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They call it first past the post
You live in a constituency kinda like an area code
There are 650 of these various zones
Up and down the country designed to compartmentalize votes
Check the system, listen

The Prime-ministerial candidate with the most votes don't always win in this system
Our votes only count towards helping some random
Politician in our local jurisdiction better his position
Come closer listen in
Only takes a third of the population
To give a party the majority they need to win
Even if more people in total across the UK
I.e. The real majority, vote against 'em getting in, yeah
The systems kinda fucked and it doesn't seem fair
But that's the way it is here and also over there
In the USA where the airs already turned sour
'Cause more people voted for Hilary
But Trump still got into power
But check the loop hole
It's called tactical voting

If you live in an area where most of your neighbors are a mix of blue and red
And are practically neck to neck in the polling
And the yellow party are the party you've invested all your hopes in
Then your vote will probably be in vain
I know this sounds insane and probably makes you feel
Like you'd do better if you just abstained
And didn't vote for no one like, f*ck 'em they all the same
No one represents me or my peoples anyways
But what if one party is the best of a bad bunch
And you'd rather them get into power than those other lying cunts
What then?
Think practically

The only way of ensuring the worst don't happen is by voting tactically
I.e voting for the party you hate least
So the one you hate most don't just win automatically
In the past this has worked
When those of you liberals in the center have acted pragmatically
Accepting things the way they are without trying to change them dramatically
'Cause you know you'll lose systematically
But we're living in different times now, unprecedented
If Trumpism has taught us anything it's that the political system
However demented and augmented can be dented
And you ain't gotta go out and vote the same way all your family and friends did

So go on, role the dice and play the game
Not all constituencies are the same
Some are red, some are blue
And some are all together strange, mixes of the two
That hang in the balance
And you might do well by putting your X up on that ballot
Throw some seasoning in that salad
Just try and swing it, help your party win it
That seat in the Commons still has value in it
Even if your party ain't running government
They can have a voice within it
Veto policies they don't agree with
That the party in control are tryna pass through and get 'em beated

Like when Boris tried to prorogue parliament and got defeated
F*ck how you wanna live now
This is about how you wanna move forward
What kind of future you want for your sons and your daughters
And all you OAP's out there
The ones that are probably gonna die in the next ten years anyway
Why don't you ask your 15, 16 year old grand kids
Who they'd vote for if they could and go and vote for 'em?
Your generations already fucked up the environment for 'em
How about not fucking up their futures for 'em as well?
At your marks
Get set
Go

First Past The Post
That's what they call the system we use
In this country when we vote
Cameron said that Britain's broke
But the only thing that's broke in Britain is this system, trust me
It's a fucking joke
Just a two horse race like Lidl and Aldi
F*ck where you do your Christmas shopping man
All they wanna know is 'you an inny or an outty?
Nah

They don't wanna see your belly button man
You don't wanna live to regret this
Second chance to stay or head for the exit nah
Obviously I'm talking bout Brexit
Yeah that's right we all still talking 'bout Brexit
This ain't no super complex shit, its simple
F*ck how these politicians flexing
Tryina make this shit about their parties policies
When ain't nothing moving forward
Till this problem's been corrected
So vote Torie if you wanna be free from European influence
And become the 51st state of The US when it comes to trading
Or vote Labour and have another referendum on whether we leave the EU
Now that everyone's more informed about the situation
But if you're worried bout Jeremy stifling wealth creation
And don't wanna vote for Boris 'cause you fucking hate him
Then vote Lib Dem in the constituencies they have a realistic stake in
Or the Green Party I hear some of you shouting
Respect if that's where you stand your ground in
Or any of the other smaller independent parties in the areas they have some actual clout in
And force a hung parliament
So no mother fucker has the majority and we
Get another coalition government

The choice is yours
Vote with your head and your heart in equal measures
Now that you're better informed
Take your vote and go hell for leathers
Go rustle some fucking feathers
Oh and Merry Christmas
What's at the top of your wish list?
Apart from wrapping up this whole dirty stinking business
Go out and get voting
After that you can get the smoke in and crack the tins open
'Cause you'll need a clear head for what's approaching
No joking
Trust me the game's wide open
You know what to do
Hit the likes on this bitch it needs promoting

Benjamin Paul Ballance-drew

The duration of First Past The Post is 4:47 minutes and seconds.