Name: The Enemy Within
Duration: P00H03M06S
Description: This song came to me the day after the 45th President of the United States of America won the 2016 election. It's grown into a more general protest against the way we do politics.

The Enemy Within

from Half A Pound Of Monkeybread by Lloyd Davis

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This song came to me the day after the 45th President of the United States of America won the 2016 election. It's grown into a more general protest against the way we do politics.

lyrics

People said there’s a clown in the White House
They say a clown lived in Downing Street too
But these men are not clowns they are fascists
And our choices can stop what they do.

We could hate like they hate, but we choose not to
We could hate like they hate but we choose not to
We could hate like they hate, put up walls and close the gates
We could hate like they hate, but we choose not to

I don’t brag about my sins, I just confess them
I don’t brag about my sins, I just confess them
I don’t brag about my sins, shaking both my double chins
I don’t brag about my sins, I just confess them

I could vote away your rights but I choose freedom
I could vote away your rights but I choose freedom
I could vote away your rights, make you lie awake all night
I could vote away your rights but I choose freedom

They divide us all by race, but we’re united
They divide us all by race, but we’re united
They divide us all by race, smash their boots into your face
They divide us all by race, but we’re united

I could lie and I could cheat but what would I win?
I could lie and I could cheat but what would I win?
I could lie and I could cheat, like the Westminster elite
I could lie and I could cheat, but what would I win?

I could hate like they hate, but I choose not to
I could hate like they hate but I choose not to
I could hate like they hate but I choose to be your mate
I could hate like they hate but I choose not to.

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from Half A Pound Of Monkeybread, released February 1, 2023
Traditional tune: "Red River Valley"

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