The Law of Asbestos

Capital's pre-eminence made matter
 Nailed to the high-rise, under the budgetary hammer
 Do they sleep well, wrapped in irony?
 Better that than tangled in austerity
 Better ours than their children in poverty
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 Tide over the tampered-with, until it's their turn
 A corner cut, a penny saved
 Grenfell burns again and again and again!
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 There's worse than the pox for all these houses
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 The scaffolding holding the bread from their mouths
 As it rouses the worker to sell themselves short
 Both foundation and corner-stone
 And entirely bereft of support
 If I drink Tollen's reagent, will I finally shine inside?
 And will I see myself as God sees me
 If I pour it in my eyes?
 Pour it in my eyes
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 All's silent but for the rain
 Weary lungs, asthmatic brain
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 And tell me, is this, now, the humour of it?
 Some architect's great satire in prefabricated shit
 The rot and the damp creeping in, every corner
 A reflection of the presupposed sin of every presupposed hoarder
 Scrounger, thief, gangrenous scab
 If the game's afoot I'll gladly lose the leg
 This is not a house of amateurs
 This is done with full intent
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 Always three months to the gutter
 Never three months to the peak
 Another day to grind your fingers
 For the simple right to eat
 Always three months to the gutter
 Never three months to the crown
 Another deep breath of asbestos
 In a godforsaken town
 Always three months to the gutter
 Never three months to the top
 Another set of fucking homeless spikes
 Outside another empty shop
 Always three months to the gutter
 Never three months to ascent
 This is not a house of amateurs
 This is done with full intent
 With full intent
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 Always three months to the gutter
 Never three months to the peak
 Another day to grind your fingers
 For the simple right to eat
 Always three months to the gutter
 Never three months to the crown
 Another deep breath of asbestos
 In a godforsaken town
 Always three months to the gutter
 Never three months to the top
 Another set of fucking homeless spikes
 Outside another empty shop
 Always three months to the gutter
 Never three months to ascent
 This is not a house of amateurs
 This is done with full intent
 Done with full intent