whoever you vote for

from Songs of Idiocy & Expedience by Rick Foot

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stop - look - listen to the empty preacher
he'll only tell you what you want to hear
not just a bug, he's always been a feature
let's all pretend that we're supposed to care

no more time until the future happens
no more room to find a common cause
when the only things we sell are weapons
now's the time to start a few more wars

you voted for change so you'd better believe that it's coming
you voted for progress but no one knows where to begin
you voted for freedom but freedom means more than just running
whoever you vote for the government still gets in

run back home and grab that hopeless pamphlet
hide your mattress underneath the stairs
build a barricade of tins for comfort
aren't you glad you voted for that hair

[war. what is it good for?
economic growth]

all that fear is what the doctor ordered
all that hope is why you're spread so thin
all those reasons that you took for granted
still you're standing out here looking in

you'd better believe that you've run out of time for compassion
you're kinda relieved that they've run out of room at the inn
you won't be deceived that the truth is so far out of fashion
whoever you vote for the government still gets in

you voted for change so you'd better believe that it's coming
you voted for progress but no one knows where to begin
you voted for freedom but freedom means more than just running
whoever you vote for the government still gets in

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from Songs of Idiocy & Expedience, released November 27, 2020

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Rick Foot England, UK

Double bassist and singer-songwriter.

"Splendid and off-the-wall" Festivals For All

"A freak" Jersey Evening Post

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