Caught the end of "8 Mile" on VH1 last night. Some lyrics started rattling around my head. (no comments from the peanut gallery about how much room to rattle there must be!) I finally fleshed it out. ...To the tune of Eminem's "Lose Yourself". Midi accompaniment is
here.
I don't know how many here are familiar with "
Flat Howard". But, I thought it might also be appropriate now to revisit his hip-hop alter ego "Phat Howard!"
"Lose Your Mind"
Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity
To give the people the Power they need - one Movement
Would you grab the Power - or give it away?
His friends are greasy, NeoCon freaks - all are sleazy
Oil and blood on his hands already, and Condolezzy
He's an idiot, but fools folks to thinkin' he's brave and steady
To drop bombs - he's just way too ready
Statue comes down, But the crowd is Photoshop
He opens his mouth, and the lies they just won't stop
Was chokin. Now everybody's jokin - How
A pretzel took him out. But John Kerry couldn't. Wow.
How 'bout a reality check - the depravity!
Oh, the pink slip that we hoped
He'd be packin'. But he won't give up that
Easy, no
He won't have it. Diebold's got his back on these votes.
It don't matter. The dope?
That old story. It broke.
He's so whacked but he knows
Order us into Iraq from his Crawford home. That's him. He'll
Attack on false evidence, Oh
This War President
He'd better go after Osama and hope we can stop him.
[Hook 1:]
You really lose your mind in the boozin', this moment
You've shown it. We should have never let you go
You should have had one shot. You never miss a chance to blow.
But all you Daddy's friends hand you a lifeline. Oh!
(repeat hook)
Party's soul's escaping, too many Democrats are faking
Nomination is ripe for the taking
Anybody but Dean, as we move farther away from our charter
But if you pardon - the advice that I'd give's work smarter not harder
Iowa grows closer. Folks say "No, sir"
Money goes. It's all over. This blows like these ads we see.
Cable News screams - play 800 times or more
Front loaded - Feel railroaded
He still wins the state that's his home, where they know him
Works hard for a party that won't admit what they owe him
Hold your nose. Get to the Party Line. Toe in.
But some folks just won't take any more and they're goin'
Lots more folks just stay home and don't vote.
We lost credibility
Another candidate's a footnote
I hope we quit bein' silly and learn that you've gotta stand up
and E-lect Ability
[Hook 2:]
You're gonna lose the folks tryin' to be, GOP
You clone it. But you better let it go
You'd better pick one side. Prepare to take a stand and show
Your constituents you have a backbone, D'oh!
(repeat hook)
No more games. Gonna reframe what they call rage
Pull back the curtain on your Wizard - turn the page.
The game you're playing isn't winning. The rules have changed
We've been chewed up and spit out and laughed off stage
But we kept building and funding the Dean movement
Best believe over you it's a vast improvement
And the gains we make illustrate the fact
That we won't just get on with our lives
Knowing that we have the Power to bring this Party back
Cuz man, these rubber stamps don't win elections
And, it's no joke. Our fights. Our selections. There's no punch line.
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
But this year we planted a seed, plus
Had the honor of seeing the Gov take on NeoCons mano a mano
Cable News' channels screamin' on
Tune 'em out if you want to
Find a new news spot. Log in to the Blogosphere
Unfiltered and to the point. Or in e-mail.
Get yourself informed and help us foil their evil plot
Progressive is the way of the future, Bush-lite is not
Lil' donkey, we love you, but this failure's got to go
With Chairman Dean we cast our lot.
Striking while the iron's hot
The Gov won't fail us. He'll always give everything he's got.
[Hook 3:]
Not going to lose the reins of the Party, this moment
We own it. We're gonna never let it go
It's finally our turn, we finally got a chance to show
With Grassroots Power we're getting up to go!
(repeat hook)
You have the Power to change anything you want to, People.