And now, for your viewing and listening pleasure, the world premiere of Brutish&Short’s first original videosonigraphic production: “Muammar Gaddafi — Time to Step Off.”
(Lyrics available after the cut.)
MUAMMAR GADDAFI – TIME TO STEP OFF
For those with amnesia, please let me ease ya
Into the story: First came Tunisia
And a one month rally that saw President Ben Ali
Cut off at the knees without anesthesia
Next up: Egyptians with the same conniptions
Refused to renew a 30-year prescription
For President Mubarak, who made them all car sick
So they kicked his ass out and turned off the ignition
Which brings us to Libya, so here’s a little trivia:
How much pressure would it take to break Gaddafi’s tibia?
Each time he runs his mouth, things go a little south
And is it just me or does he seem a little glib to ya?
CHORUS:
Muammar Gaddafi, time to step off, he
Left a bad taste, like turd in your coffee
Got a taste for dictatorship, just like potato chips
Once he popped, he just couldn’t stop
But Muammar Gaddaf, it’s time to step off
First there came a riot in Benghazi
An activist’s arrest and folks went Kamikaze
Which inspired every age to attend the day of rage
And prove that they weren’t puppets like Animal and Fozzie
But Muammar refused to bend, break, or barter
Vowing to crush the revolt or die a martyr
Assuming it would pass or he would kick their ass
Till suddenly rebel forces took over Misrata
So the UN laid a smackdown on Libya’s crackdown
Sanction after sanction, hoping Muammar would back down
Instead he just got crazier, logic even hazier
Loved him in the streets, he said — man, what an ass clown.
CHORUS
Now the UN goes further — after much counsel
Suspending Libya from the Human Rights Council
Which kinda makes you wonder how they were even on there
I guess it doesn’t matter since now they gotta bounce, so
Gaddafi strikes back sayin’ he’s got all this data
Provin’ that the rebels are working for Al Qaeda
That they’re just a bunch of thugs who are always high on drugs
Which is why he sent in warplanes to Zawiyah and Brega
So France yells, “lame!” and becomes the first to claim
The rebels are legit and we should say the same
Then the Arab League tries to take the lead
Sayin’ “No Fly Zones” are the name of the game
CHORUS
The world looks stunned when Muammar’s second son
Says in 48 hours the rebels will be done
So the UN finally acts to give ‘em all the axe
Sending missile after missile till they blot out the sun
Then government forces Gaddafi endorses
Are sorta kinda brought to a halt in their courses
But Muammar’s still livin’ and he ain’t a’givin’
Up just because we killed his war horses
So he and his friends keep pursuing their ends
Now time will only tell how this non war ends
And though I don’t know what the signs portend
I’m thinking that Gaddafi should stock up on Depends
CHORUS x2
Amazing! Love it!