First Past the Post

They call it 'First past the post' You live in a constituency kinda like an area code There are 650 of these various zones Up and down the country designed to compartmentalize votes Check the system, listen The prime ministerial candidate with the most votes don't always win in this system Our votes only count towards helping some random politician In our local jurisdiction better his position Come close and listen in Only takes a third of the population to give a party the majority they need to win Even if more people in total across the UK, i.e., the real majority vote against them gettin' in Yeah, the systems kinda fucked and it doesn't seem fair But that's the way it is here, and also over there In the USA where the air's already turned sour 'Cause more people voted for Hillary, but Trump still got into power But check the loophole, it's called tactical votin' If you live in an area where most of your neighbours are a mix of blue and red And are practically neck to neck in the polling And the yellow party, yeah the party you've invested all in your hopes in And your vote will probably be in vain I know this sounds insane and probably makes you feel like you'd do better If you just abstain and didn't vote for no one, like "fuck 'em they all the same" No one represents me or my peoples anyways But what if one party is the best of a bad bunch And you'd rather them get into power than those other lying cunts? What then, think practically The only way of ensuring the worst don't happen is by voting tactically I.e., voting for the party you hate least so the one you hate most don't just win automatically In the past this has worked with those of you liberals in the center who've acted pragmatically Accepting things the way they are without trying to change 'em dramatically 'Cause you know you'll lose systematically But we're livin' in different times now, unprecedented Trump is in his door and signed in a sick political system However demented and know it, man, it can be done If you ain't gonna go out and vote the same way all your family and friends did So go on, roll the dice and play the game, not all constituencies are the same Some are red, some are blue, and some are altogether strange mixes of the two That hang in the balance, and you might do well by putting your "X" up on that ballot Throw some seasoning in that salad, just try and swing it, hope your party win it That seat in the commons still has some value in it Even if your party ain't running government They can have a voice within it, veto policies they don't agree with They're the party in control of trying to pass through and get 'em beated Like when Boris tried to provo parliament and got defeated Fuck how you want to live now This is about how you want to move forward What kind of future you want for your sons and your daughters? And all you OAP's out there The ones that are probably going to die in the next ten years anyway Why don't you ask your fifteen, sixteen year old grandkids who they'd vote for If they could've vote for 'em? Your generation's already fucked up the environment for 'em How about not fucking up their futures for them as well? On your marks, get set, go 'First past the post' That's what they call the system we use in this country when we vote Cameron said that Britain's broke But the only thing that's broke in Britain is the system, trust me, it's a fucking joke Just a two horse race like Lidl and Aldi Fuck where you do your Christmas shoppin' man All they wanna know is you an innie or an outie, yeah They don't wanna see your belly button man You don't wanna live to regret this second chance to stay or head for the exit, now Obviously I'm talkin' about Brexit Yeah, that's right we're all still talking about Brexit This ain't no super complex shit, it's simple Fuck how these politicians flexin', trying to make this shit about their parties policies When ain't nothin' movin' forward 'til this problem's been corrected So vote Tory if you want to be free from European influence And become the 51st state of the U.S. when it comes to tradin' Or vote Labour and have another referendum on whether we leave the EU Now that everyone's more informed about the situation If you're worried about Jeremy stifling wealth creation And don't wanna vote for Boris 'cause you fucking hate him Then vote lib dem in the consistencies they have a realistic stake in Or the green party, I hear some of you shoutin' Respect if that's where you stand your ground in Or any of the other smaller independent parties In the areas they have some actual clout in and force a hung parliament So no motherfucker has the majority and we get another coalition government The choice is yours Vote with your head and your heart in equal measures Now that you're better informed Take your vote and go help the others Go ruffle some fuckin' feathers Oh, and Merry Christmas What's at the top of your wish list? Apart from wrapping up this whole dirty stinking business Go out and get votin' After that you can get the smoke in and crack the tins open 'Cause you need a clear head for what's approaching, no jokin' Trust me the games wide open, you know what to do Hit the likes on this bitch, it needs promotin'