Ideology
When
one voice rules the nation
Just because they're top of the pile
Doesn't
mean their vision is the clearest
The voices of the people
Are fallin' on
deaf ears
Our politicians all become careerists
They must declare
their interests
But not their company cars
Is there more to a seat in
parliament
Than sitting on your arse
And the best of all this bad
bunch
Is shouting to be heard
Above the sound of ideologies
clashing
Outside the patient millions
Who put them into
power
Expect a little more back for their taxes
Like school books, beds in
hospitals
And peace in our bloody time
All they get is old men grinding
axes
Who've built their private fortunes
On the things they can
rely
The courts, the secret handshake
The Stock Exchange and the old
school tie
For God and Queen, and Country
All things they justify
Above
the sound of ideologies clashing
God bless the civil service
The
nations saving grace
While we expect democracy
They're laughin' in our
face
And although our cries get louder
The laughter gets louder
still
Above the sound of ideologies clashing
Above the sound of
ideologies
Above the sound of ideologies
Above the sound of ideologies
clashing
Ideology
When
one voice rules the nation
Just because they're top of the pile
Doesn't
mean their vision is the clearest
The voices of the people
Are fallin' on
deaf ears
Our politicians all become careerists
They must declare
their interests
But not their company cars
Is there more to a seat in
parliament
Than sitting on your arse
And the best of all this bad
bunch
Is shouting to be heard
Above the sound of ideologies
clashing
Outside the patient millions
Who put them into
power
Expect a little more back for their taxes
Like school books, beds in
hospitals
And peace in our bloody time
All they get is old men grinding
axes
Who've built their private fortunes
On the things they can
rely
The courts, the secret handshake
The Stock Exchange and the old
school tie
For God and Queen, and Country
All things they justify
Above
the sound of ideologies clashing
God bless the civil service
The
nations saving grace
While we expect democracy
They're laughin' in our
face
And although our cries get louder
The laughter gets louder
still
Above the sound of ideologies clashing
Above the sound of
ideologies
Above the sound of ideologies
Above the sound of ideologies
clashing