LYRICS

“Reframe the Economy”

(David Litner)

In order to take back the economy,

We must reframe, imagine it differently

Abandon this notion

That the economy is a relentless engine

That we can’t effect change, rearrange

Because we can make the change, rearrange

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Reframe the economy to reflect our reality

A reality considering the environment and society

Not just the profit, acting monetarily

We can then be effective economic actors

Not just beset, overwhelmed non-factors

Ordinary people must understand

We can provoke manifest change

When we take matters into our own hands

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Like the trim tab of a huge ocean liner

Small actions can have big effects

An idea can spread rapidly

Reframing our sense of possibility

Unleashing new capacities

I too was cynical about the practicality

Of ordinary citizens altering the economy

But like Margaret Mead claimed

Small, committed groups of citizens can change the whole domain

One example from Take Back the Economy

Shows positive change sparked by the ordinary

Indigent women in Gujarat, India

Changed their fortunes thanks to SEWA

Now Gujarati women’s embroidery

Trends and adorns fashion garments globally

The women are suppliers, managers, and share-holders

In this not-for-profit company

Poor women reframed as skilled producing artisans

With operational principles that are socially just

Take back the economy as a space of ethical trust

So the economy is not simply

A large capitalistic body, incomprehensibly

We can have influence, we can have control

Conscious citizens can absolutely change the whole

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