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Democracy in Drag

from Tribe of One by Rik Leaf

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After three federal elections in a half a dozen years, war protests, peace marches, 24-hour news coverage and being exposed to an explosion of uneducated ranting and raving in the blogosphere…this song really just wrote itself.

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The siren song lures lunatics and madmen
Out of the woodwork in the year of election
Talking the walk like peacocks on procession
Fanning out the feathers of brightly held positions
Democracy in drag…
A bubblegum centre with a candy-coated crust
The iron-will we started with is covered in rust
You can say what you mean if you don’t mean it that way
In a D grade thriller it’s mostly filler anyway
Democracy in drag dressed up in a flag
Democracy in drag it’s a pride parade
Activists and anarchists ride to save the day
No idea what they’re for but they know what their against
Backbeats on garbage cans are pounded with precision
A splatter painting of decisive indecision
Media whores democracy in drag
Peddle their wars democracy in drag
Profit from the fear they cause…
Church and state democracy in drag
Separate democracy in drag
Choose your illusions and call it faith…
Rich white men with wonder-bread smiles
Pass out party favors like Santa’s little elves
There’s money if you’ve got some and more to give away
There’s a back door to the commons if you know who holds the key

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from Tribe of One, released January 10, 2018

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Rik Leaf

Rik Leaf has toured Canada writing, recording and performing songs with students for over 10 years. Rik uses his background in music, TV & Film to produce multi media projects that highlight the creative process. Rik is the Creative Director for, Tribe of One, a national collective of indigenous artists. ... more

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