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In a parliamentary democracy, what we need is openness, honesty and humility from our leaders. Instead, we get this:

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When the Truth comes to light
We stifle, we stonewall
Stand aloof and patronise
We’re boasting, self-toasting, arrogant liars

It’s a wonderful lie – it’s a wonderful lie
Deny everything that we’ve messed up in
Tell a wonderful lie – hypocritical smile
Whitewash everything, avoid that scrutiny

When the Truth hits the pan
And we’re caught with our pants down
Forced to lose the party line
And support those services
That we’ve always starved and deprived

It’s a wonderful lie – it’s a wonderful lie
Reject anything that seeks to place the blame
Tell a wonderful lie – we’re the pigs in the sky
Brainwash the electorate until they forget
We’ll just say what we like, so here’s a world-beating lie:
“We now love our NHS and we’ll keep it safe”
It’s a wonderful lie

It’s a wonderful lie
Two-faced and ludicrous
Blaming someone else
It’s a wonderful lie

It’s a wonderful lie - shout the mouth and then hide
Not worth resigning for - instead we’re “learning from”
It’s a wonderful lie – take the trip, test your eyes
Denying everything that we’ve messed up in
It’s a wonderful lie - it’s a wonderful lie
Accountability is a fallacy
It’s a wonderful lie

(It’s a wonderful lie - though ironically fine
Watching Conservatives turning socialists…
Finding money all right when the need should arise
Shocked interventionists forced to splash the cash
It’s a wonderful sight - though for a very short time
We watched scared Conservatives turning socialists...)

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from Revolt Against An Age Of Plenty, released July 30, 2021

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The Great Leap Forward (1986-?) is the very long term solo project of Alan Brown - former member of John Peel favourites bIG*fLAME, A Witness, Inca Babies, Sarandon.

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