Honesty is the Best Policy

[BassVirtuoso]

So uh, this is my first song, go easy on me. It's a political rap. I probably misused some words.

Honesty is the Best Policy

Honesty may be the best policy
In anarchy, but not Democracy
You’ve gotta be kidding me
We all know it’s hypocrisy
To say honesty won’t condemn you constantly
See, 93% of elections are campaigned for deceitfully
“Oh that doesn’t apply to me”
“I didn’t forge my law degree”
“I swear I served in the infantry”
With regards to economy
It’s all about monopoly
With the majority of the wealth
Concentrated in the aristocracy
Where’s the minority?
Still living in poverty
Yes, honesty is quite the virtuous quality
But it loses to the bureaucracy
That turns out to be
The antithesis of equality
So send our troops overseas
Because “God said unto thee”
To turn Iraq into debris
To beat up daddy’s enemy
Alright Mr. President, final Jeopardy
Write down your wager and consider it carefully
The question is, where are the WMDs?
In Iraq’s nuclear facilities?
I’m sorry, that’s incorrect, your wager please?
You gambled it all and now you’ll see
You’ve lost our trust and our sympathy
Well, I can’t say that I agree
Treating Americans like a symphony
Composing songs in different keys
And expecting us to play in harmony
This is America, the land of the free
I pledge allegiance to my flag
Not the bloodstained, demagogue legacy

[DeadReligion]

You know notice how it's the exact same rhyme, over and over. Also, it's too angsty. See, 93% of elections are campaigned for deceitfully < For deceitfully doesn't really work too well.

[BassVirtuoso]

I made it the same rhyme on purpose.

[Minus The Flair]

It's amazing how you managed to rhyme the same sound for the whole thing. That's something I have trouble with even on two lines, yeah and a very good lyric, I liked it, and could easily listen to it.

[slack]

Pretty good. I thought the constant e sounds were the most impressive part of this work, especially since none of the rhymes felt forced or out of place. What I didn't like about this is that it's largely an overview of what we already know and it's probably been said before. And there's got to be better ways of writing politically charged stuff without it being so blatant. Maybe that's the point here, though, right? It's gotta be snarling and in your face and PUNK RAWK. Yeah, yeah, alright.

Overall, the language, the sound, is noteworthy, it's just that there's nothing particularly fresh or insightful about it.

[BassVirtuoso]

Haha thanks guys, I was actually thinking of Immortal Technique when I wrote those.