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The Unwinding

from Angel with a Sword by Leslie Fish

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A song from another unfinished Sci-Fi novel, that was intended as a spin-off from the “Firestorm” album: a commentary about the sort of politician who causes disasters.

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Bring me my usual Charles. What a day this has been.
Citizens’ groups are camping out on my doorstep again.
They’re yelling they want all pollution cleaned up — yesterday.
I may have to call out the army to chase ‘em away.

CHORUS: How I wish they’d go away, or shut up, or die.

Now ITT wants me to put down some labor dispute.
Perhaps I should just send the troops out with orders to shoot.
Can’t the fools see it’s their jobs if the company fails?
No, your average slob just can’t understand business details.

Yeah, bring me another. Those critics are driving me mad.
They say we’ve got too many laws — the whole system’s gone bad.
They bitch of “excessive policing”, then whine about crime.
Hell, why’d they elect me, then come around wasting my time?

Ah, make that a double. I swear, I am fed up to here!
Hell, if citizens ran it, the world would go broke in a year.
They claim we’re controlling too much, and we’re doing it wrong.
Do they think that the country could run by itself very long?

Since they’re giving me ulcers, it’s fair I should see them all hang.
Declare some emergency, draft ‘em for forced-labor gangs.
If those nattering mobs can’t see reason, they’ll understand force.
Hell, what’s in this drink, Charles? It tastes like it came from a horse!

How we wish you’d go away, or shut up, or die.

© Leslie Fish, 8/3/1988

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from Angel with a Sword, released September 2, 2022

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If there's one name that's practically synonymous with filk (Science Fiction folk music), it's Leslie Fish. Leslie has written literally hundreds of songs covering almost every subject, from the space program ("Hope Eyrie"), to Star Trek ("Banned From Argo") to urban life, history, and space fantasy ("Carmen Miranda's Ghost"). ... more

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