Lyrics
Kids on the street with fuck all to eat
Kids on the street facing extreme poverty.
Kids are starving today
Children are suffering from hunger today.
Kids on the street are trying to survive
Street kids struggling to survive.
The government continue to lie lie lie
The government consistently deceives and lies.
Lie lie lie lie
Repetition emphasizing the pervasive nature of lies.
Lie to you
The lies are directed at the listener.
Lie lie lie lie
More emphasis on the act of lying.
They lie to you
They, likely the government, are lying to the listener.
Hospitals shut down all over the country
Hospitals closing nationwide, leading to widespread suffering.
People suffer each day
People enduring hardship daily due to the healthcare system's failures.
Hospital trusts more Tory fuck ups
The blame is placed on political mistakes (Tory government).
You and me suffer each day
The average person suffers as a consequence.
Lie lie lie lie
Reiteration of pervasive lies.
Lie to you
Directing lies towards the listener.
Lie lie lie lie
Emphasis on deception.
They lie to you
Confirmation that 'they' (likely the government) are lying to the listener.
One great nation but now it's a shit house
Once a great nation, now in a deteriorated state due to political actions (Tories).
The Tories have done it again
Attributing the decline to the actions of the Tory government.
A UB40 has nothing to aim for
A UB40 (reference to unemployment benefit form) offers no hope or purpose.
The government's lying again again again
Accusation of repeated lies by the government.
Lie lie lie lie
Repetition emphasizing the prevalence of lies.
Lie to you
Lies directed at the listener.
Lie lie lie lie
Continued emphasis on deception.
They lie to you
Confirmation that 'they' are lying to the listener.
Homeless kids lying in doorways
Homeless children forced to sleep in doorways.
Through no fault of their own
Children suffering due to systemic failures, not their own faults.
The faults in the system but major won't change it
The flaws in the system persist, and major changes are not happening.
The government continue to lie
The government continues to lie about the situation.
Lie lie lie lie
Reiteration of the prevalence of lies.
Lie to you
Lies directed at the listener.
Lie lie lie lie
Emphasis on the act of lying.
They lie to you
Confirmation that 'they' are lying to the listener.
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