We wish to Inform you - Australian Idle

We wish to inform you
That we have no intention of honouring
that promise we made
to you.
You know.
That one.
Over there.
We said sorry.
Even looked contrite
Shed a tear or two.
Look at Tom
over there in the crowd
Tom, could you shed another tear or two for the crowd?

The times judge and call me opportunistic
Hey, at least I had a go
before the knives came out
away from public view.

Our party machine is sick
But the alternatives aren't any better;
If we have no sense of value at our core
We can at least put on some make-up
And do a pirouette and perform the encore.
The advice is not so good,
and the polls,
they twitch like nervous rabbits
Where's Tom from that crowd
We need to borrow him to make a good impression on Australian Idle.

Slam anybody for being honest
Do so at your peril
for you'll soon be out of office.

What's this idea called multicultural?
Be it an 'ism?
Perhaps it was swallowed
inside the pot belly
of someone else's XXXX gut.

Can somebody hit the Escape button please
And delete all this evidence.
Let's not get all highfalutin now,
We're in Australia
where education is for kids.
But in the real world
We do not want a population that knows we tell lies.
Moving forward, anyone?

Of course it could be much worse
For I did not come here seeking refuge from war
I can fire diatribes from my armchair
And hide behind a safe Firewall.

Is a flawed democracy better than
a benevolent dictatorship?
Be careful what you ask for.
Think what you want.
Express what you want.
We are free to be
Individuals.
Whatever that may be mean.

Fuck up all you like,
Please,
You go first.
I can still have manners at a gun-fight.

Erudition and discernment
A pen no longer requires ink
Perhaps we are in agreement.
Ignorance is the choice
To put the word ass into class.

We want bettter choices, you see.
Yours truly,
The Election-voting class.