Salieri

Salieri for my good friends Dennis The Menace
For the bell-ends
The grateful imposter all the same
Product of right time and place

All the best artists that I know
Struggle to get local shows
Or get the if you know, you know
But then no one really knows

I saw the billing for the kids from private schools
All sharing management and agents
Who know just what to do
The industry monsters
Decide who gets the concert
They won't speak out on the genocide
In case they lose a sponsor

And I think it's clearer than it's ever been
The difference between industry and music scene
With every artform it seems to be the same
All the worst shit you can find will be shoved right in your face

Salieri for my good friends
I'm jealous of the talent that seems heaven-sent
And just because they don't have fame
They're spoken of like a charity case