Presidential Rag
Legacy Unveiled: A Critique of Power and Consequence
Lyrics
You said you didn't know
You claimed ignorance
That the cats with the bugs were there
Unaware of the covert activities
And you never go along with that kind of stuff nowhere
Refusing association with such actions
But that just isn't the point man
Emphasizing a different concern
That's the wrong wrong way to go
Incorrect approach to the issue
If you didn't know about that one, well then what else don't you know
Raising doubt about overall awareness
You said that you were lied to
Claiming to be deceived
Well that ain't hard too see
Apparent deception is evident
But you must have been fooled again by your friends across the sea
Suspecting deception from foreign associates
And maybe you were fooled again by your people here at home
Possibly deceived by domestic connections
Because nobody could talk like you
Asserting unique understanding
And know what's going on
Casting doubt on claimed awareness
Nobody elected your family
Highlighting lack of family election
And we didn't elect your friends
Undemocratic selection of friends
No one voted for your advisers
No popular choice of advisers
And nobody wants the men
No public support for certain individuals
You're the one we voted for, so you must take the blame
Assigned responsibility as an elected leader
For handing out authority to men who were insane
Criticizing delegation to potentially insane men
You say its all fixed up now, you've got new guys on the line
Claiming improvements with new personnel
But you had better remember this while you still got the time
Reminder of accountability despite changes
Mothers still are weeping for their boys that went to war
Mentioning ongoing grief from war
Father still are asking what the whole damn thing was for
Pondering the purpose of past conflicts
And People still are hungry and people still are poor
Highlighting persisting poverty and hunger
And on this week of work these days don't feed the kids no more
Emphasizing the inadequacy of current conditions
Schools are still like prison
Comparing schools to prisons
'Cause we don't learn how to live
Criticizing the lack of practical education
And everybody wants to take, nobody wants to give
Observing a culture of taking without giving
Yes you will be remembered, be remembered very well
Predicting a lasting memory of actions
And if I live a long life, all the stories I could tell
Potential stories of impact and consequences
A mans who falls in poverty of sickness and of grief
Referencing suffering due to poverty, sickness, and grief
Hell yes
A strong affirmation
You will be remembered, be remembered very well
Reiteration of a lasting memory
You said you didn't know
Repeating the claim of not knowing
That the that the cats with the bugswere there
Reiteration of awareness of covert activities
You'd never go along with that kind of stuff nowhere
Restating refusal to be associated with such actions
But that just isn't the point man
Reiterating the incorrect approach taken
That's the wrong, wrong way to go
Emphasizing the misguided direction
You did
Final affirmation of the knowledge
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