(Verse 1) He saw the world with a critical eye
And never shied away from asking why
His name was C. Wright Mills
A sociologist with analytical skills
(Chorus) C. Wright Mills, C. Wright Mills
A man with a mind that never stood still
He wrote about power, and the elite
And how society’s problems were hard to beat
(Verse 2) He talked of the sociological imagination
A way of seeing beyond individual relation
The intersection of history and biography
And how we’re all part of a larger society
(Chorus) C. Wright Mills, C. Wright Mills
A man with a mind that never stood still
He wrote about power, and the elite
And how society’s problems were hard to beat
(Bridge) His work was controversial, to say the least
But his ideas still endure, and they won’t cease
He challenged the status quo, and made us think
About social structures and how they interlink
(Verse 3) He critiqued capitalism, and its contradictions
And how it creates winners and losers in different conditions
He talked about the power elite and their influence
On society, and how they perpetuate dominance
(Chorus) C. Wright Mills, C. Wright Mills
A man with a mind that never stood still
He wrote about power, and the elite
And how society’s problems were hard to beat
(Outro) C. Wright Mills, his legacy lives on
A sociologist whose work was never done
He challenged us to think beyond ourselves
To see the bigger picture, and how society dwells.
Mark Carrigan 