Here's an election rap I just wrote. Followers of this blog know that I'm apolitical in my work -this is an exception, not a new direction. I've been sitting here since the day-shift started an hour ago forced to listen to commercial radio and these horrible political ads that are on loop.
So this, this is my revenge. I have no pretensions of it being art. Enjoy.
Tell you it ain’t easy being green
guess my vote will be a protest
middle class conscientiously clean
a two major party disillusion detest
Tell you I breathe and I vote
you’re gonna need a bigger boat
‘cause we’re swimming with sharks
leaving the refugees last
our leaders leaning limping lame leading nowhere
political climate hasn’t changed ‘cause they still don’t care
you know global warming comes with ample warning
asking me to choose to keep ignoring this tomorrow morning
Tell you it ain’t easy being green
guess my vote will be a protest
middle class conscientiously clean
a two major party disillusion detest
Who will do the least damage
who can economically manage
cry wolf with the pied piper
promises come pre-broke
there’s a code to decipher
I tell you it’s just a rotten time
to be Australian
in my own country I’m
feeling like an alien
Who’s gonna go better sticking their head in the sand
who’s gonna keep their promises, stick to the plan
labour liberal difference almost subliminal
their ecological neglect is criminal
their incompetence is typical
the arguing back and forth hypocritical
Pick-me-pick-me
not-her-not-him
too-little-too-late
fuck-you-fuck-off
‘cause I don’t trust you
and
I don’t trust you
I don’t like you
and I don’t like you either
I don’t need you
and I will fight you.
I tell you it ain’t easy being green
guess my vote will be a protest
middle class conscientiously clean
a two major party disillusion detest
It ain’t easy being green
but it’s only the way out I can see.
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-Peace
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1 comment:
that's really cool. good stuff Randall.
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