As it's election day in the UK, two very British protest songs.
Poem - by She Drew The Gun (minor language warning)
Can't believe what I'm reading when I open up these sheets
they've got police getting busier, cleaning up the streets
'Cos that's what we need now to make the place neat
take the homeless mans rags,no sleeping bags no place to sleep
Because we're far too civilized around here to see
an unkempt human being, a broken human being
open up your eyes are you seeing what I'm seeing, yeah
a misplaced made to feel disgraced human being
what it's not enough to just pretend that you don't see him
you can't stand the sight so you've got to dissapear him
well I hope you feel more comfortable doing your sight seeing
taking pictures, buying f**king Union Jack magnets and keyrings
Life give me something to believe in
No lies, just something to believe in
Am I the only one that's grieving
these things that belong to you and me that they are thieving
And how long until they build a wall and call it a private city
they got walls made out of laws to exclude you and me
Now they take away our right, to fight those laws for free
no legal aid, no more justice, only for the wealthy
Oh but they're trying to build a more healthy society
So that everybody knows you don't get nothin' for free
No scroungers, no living room loungers, living off me
Can I suggest you're seeing exactly what they want you to see
a monster, cancer, threat to your liberty
How 'bout a scapegoat for their crimes, a victim of the times
everything that your not meant to be
How 'bout a badly prepared, scared human being
how about a necessary cog in their economic machines
If their was no unemployment tell me how would things be
would you still feel lucky to be working 40 hours a week
We're like a caged bird and they got us by the beak
give us enough to eat, enough to sleep, enough to tweet
but there's not enough space between the ground and our feet
we're singing songs of freedom but we're not flying free
Life give me something to believe in
No lies, just something to believe in
Am I the only one that's grieving
these things that belong to you and me that they are thieving
And this whole world's got me hurting
got me feeling undeserving
got me questioning my worth in this sad system that we're serving
found no place in this twisted race for property
is making profit the sole aim of humanity
Protect the banks, bring out the tanks if they disagree
while we're at it let's invest some more in military
All our friends have shares so why shouldn't we
And now the markets are demanding that we give away for free
everything that our grandparents fought for to some company
It's called wealth creation, yeah, it's more efficient you see
Well sorry I forgot the free market would set us free
I forgot to only think about I mine and me
while brothers and sisters have nothing to eat
brothers and sisters, at home and over seas
So I can't lie down and I wont let it be
While we are working for a market that doesn't work for we
These things that they're thieving, yours and mine
I know that they're still stealing, but there's still time
if you feel this way too
x2
Liar Liar Ge2017 - by Captain Ska [Currently No.4 in the UK music charts, but censored/un-played due to it being 'political']
(Theresa May voice clip)
We have a mission to make Britain a country that works,
Not for the priveleged and not for the few, but for every one of our citizens.
And together, we the Conservative party, can build a better Britain
She's a liar liar
Ohhh
she's a liar liar
No you can't trust her
No no no noo
She's a liar liar
Ohhh
she's a liar liar
No you can't trust her
No no no noo
We all know politicians like telling lies
Big ones, little ones, porky pies
Saying they're strong, and stable, won't disguise
We're still being taken for a ride
Nurses going hungry, schools in decline
I don't recognize this broken country of mine
They're having a laugh, let's show them the door then
Cut the rich, not the poor
(Theresa May voice clip)
I will be very clear that I think we need that period of time,
That stabiliy, to be able to deal with the issues that the country is facing.
I'm not going to be calling a snap election.
She's a liar liar
Ohhh
she's a liar liar
No you can't trust her
No no no noo
She's a liar liar
Ohhh
she's a liar liar
No you can't trust her
No no no noo
I want to have a government that
Doesn't think that fascism is where it's at
Whilst putting the mother of all bombs
Into tiny hands will go very wrong
I'm hoping for a future for my child
Where she can grow and feel inspired
Do everything in your power you can
People rising up is the only plan
(Theresa May voice clip)
When future generations look back on this time,
They will judge us not only on the decision we made
But by what we made, of that, decision
They will see that we shaped them a brighter future
They will know that we built them a better Britain
She's a liar liar
Ohhh
she's a liar liar
No you can't trust her
No no no noo
She's a liar liar
Ohhh
she's a liar liar
No you can't trust her
No no no noo
She's a liar liar
Ohhh
she's a liar liar
No you can't trust her
No no no noo
She's a liar liar
Ohhh
she's a liar liar
No you can't trust her
No no no noo
