Name: Hold the Centre
Duration: P00H05M56S
Description: On tone policing from the so-called "radical centre".

Hold the Centre

from Lies Dying by Loose Changeling

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On tone policing from the so-called "radical centre".

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Both sides! Both sides! I'll listen to them all
In the face of the besiegers I am straddling the wall
Left, right, up, down? All of these the same
For all the world's ills, we've you radicals to blame
"Tory scum"? "Tory scum"? What a shocking little show
You catch more flies with honey than the vinegar you throw
Ideals are unreal, so you'd better wait and see
Sit down with your Sauvignon. C'est moi, la bourgeoisie?

Ideological spinelessness will hold the centre
Communists and fascists all alike
Radical buzzwords will hold the centre
Walk straight ahead and don't look left or right

I'm the wisest politician because everyone is wrong
We're playing MOR, so everyone can sing along
We tread carefully with policy, the media's our guide
We'll know we've got it perfect when nobody's satisfied
Set aside your dreams and ignore your needs and wants
We're not the politics of possible, we're the politics of can't
Caution and bureaucracy! This is how we rise!
Representative democracy, just the wool over your eyes

The civil service will hold the centre
Walk straight ahead and don't look left or right
And civil discourse will hold the centre
Communists and fascists all alike

Ideological spinelessness will hold the centre
Radical buzzwords will hold the centre
The civil service will hold the centre
And civil discourse will hold the centre

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from Lies Dying, released December 2, 2019

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