Sustentabilidade é também se preocupar com questões políticas, sociais e econômicas e lutar por um mundo mais justo e igualitário. Com essa pegada em mente, a banda Rise Against botou a boca no trombone para criticar práticas capitalistas que colocam muitos trabalhadores em situações degradantes. “Prayer of the refugee” (Oração do refugiado, em português) canta a opressão do capitalismo e critica as grandes empresas e multinacionais que aumentam seu lucro se valendo do trabalho escravo e da mão-de-obra barata. O clipe alterna cenas dos integrantes em um grande supermercado com imagens de crianças estrangeiras fabricando tênis, encaixotando bananas e montando carrinhos de controle remoto.
Prayer of the refugee – Rise Against
Warm yourself by the fire, son,
And the morning will come soon.
I’ll tell you stories of a better time,
In a place that we once knew.
Before we packed our bags
And left all this behind us in the dust,
We had a place that we could call home,
And a life no one could touch.
Don’t hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don’t need your help now,
You will let me down, down, down!
Don’t hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don’t need your help now,
You will let me down, down, down!
Down!
We are the angry and the desperate,
The hungry, and the cold,
We are the ones that kept quiet,
And always did what we were told.
But we’ve been sweating while you slept so calm,
In the safety of your home.
We’ve been pulling out the nails that hold up
Everything you’ve known.
Don’t hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don’t need your help now,
You will let me down, down, down!
Don’t hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don’t need your help now,
You will let me down, down, down!
So open your eyes child,
Let’s be on our way.
Broken windows and ashes
Are guiding the way.
Keep quiet no longer,
We’ll sing through the day,
Of the lives that we’ve lost,
And the lives we’ve reclaimed.
Don’t hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don’t need your help now,
You will let me down, down, down!
Don’t hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground,
I don’t need your help now,
You will let me down, down, down!
Don’t hold me up?
(I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground)
Don’t hold me up?
(I don’t need your help)
No! No! No!
Don’t hold me up!
(I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground)
Don’t hold me up!
(I don’t need your help, I’ll stand my ground)
Don’t let me down, down, down, down, down!