"I'm not the only one" as the lyric goes! How long will individual interest dominate collective interest. What does it take?

Lyrics

Beat of the Drum

If you don’t do what you’re told,
we’re going to lock you away
Strip you of who you are,
and all of your family
We’ll give you a sense of work,
but without any pay
Put you to the back of the queue,
one that's growing everyday
Chorus:
But I’m not the only one,
there’s more where I come from
The more that we speak out,
the louder the beat of the drum
the louder,..
The beat of the drum..

Just like snakes and ladders,
we take you back to the start
We load the dice take your self esteem, then we break it apart
When will the suffering,
and political hype ever end
And where will all the sick go,
to find a healing friend
Chorus:..
Why can’t the strong,
why can't they heal the weak
Could it be that they're up to theknee
in all the riches that they seek
and why, why can't the rich
pay their fair share
Cause we all know, you know,
it's the poor what got'em there
It's the poor what got'em there
Chorus:

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