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What happened to you?

from Self Assembly by Jim Pearson

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"This song is about the scandal that hit British politics in 2009 when the depth of greed, corruption, arrogance and stupidity of a majority of British Members of Parliament came to light."

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When I voted for you I made an honest mistake
I thought you were genuine but you’re just another fake
You went to London on a gravy train
Taking every opportunity for personal gain

What happened to you?
Where did it go wrong?
What happened to you?
You let everybody down

For the price of a trouser-press you sold your soul
You didn’t think it mattered because we weren’t supposed to know
But you were caught red-handed with your fingers in the till
Is that the kind of precedent you want to instil?

What happened to you?
Where did it go wrong?
What happened to you?
You let everybody down

Now the veil is dropped and your secret is out
That’s what our democracy is supposed to be about
You’ve run up a debt that you can never repay
You’re gonna get the message on election day

©2011 Jim Pearson

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from Self Assembly, released May 1, 2011

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"You never can be sure what kind of project Jim will come up with next, but you can always be sure it's gonna be pretty darn good." Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music.

Jim's songs range from the whimsical to some of the most bitter and somber themes, yet always with a paradoxical childlike spirit that meets them head-on – wide-eyed and full of hopeful energy.
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