Rip down the local Throw up a hotel Clean these streets of culture Give the corporations full control Rip out the heart of the city Stop the beating of the streets Have the same old boring conversations With every acquaintance you meet I want to be inspired I want to be free Don't want to grow tired, of a city once admired I want to be inspired I want to be free Don't want to grow tired, of a city on its knees I want to be inspired I want to be inspired I want to be inspired Gentrification doesn't mean shit When the money in your bank is a bottomless pit Gentrification is a meaningless fact When you don't give a fuck about culture and that Gentrification doesn't mean shit When the money in your bank is a bottomless pit Gentrification will help this city Now you can't afford rent, what a shame, what a pity! Gentrification doesn't mean shit When the money in your bank is a bottomless pit Gentrification I couldn't give a damn I'm only here for the money, man Gentrification Gentrification Gentrification Gentrification This city isn't breathing For that reason I'm leaving I can't help the way that I'm feeling This city isn't breathing For that reason I'm leaving I can't help the way that I'm feeling Gentrification Gentrification Gentrification Gentrification