Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

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In a peerless act of double doublethink
The angels share the demons’ drink
With restricted access we’ll increase our rights
And liberty shines like a beacon in the night
Opinions form in a gathering storm
The chattering classes keep the global warm
We polarise from the farce to the absurd
And the moderates believe the regurgitated word

Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
They’re thinking about not thinking
The rats are leaving, the ship’s sinking

Warriors waltz in a retrospective style
With weasel words and a winning smile
Carbon copies for them that still believe
But hang on a minute! I’ve got an ace up my sleeve
If we stand a t the bottom of this greasy greasy pole
I’ll be the first to admit to the goodwill that you stole
We boys are in thrall to her pretty pretty smile
But no one will commit to a final country mile

Remember your age but forget your name
No single person will shoulder the blame
If we whitewash the walls with the spirit of the age
No one’ll even notice the gilding or the cage

Now the skies are clear where freedom rings
And the wives and the mothers of the princes and the kings
Have a rolling swagger, a charismatic smile
Behind the automatic gates of their nouveau country pile
Someone said to me she’s got questions left to ask
Like, “Who is the villain in the torn gorilla mask?”
“Who is having kittens?” and “Who is having fun?
And “Who is facing who down the barrel of a gun?”

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from Are you thinking what I'm thinking?, released October 1, 2012
James Bar Bowen

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James Bar Bowen Huddersfield, UK

Acoustic folk punk singer-songwriter with attitude. Award-winning songs to make you laugh, cry and rage.
Original, unusual, controversial, political, heart-felt, tear-jerking, angry, inspired, humorous, iconoclastic, sentimental, anti-fascist, engaging, intelligent ... more

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