| Don’t waste your vote, sister, brother I’m for you, you gotta be for me The others are just assholes, let you down Promise you the earth and all for free You can’t afford it, let me tell you Can’t afford the powers that be. They’re the greatest, politicians, Hear them out, all magicians Pulling lies out of a hat Slagging off the opposition Telling you what you want to hear, Even though they know it’s mostly crap. Suppose we ought to pay attention Though it’s clear they take us all for fools They want five more years of misrule We want peace and revolution. Remember all the times that we protested Marched through the streets expecting them to care Now you’ll more likely get arrested Under legislation introduced by Blair We’re all potential terrorists unless We acquiesce and acquiesce and acquiesce. In order to protect us they demand The right to lock us up on mere suspicion And to meddle and rewrite the law So nobody can question their decisions. You don’t agree - then here’s the bitterest pill The police are authorised to shoot and kill. They say it’s all about prevention They prevent, and we get to stay cool They want five more years of misrule We want peace and revolution. 2005
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