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Rotting From The Inside Out
You can smell it when he’s about
You can hear it when he opens his mouth to spout
Inanities, insanities, profanities
Racist for a moment then denies it
Crazy idea he blue skies it
Kite flies it
He’s rotting from the inside out
Just look at his hand
To understand
Expanding the brand
It ain’t going to plan
He’s rotting from the inside out
Doesn’t care if his lies are found out
If you tell enough lies the truth dies
And liars thrive
His paedo ally’s
Convenient demise
The make-up’s a thin disguise
He’s rotting from the inside out
We’ll still be here when he’s gone
We’ll still be singing our song
About right and wrong
He’s rotting from the inside out
The Bad Guys Are Winning
You can be a bad guy
And just redact your sins
Or find a new god
Who says that bad guys win
Like Little Tommy
In Trafalgar square
Preaching Hey Jesus
Hey look over there
Tommy singing carols
Saying Jesus is born
To a bunch of far-right racists
Sharing kiddie porn
Like Nigel Farage
His Judaeo-Christian values
What he means is anti-Islam
Those are his rules
The bad guys are winning
Make no mistake
The bad guys are winning
Bad guys on the take
Oh woe is me G Beebees
They’re cancelling Christmas
Like it’s only for white folk
It deliberately missed us
The bad guys are winning
It’s hard to deny it
Even Russell the rapist
Says that God made him try it
The bad guys are winning
Here’s the incoming stitch
They say that God don’t say
That you should tax the rich
Thou shalt not tax the rich
Man shalt not lie with man
Thou shalt not scratch that itch
Or worship Islam
The bad guys are winning
Claiming God on their side
But there ain’t no heaven
For their racist pride
Project 2025
Is only the beginning
Donald’s on the case
The bad guys are winning
Go for the trans folk
And rights for women
It’s a simple formula
The bad guys are winning
Gold leaf in the White House
No votes for women
Everything is binary
The bad guys are winning
Just wait for Donny
His bible and his smile and
Saying he found Jesus
On Epstein’s island
The bad guys are wining
Make no mistake
The bad guys are winning
Bad guys on the take
The bad guys are winning
Claiming God on their side
But there ain’t no heaven
For their racist pride
Nazi Steve Bannon says
Tell them it’s God’s will
Make them scared of immigrants
March up the culture hill
The identity playbook
Don’t need a bible
It knows what it’s opposed
Jesus sue ‘em for libel
Jesus the refugee
From Nazareth in Palestine
Jesus with a cool trick
Turning water into wine
Jesus the refugee
Who gave to the poor
Jesus would say what the fuck
Is nationalism even for
The bad guys are wining
Make no mistake
The bad guys are winning
Bad guys on the take
The bad guys are winning
Claiming God on their side
But there ain’t no heaven
For their racist pride
The bad guys are winning
The bad guys are wrong
If you wanna stop them winning
Just keep singing this song
Don’t let the bad guys win…
Peter The Homeless Santa – Live At Steve’s House
“…it is hard to remain authentically riotous when you’re eligible for free travel on public transport.” The Leyton Orientear review of Evidence-Based Punk Rock
Rock The Joint Review Evidence-Based Punk Rock
Here’s what they had to say:
A stylish punk attitude blended with some mixed ingredients, and a biting blast at some of the things happening in our world today. We need to channel social protest into music, and whether we agree with all of it or not there is a really important role for protest music under a government that is trying to close free speech down.
[The album] is sharp, witty, biting and unashamedly political – a record that challenges, provokes and reminds us that punk, at its core, is still an attitude, a voice for the outsider. Steve White and The Protest Family have delivered an album that carries the spirit of Bragg and Dury into the present, holding a mirror up to our fractured times with both grit and humour.
Read the full review here.
A Five-Star “Must Listen” Review of Evidence-Based Punk Rock From Folk London
A – surprisingly – thoroughly enjoyable romp through the distressing state of current affairs seen through the eyes of Steve Wright [sic] as he takes us on a tour of the nearly fictional country of Put Up Shut Up Britain.
…I have to say I found the driving pulsating rhythms of the Protest Family totally refreshing with its infectious energy and joyfulness surprisingly uplifting.
I never thought I would find myself recommending a CD that reflects the daily news we all dread hearing but I am. Unequivocally!
Get your copy here.
Evidence-Based Punk Rock Release Update
Pre-orders of the album will open on Bandcamp this coming Friday (8 August) which will coincide nicely with Attila The Stockbroker’s latest column in the Morning Star. Pre-orders will come with an immediate download/stream of Oh, Noah.
The album will be released on Friday 5 September when everyone who has pre-ordered will get a download link for the whole album and CD’s will start hitting doormats.
Evidence-Based Punk Rock
Coming soon!
The cover art is based on Steve’s songwriting notebook and the CD version of the album knits the songs together into consistent narrative with sounds and poems. Yes, Evidence-Based Punk Rock (or evidence-based punk rock, depending on whether you’re listening to the CD or the download/streaming version) is nearly here.
We’ll be announcing a release date soon but first we need to get the word out there. So, if you can help us out with a review/radio play/podcast/interview/etc., please give us a shout.
Steve White & The Protest Family 