Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Top 100 Songs
Song #78
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Anthrax
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According to Nielsen SoundScan, Anthrax sold 2.5 million records in the United States from 1991 to 2004, with worldwide sales of 10 million.
Anthrax takes on the plight of the homeless on "Who Cares Wins," as Joey Belladonna sings from the perspective of a man who has found himself on the street, seemingly invisible to those around him.
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante is the primary lyricist in the band. In a 2017 interview, he talked about the inspiration for this song: "At this time, we were starting to become aware of the homeless situation and the homeless problem in America. I remember going to play Portland, and usually on the days off, I would just go out to toy stores or record stores, just to go out for my day off and explore, and see what I could find. And a lot of times, I would see tons of homeless people. Everywhere. And back then, you really never got into the whole mental illness thing that was also going on, or the drug addiction, or how these were veterans who were basically tossed aside, and now were just part of society and we weren't taking care of them.
Anthrax takes on the plight of the homeless on "Who Cares Wins," as Joey Belladonna sings from the perspective of a man who has found himself on the street, seemingly invisible to those around him.
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante is the primary lyricist in the band. In a 2017 interview, he talked about the inspiration for this song: "At this time, we were starting to become aware of the homeless situation and the homeless problem in America. I remember going to play Portland, and usually on the days off, I would just go out to toy stores or record stores, just to go out for my day off and explore, and see what I could find. And a lot of times, I would see tons of homeless people. Everywhere. And back then, you really never got into the whole mental illness thing that was also going on, or the drug addiction, or how these were veterans who were basically tossed aside, and now were just part of society and we weren't taking care of them.
"Who Cares Wins"
Lyrics
Close your eyes to the horror
Close your eyes to the pain
When you live in a box
No one knows your name
Living in the street
Moms and kids with nothing to eat
Welfare hotels
Who says there's no place called hell
I can't see you
I can't hear you
You don't see me
You couldn't be me
Who cares wins
There but for the grace of god
There but for the grace of god
Who cares, who cares, who cares, who cares
There but for the grace of god
There but for the grace of god...
Go you or I
Open your eyes
You don't see me
You couldn't be me
Invisible could be my name
Your excuses are so lame
Real pleas fall on deaf ears
Look away when I'm near
Freezing cold in winter's heat
Burning up can be a treat
Blisters breaking on my feet
At least I get a subway seat
I can't see you
I can't hear you
You don't see me
You couldn't be me
Who cares wins
There but for the grace of god
There but for the grace of god
Who cares, who cares, who cares, who cares
There but for the grace of god
There but for the grace of god...
Go you or I
Open your eyes
You don't see me
You couldn't be me
Who cares wins
Self help and preservation
Not now I'm on vacation
Priority is you
And screw all those around you
Now's the time for you to share
Indifference you have to care
Deep inside you know it's true
How do I get through to you
Open your eyes to the horror
Open your eyes to the pain
When you live in a box
No one knows your name
[CHORUS]
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