Better Questions, Better Answers
Channel: John Sakars
Date: 2020-09-28

Why is it easier to picture an apocalypse, 
than to imagine peaceful words coming from everybody's lips? 
Why is it easier to dream of existential threats,
than to fathom a world where no one is in debt? 

Why is ending poverty seen as an impossible dream,
but the end of the world in movies is a recurring theme? 
Why does talk of animal liberation make some people laugh,
but it's easy for them to picture the extinction of every giraffe? 

Talk about a world with no prisons, and people say, "Never." 
Talk about the world's first trillionaire, and people say, "They are clever."
A world with no police? Many say that's an awful suggestion. 
"How can we buy more guns and tanks?" They'd rather ask that question.

Food for all the people. "Who is gonna pay for that?"   
Go vegan to help end world hunger. Would you like to have that chat? 
No plastic in the oceans. To that, everybody agrees. 
Then please stop eating fishes. No more fishing nets, please." 

People, people, people. What are we gonna do, 
to make a world where everyone's needs are met?
People, people, people. What are we gonna do, 
to achieve equity and get rid of all debt? 
We can ask questions. And even better questions. 
Then come up with answers. And even better answers.
Better questions, better answers.  

Why is it easier to foresee houselessness for an eternity, 
than it is to imagine a world where all housing is free?
Why is capitalism seen as being the best system there's ever been, 
while socialism elicits a condescending grin?
 
We all got taught in Kindergarten that sharing is good, 
but talk about a shareocracy, and you'll be misunderstood. 
The R-word is ableist, and should never be used as a slur.
So don't say "libtard" as if you are a litterateur. 

Let's come together and share, so you get what you deserve: 
food, water, housing, health care, a biosphere we must conserve.
Whomever you are, I love you. I hope I always will. 
Life can be hard. Let's make it so you never have to pay a bill. 

We're all animals, and I think we're all doing the best we can.
Can we make a world where everyone's needs are met? Let's come up with a plan. 
Let's make a non-oppressive utopia. Fill the world with love and light.
Be a total liberationist. Always do what is right.  

People, people, people. What are we gonna do, 
to make a world where everyone's needs are met?
People, people, people. What are we gonna do, 
to achieve equity and get rid of all debt? 
We can ask questions. And even better questions. 
Then come up with answers. And even better answers.
Better questions, better answers.