Better Together?
We walk empty streets Wonder where they all went The workers and grafters The ladies and gents
We just want to eat And to work and to rest The only word keeping us going is yes.
Yes to the benefits, Yes to the credit; Yes to the death And the debt we inherit
There’s a small place in hell Where the Tories who lied Will look up at the glory Of mothers who died Just protecting their kids From an uncertain future Eating last, hardly sleeping, Guards, nurses and teachers.
No longer included A union we loved Revoked by a falsehood Dripped down from above
And the last voice in heaven Cries aloud to the vipers; Get thee back, Satan Go back to your cloisters
Go back to the chambers Where truth is reviled Where you hide tax evaders Defend paedophiles
Take part in your pantomime Position your masks Convince us you cretins You’re up to the task
When the brave sole survivor Of the land you destroyed Comes demanding the answers For the unemployed Where will your demons run From divine retribution? The price of inciting A final solution
Sleep in the knowledge It’s murder you’ve done In pursuit of perfection And blind union Forgotten, outnumbered, Silenced and shunned Better together What have we become?
