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(he was born with a silver spoon up his nose)
he spent his whole life
ruthless ambition
spent his whole life
avoiding contrition
spent his whole life
honing his charms
on tv shows
rubbing arms
with the comedy people
who gave him the platform
to punt the buffoon
who created this shitstorm
he spent his whole life
making connectons
spent his whole life
lies and deception
he cheated on his wives
and he cheats on his mistresses
it's his birthright
fulfill every wish
he'll be king of the world
and top of the tree
and the bigots and the grifters have given him the keys
now tufton street think tanks point the direction
a fake culture war, a dead cat distraction
he's schmoozing with oligarchs and ex-kgb
and there's busloads of gammons on national tv
tax exile tabloids sell dumbed-down division
to those who will pay for the difficult decisions
surrounded by flags for every announcement
simpering questions from kuennesberg and peston
(still the trains don't run on time)
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Steer Calmer
01:00
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steer calmer
don't rock the boat
don't upset tory voters
steer calmer
don't make waves
get some corporate donors
steer calmer
forensically dropping pledges
made to get elected
steer calmer
how many left wing
jews have you ejected?
steer calmer...
but shit won't stick
to an empty suit
if the press won't fling it
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Billionaires in Space
02:00
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putting billionaires in space
will only help the human race
if they don't come back
put bezos in the sky
launch that fucking guy
into the burning centre o the sun
put elon in a tesla
in a black hole with a box of rizlas
no driver at the helm to guide him home
send branson to the stars
really fucking far
stick that beard on the last abandoned train to nowhere
load up on rocket fuel
while it's still cost-effective
load up on rocket fuel
though it's high fuel consumption
start the countdown
it's worth every penny
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Land of the Blind
02:18
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there's a reason why
the bitter man he reads the mail daily
for the comforting lie
that tells him it's the world around him that's going crazy
we live in a time
when algorithms form opinions
in the land of the blind
the one eyed man is stoned to death eventually
there's a reason why
the uptight man he reads the mail daily
cos it justifies
all the anger and resentment in his life
and the flag that he flies
it takes pride of place in the window
says it fills him with pride
he's floating through a sea of shit with piss for paddles
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University of Life
02:14
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the belligerent drone of red-faced men
and shrill, prissy women
with vicious opinions
drown out the last gasps of a land choking on the smoke
of the last burning beacon of hope
the bacon of mope
the ham of flags
the gammon of lumps and gravy train fist pumps
the sneers get nearer til they're right up in your face and you can almost taste the resentment
we're from the school of hard knocks
we bought up all the housing stock
when it was cheap, see i'm an achiever
free market, true believer
big returns on my investment
shows i'm savvy, canny eye
university of life, mate
university of life
and if more bills get sent
i'll just increase the rent
university of life, mate
university of life
add more to my portfolio
i deserve my just rewards
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