Question Time Lyrics in English Dave
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Look
Look
A question for the new Prime Minister
A question for the new Prime Minister
How'd you have a heart so sinister?
How'd you have a heart so sinister?
How are you so wasteful when people are dying in Somalia
How are you so wasteful when people are dying in Somalia
Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya?
Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya?
The irony is we have no business in Syria
The irony is we have no business in Syria
But kids are getting killed for all the business in Syria
But kids are getting killed for all the business in Syria
And then they try and tell you it's ISIS, it's ISIS
And then they try and tell you it's ISIS, it's ISIS
In their attempts at killing it, how many civilians died
In their attempts at killing it, how many civilians died
So what's the difference between us and them?
So what's the difference between us and them?
When you got drones killing kids just touching ten
When you got drones killing kids just touching ten
Then when a bomb goes off, every politician's lost
Then when a bomb goes off, every politician's lost
Like that last strike that didn't kill a hundred men
Like that last strike that didn't kill a hundred men
You ain't the same as them
You ain't the same as them
But all that fuel for the fire is what you gave to them
But all that fuel for the fire is what you gave to them
And what you take from them
And what you take from them
All my life I know my mum's been working
All my life I know my mum's been working
In and out of nursing, struggling, hurting
In and out of nursing, struggling, hurting
I just find it fucked that the government is struggling
I just find it fucked that the government is struggling
To care for a person that cares for a person
To care for a person that cares for a person
So where's the discussion on wages and budgets?
So where's the discussion on wages and budgets?
How they made them redundant when I was a young'un
How they made them redundant when I was a young'un
The letters in our car said my mum was overdraft
The letters in our car said my mum was overdrafted
But somehow I still had dinner money in my pocket
But somehow I still had dinner money in my pocket
And even the little things like ordering pizza
And even the little things like ordering pizza
Were probably the reason for overtime in the evening
Were probably the reason for overtime in the evening
Five till ten, six hours of sleeping
Five till ten, six hours of sleeping
For twenty-two years my mum was doing the cleaning
For twenty-two years my mum was doing the cleaning
Dreaming that her kids would have a better life
Dreaming that her kids would have a better life
Go in bed at night, struggling with getting by
Go in bed at night, struggling with getting by
That's the reality for millions of people in a nation
That's the reality for millions of people in a nation
Where a lot of us were looking for a second try
Where a lot of us were looking for a second try
A question for the new Prime Minister
A question for the new Prime Minister
And please, tell me if I'm being narrowminded
And please, tell me if I'm being narrowminded
But how do we spend so much money on defence
But how do we spend so much money on defense
And weapons to wage war when the NHS is dying?
And weapons to wage war when the NHS is dying?
Bursting at the seams, and what about them people
Bursting at the seams, and what about them people
That voted for us to leave for the money that it would see?
That voted for us to leave for the money that it would see?
350 million we give to the EU every week
350 million we give to the EU every week
That our health service needs
That our health service needs
But now them politicians got what they wanted
But now the politicians got what they wanted
Can you see an empty promise or a poster on the street?
Can you see an empty promise or a poster on the street?
Nurses in tears 'cause they're working every hour of the week
Nurses in tears 'cause they're working every hour of the week
And they still don't have the money that they need
And they still don't have the money that they need
You brought the heart of the nation to its knees
You brought the heart of the nation to its knees
Underpaid, understaffed, overworked
Underpaid, understaffed, overworked
And overseen by people who can't ever understand
And overseen by people who can't ever understand
How it feels to live life like you and me
How it feels to live life like you and me
Patients lying in the corridors
Patients lying in the corridors
'Cause doctors can't even find a bed for them to sleep
'Cause doctors can't even find a bed for them to sleep
I remember A&E and all them sickening screams
I remember A&E and all them sickening screams
Of a little girl waiting for a surgeon to be seen
Of a little girl waiting for a surgeon to be seen
Privatized healthcare, guns for police
Privatized healthcare, guns for police
Increased uni fees, is this what they're selling us?
Increased uni fees, is this what they're selling us?
Well, let me remind you just in case you've forgotten
Well, let me remind you just in case you've forgotten
That we live in Great Britain, not in Donald Trump's America
That we live in Great Britain, not in Donald Trump's America
Speaking of America, state and the President
Speaking of America, state and the President
With all due respect, I've got something to say to them
With all due respect, I've got something to say to them
I just find it funny you can't give a hand to Palestine
I just find it funny you can't give a hand to Palestine
But you can trade whole arms with Saudi Arabia
But you can trade whole arms with Saudi Arabia
Look, look
Look, look
I've got a question for the new Prime Minister
I've got a question for the new Prime Minister
At Grenfell Tower, your response was ridiculous
At Grenfell Tower, your response was ridiculous
You hid like a coward behind your five million
You hide like a coward behind your five million
Dodged responsibility and acted like you're innocent
Dodged responsibility and acted like you're innocent
And I can see you're terrified, you're not good at telling lies
And I can see you're terrified, you're not good at telling lies
I'm getting why you stay away from everything that's televised
I'm getting why you stay away from everything that's televised
You look like a robot and you don't speak with any life
You look like a robot and you don't speak with any life
It feels to me like any guy in press could've said them lines
It feels to me like any guy in press could've said them lines
Imagine going to the council for the safety of your block
Imagine going to the council for the safety of your block
And you've got kids but they're ignoring you at every time
And you've got kids but they're ignoring you at every time
Everyone who knew about that cladding
Everyone who knew about that cladding
Should really be going prison under rule of joint enterprise
Should really be going prison under rule of joint enterprise
But if it ain't a little kid with a knife
But if it ain't a little kid with a knife
I bet that judge is going easy when he's giving him time
I bet that judge is going easy when he's giving him time
They don't deserve to be free
They don't deserve to be free
Any builder, MP, that knew about the conditions but did it to save cheese
Any builder, MP, that knew about the conditions but did it to save cheese
When I listen to the things that the residents had seen
When I listen to the things that the residents had seen
I was so shocked I couldn't even speak
I was so shocked I couldn't even speak
Families they know that had died in their sleep
Families they know that had died in their sleep
How you choke on the smoke when you're struggling to breathe
How you choke on the smoke when you're struggling to breathe
The glow from the fire
The glow from the fire
The panic when you hear all the sirens
The panic when you hear all the sirens
The crackling, the popping and the muffled-out screams
The crackling, the popping and the muffled-out screams
The fear in the eyes of a man that was trapped
The fear in the eyes of a man who was trapped
Who jumped fifteen floors from the tower to the street
Who jumped fifteen floors from the tower to the street
I could only hear a fraction of the pain and the grief
I could only hear a fraction of the pain and the grievance
Closing my eyes, trying hard not to cry
Closing my eyes, trying hard not to cry
And the joy and relief in the face of a man
And the joy and relief in the face of a man
When a woman from the flat said his neighbour was alive
When a woman from the flat said her neighbor was alive
No help from the council in keeping any list
No help from the council in keeping any list
Of the people that survived, his neighbours and peers
Of the people that survived, his neighbors and peers
And for that whole meeting I could see that he was trying
And for that whole meeting I could see that he was trying
So his smile was an island in a sea full of tears
So his smile was an island in a sea full of tears
Look, I've got a message for our old Prime Minister
Look, I've got a message for our old Prime Minister
David Cameron
David Cameron
I mean you fucked us, resigned, then sneaked out the firing line
I mean you fucked us, resigned, then sneaked out the firing line
I wanna know how you managed it
I wanna know how you managed it
And are you bathing in the sun while them papers have a run
And are you bathing in the sun while them papers have a run
At the woman that you left here to handle it?
At the woman that you left here to handle it?
You gonna teach your little lad to be the man that's got a plan
You gonna teach your little lad to be the man that's got a plan
And then the moment that it fails to abandon it?
And then the moment that it fails to abandon it?
Are there bullies in his school?
Are there bullies in his school?
And when you pick him up after class, can you feel his embarrassment?
And when you pick him up after class, can you feel his embarrassment?
I mean you never gave a fuck about the youth and that's the truth
I mean you never gave a fuck about the youth and that's the truth
There's no sympathy for you or your cabinet
There's no sympathy for you or your cabinet
I really wish I could've seen how you were scramblin'
I really wish I could've seen how you were scramblin'
When you lost the referendum that you had to win
When you lost the referendum that you had to win
I feel like politicians are all addicts
I feel like politicians are all addicts
In a big fat game but it's lives that you gamble with
In a big fat game but it's lives that you gamble with
I've got a question for the leader of the Labour Party
I've got a question for the leader of the Labor Party
Jeremy Corbyn, where do you wanna take the country to?
Jeremy Corbyn, where do you want to take the country to?
Honestly, I wanna put my trust in you
Honestly, I wanna put my trust in you
But you can understand why if I've got trust issues
But you can understand why if I've got trust issues
Do you really have the faith of your party?
Do you really have the faith of your party?
Do you really have faith in the party that will come with you?
Do you really have faith in the party that will come with you?
And how do you plan on keeping all the promises?
And how do you plan on keeping all the promises?
Man, if I'm being honest, Sir, I'm struggling to get with it
Man, if I'm being honest, Sir, I'm struggling to get with it
I just ain't getting it
I just ain't getting it
Everybody's great until you get them into office and then guys start forgetting things
Everybody's great until you get them into office and then guys start forgetting things
Prove to us you're different, don't promise me anything
Prove to us you're different, don't promise me anything
Go and get justice for Rashan Charles and Edison
Go and get justice for Rashan Charles and Edison
And if you haven't had the thought to vote yet
And if you haven't had the thought to vote yet
Or protest 'cause you don't really see the progress
Or protest 'cause you don't really see the progress
I hope you know that what they're saying is affecting us
I hope you know that what they're saying is affecting us
The small steps are way better than no steps
The small steps are way better than no steps
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