FAWM: "Spineless"

Spineless

Liner Notes

I was having lunch with a friend who said he watched the first few minutes of the State of the Union last night and then had to turn it off after he saw all the Republicans in Congress give the President a standing ovation after he said something blatantly racist. My reply was "Wait, how could they stand up when they don't have spines?" And he told me that line needed to be in a song. So here you go!

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Lyrics

Verse 1 There you are in the chamber as he’s prattling on, And you jump to your feet in adulation. As he spouts the most horrific lies and racist BS, You give him a standing ovation.

Chorus But how can you stand up when you don’t have a spine?  I don’t understand how that can be. You bow and bend and scrape, lick boots, and kiss his behind. It’s clear for everybody to see. You’re spineless, totally spineless, OMG!

Verse 2 During recess when you’d normally be out doing town halls In the places you’re supposed to represent, Instead of standing at the podium facing constituents, You’re hiding in your mother’s basement.

Chorus Because you find can’t stand up when you don’t have a spine.  You’ve relinquished all your pride and duty. You bow and bend and scrape, lick boots, and kiss his behind. It’s clear for everybody to see. You’re spineless, totally spineless, OMG!

Verse 3 In the press room when someone asks you a tough one, You dodge, deflect, deny, and demur. You say you haven’t heard about the outrage du jour And then claim you can’t say anything more.

Chorus So how can you stand there when you don’t have a spine?  It’s impossible, don’t you agree? You bow and bend and scrape, lick boots, and kiss his behind. It’s clear for everybody to see. You’re spineless, totally spineless, OMG!

Bridge How can you just stand there and do nothing While he takes a wrecking ball to the country you say you serve? How can you just stand there and do nothing? How do you even have the nerve?

Chorus Oh, how can you stand up when you don’t have a spine?  I don’t understand how that can be. You bow and bend and scrape, lick boots, and kiss his behind. It’s clear for everybody to see. You’re spineless, totally spineless, GOP! You're spineless, totally spineless, GOP!

Comments

@owling 1d

I love it ! We don't talk enough about spineless people in politics, and this is a serious issue in my opinion. What they say depends on which way the wind is blowing. They can support some good ideas one day, and even fascism the next. I love the energy you put into the music, and the playful tone, mocking their inconsistency and lack of conviction.

@funnypunkband 1d

Man, you have such a gift for making bright, bouncy uke pop-punk while tackling absolutely bleak subject matter. The "how can you stand up when you don’t have a spine?" line is so good! Great mix of humor and bite here.

@daveescoffery 1d

Thanks! That means a lot coming from you!

@caitlin 1d

Don’t you love when conversations magically become song lyrics? This is political commentary perfection in song. I don’t know how you fit so many words in there OMG!