Текст песни First Past The Post - Plan B

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′