Gentrify

by Alex Castle

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lyrics

living just enough for the city, watching all your money get spent
you can't save up a down, not in this part of town
paying uncontrolled fair market rent
as a man must build his own shelter, so a man must own his own home
it can be yours in time if you open your mind
and learn what the oppressors know

rise up, gentrify
rise up, it's time to buy
in a sketchy neighborhood where the architecture's good
time is running out before we get priced out
I can't afford to buy in the Lower East Side
the East Village, yeah right
forget Park Slope, hello Bed-Stuy

rise up, gentrify
rise up, it's time to buy
the first year is the worst, keep both hands on your purse
until the gays move in and the hipsters follow them
the neighborhood gets hot and then somebody writes
a full-page valentine in the real estate section of the New York Times

rise up, gentrify
rise up, it's time to buy
buy low, sell high, children gentrify

credits

released May 6, 2022
written by Alex Castle
produced by Larry Heinemann

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Alex Castle Kingston, New York

"Songwriter/genius" (Car and Driver) Alex Castle brings a "carefree and often careless charisma" (Village Voice)* and a deep catalog of "hilarious" (Popular Mechanics) "heartbreaking" (Cat Fancy) "toe-tapping" (American Funeral Director) "mostly in tune" (Good Housekeeping) original compositions, guaranteed** to increase virility and stamina or your money back.
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