Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (2011 version)

It may have been Camelot for Clegg and Cameron
But on the Coalition Cul-de-Sac there’s not much business going on
Youth unemployment’s rising
And our factories are failing
Public workers marching
Europeans need help bailing
And things have not been this bad since the days of Margaret Thatcher
So keep calm and carry on watching X Factor
In the former Soviet Union the citizens demand
To know why they’re still the target of Strategic Air Command
And they shake their fists in anger and respectfully suggest
We take money from Trident and spend it on the NHS
High up in the stock exchange they’re knocking back the champers
While Boris Johnson Boulevard has been occupied by campers
Who want to ask some questions about the way that we do business
In the twilight of the capitalist system
The world wide web is wonderful if you’ve got something to sell
But opinions often summon up the focus group from hell
It’s best not to be distracted and stay focussed on your goals
And take my advice, don’t feed the trolls
(Their mum’ll bring ‘em milk and biscuits before they go to bed, leave it to them, you’ve gotta get up for work in the morning)
Jumble sales are organised and charity chops opened
The Tories try to tell us that its Britain that is broken
We must be active with the activists and switch off World of Warcraft
And start working for the great leap forwards
Ah one leap forwards two leaps back
Chuck out Berlusconi and put in a technocrat
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Well here comes the future and you can’t run back from it
If you’ve got a smartphone I’ve got an app for it
Waiting for the great leap forwards
In a perfect world we’d all sing in tune
But this ain’t X Factor so switch off the autotune
I can’t sing, who cares?
It’s a mighty long way down rock n roll
From top of the pops to strictly come pole dancing
Waiting for the great leap forwards
But if no one out there understands
Start your own occupation and cut out the middle man
Waiting for the great leap forwards
So join the struggle while you may
The revolution is just a tea towel away…