[Intro]
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[Verse]
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A leading broadsheet ran a story of corruption at the top
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Politicians, press and coppers tied together in a knot
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And though it was quite rare to see such claims substantiated
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No one seemed at all surprised, it just left us all deflated.
[Verse]
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It merely confirmed our deeply held suspicions of a government
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that let itself go rotten to the core (rotten to the core)
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Ambivalence and resignation, anesthetizing mutilation
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Oh, Nye Bevan’s plan, ripped apart and left in tatters on the floor.
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[Verse]
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A front bench of old Etonians, a gang of millionaires
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Screaming, “we’re all in this together” whilst they amputate welfare
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A diagnosis of austerity and economic growth
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A multi-faceted denial of our ability to cope
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Oh look, another hospital just closed.
[Bridge]
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True hope resides in that moment where a person holds their
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hand out to a stranger on the ground
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I will not allow myself to be destroyed by these betrayals
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I won’t ever let these bastards grind me down.
[Outro]
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I won’t ever let these bastards grind me down. x4