They Lie
Government Deception: The Hard-Hitting Reality of They Lie
Lyrics
Kids on the street with fuck all to eat
Kids on the street facing extreme poverty and hunger.
Kids are starving today
Children are experiencing starvation in the present day.
Kids on the street are trying to survive
Street kids struggling to survive.
The government continue to lie lie lie
The government consistently engages in deception.
They lie lie lie lie
Repetition of the government's deceitful nature.
They lie to you
Direct address to the listener, emphasizing the government's lies.
Hospitals shut down all over the country
Hospitals closing nationwide with adverse effects on the population.
People suffer each day
People enduring suffering on a daily basis.
Hospital trusts more tory fuck ups
Criticism of the government's mishandling of hospital trusts.
You and me suffer each day
The general population, including the listener, facing daily hardships.
They lie lie lie lie
Reiteration of the government's habit of lying.
They lie to you
Repeated assertion of the government's dishonesty towards the listener.
One great nation but now its a shit house
Once a great nation, now portrayed negatively due to government actions.
The tories have done it again
Attributing the decline to the actions of the political party "tories."
A ub40 nothing to aim for
Reference to the band UB40, suggesting a lack of purpose or direction.
The government lying again
Accusation of the government lying, possibly about the state of the nation.
They lie lie lie lie
Continued emphasis on the government's dishonesty.
They lie to you
Reiteration of the government's deceptive behavior towards the listener.
Homeless kids lying in doorways
Description of homeless children forced to sleep in doorways.
Through no fault of their own
Clarification that the homelessness is not the fault of the children.
The faults in the system
Highlighting flaws in the social system contributing to homelessness.
But major won't change it
Skepticism about the government's willingness to address systemic issues.
The government continue to lie
Reiteration that the government persists in dishonesty.
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