44
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire
Spend a dollar euro pound and you're burning the Earth
00:53
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire
You'll never save the world if you don't know the truth
00:58
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire
Spend a dollar euro pound and you're burning the Earth
01:05
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire
You'll never save the world if you don't know the truth
01:10
Fiat Fire
You Are Required
01:15
To help the apocalypse for your survival
01:18
Help the apocalypse for your survival
Help the apocalypse for your survival
01:20
Fiat Fire
You Are Required
01:24
To help the apocalypse for your survival
01:27
Help The apocalypse for your survival
Help the apocalypse for your survival
01:29
You force your currency everywhere
Then blame the losers for their despair
01:35
Your citizens who struggle for work
Cause they compete with currency serfs
01:41
Meanwhile the global economy
Wastes carbon for fake prosperity
01:47
From minerals to factory floors
To everything we buy at the store
01:52
To hide your crimes against the species
You bastardize financial theory
01:58
The Ivy League buys your distortion
From Adam Smith to Milton Friedman
02:03
You hoodwink people so they believe
Your precedents give them agency
02:09
They slay and slander your enemies
While you control the chains they don’t see
02:14
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire
Spend a dollar euro pound and you're burning the Earth
02:23
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire
You'll never save the world if you don't know the truth
02:29
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire
Spend a dollar euro pound and you're burning the Earth
02:35
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire
You'll never save the world if you don't know the truth
02:40
That’s right, the fiat money you
spend destroys the environment
02:47
What's in your wallet?
02:52
Lyrics & Translation
Dive into Tay Zonday's thought-provoking song "Fiat Fire" and unlock its profound message about the hidden environmental costs of our global economy. This track offers a unique linguistic journey, as Zonday's distinctive vocal style and direct, impactful lyrics provide a clear, accessible way to engage with complex themes of economics, colonialism, and environmentalism in English. Experience how music can be a powerful tool for social commentary and expand your vocabulary on crucial contemporary issues.
[English]
Did you know the money you spenddestroys the environment? Let me explain
First take existing prejudices Add centuries of plunder and grift
Call it colonialism Pretend you stop by granting freedom
The poor you leave need society No one accepts their currency
You offer to loan them money If your businesses can run free
Your businesses enrich a few thugs Or dirty leaders who are corrupt
They scam their folks with austerity Low wages in their bad currency
Meanwhile back home you close your factories You send your people’s jobs overseas
So everything gets made far away Wastes energy to find a cheap wage
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire Spend a dollar euro pound and you're burning the Earth
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire You'll never save the world if you don't know the truth
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire Spend a dollar euro pound and you're burning the Earth
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire You'll never save the world if you don't know the truth
Fiat Fire You Are Required
To help the apocalypse for your survival
Help the apocalypse for your survival Help the apocalypse for your survival
Fiat Fire You Are Required
To help the apocalypse for your survival
Help The apocalypse for your survival Help the apocalypse for your survival
You force your currency everywhere Then blame the losers for their despair
Your citizens who struggle for work Cause they compete with currency serfs
Meanwhile the global economy Wastes carbon for fake prosperity
From minerals to factory floors To everything we buy at the store
To hide your crimes against the species You bastardize financial theory
The Ivy League buys your distortion From Adam Smith to Milton Friedman
You hoodwink people so they believe Your precedents give them agency
They slay and slander your enemies While you control the chains they don’t see
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire Spend a dollar euro pound and you're burning the Earth
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire You'll never save the world if you don't know the truth
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire Spend a dollar euro pound and you're burning the Earth
Fiat Fire, Fiat Fire You'll never save the world if you don't know the truth
That’s right, the fiat money you spend destroys the environment
What's in your wallet?
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