Sugar Tax by PD

[Intro - waltz synth, clipped old horror film voices snippets] 
“Don’t take the sugar”
“Why not?”
“It attracts them”
“Attracts who”
“THEM”

[Verse 1- steady on-the-beat flow]
Shrinkflation tryna’ shrink a nation, 
Get less but they rise up inflation,
When the trains already left the station, 
Got us all hooked on that sweet fixation.
A sweet treat packed full of wheat,  
Got that flapjack packaged neat. 
Looks so big take a picture and tweet, 
Claim back the tax this deceit is a kids treat.

[Pre Hook] 
Started with the sugar tax,
Dropping wages people can't relax,
When I’m in the mood for sweet snacks,
Insulin in my stomach call it diet tax,

[Hook]
Hit them with that sugar tax, 
Small sweets in large packs,
Did they just package scraps, 
It’s just Sugar Tax. 
Sugar sugar sugar sugar tax.

[Musical break -clipped old horror film voices snippets]

“And what about the people on the street?”
“The street?”
“Yes the people we meet”
“Did you offer them something to eat?”
“Say…. a sweet treat”

[Verse 2-Faster flow]
‘member we use to have much munch, 
‘fore we got stuck in a credit crunch. 
Now it all feels like a gut punch, 
Your moneys all gone on not much lunch. 
This one isn’t as deceiving, 
Corporate planning it’s not even stealing. 
Lobbying not cheating no concealing, 
Remove the sugar till it’s unappealing.

[Musical break -clipped old horror film voices snippets]
“Did they find you?”
“No, but it won’t be long” 
“How do you know?”
“Cause I got that sugar to go!”

[Bridge-angry flow]
The rich get rich, 
The poor get fucked, 
Structural bias but it’s not corrupt, 
We don’t disrupt how they construct, 
The rich get rich and the poor get fucked. 
[Spoken angry flow] 
How can it be fair governments always fold,
Big corporations who’ve already taken hold. 
The rich get rich and the poor get fucked, 
Even the watchdog is fucking corrupt.

[Pre Hook]

Started with the sugar tax,
Dropping wages people can't relax,
When I’m in the mood for sweet snacks,
Insulin in my stomach call it diet tax,

They're just sitting round counting stacks.

[Hook]
Hit them with that sugar tax, 
Small sweets in large packs,
Did they just package scraps, 
It’s just Sugar Tax. 
Sugar sugar sugar sugar tax.

[Outro]
Let’s call it sugar tax, 
Get ya hyped up on ration packs.

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[Intro - waltz synth, clipped old horror film voices snippets] “Don’t take the sugar” “Why not?” “It attracts them” “Attracts who” “THEM” [Verse 1- steady on-the-beat flow] Shrinkflation tryna’ shrink a nation, Get less but they rise up inflation, When the trains already left the station, Got us all hooked on that sweet fixation. A sweet treat packed full of wheat, Got that flapjack packaged neat. Looks so big take a picture and tweet, Claim back the tax this deceit is a kids treat. [Pre Hook] Started with the sugar tax, Dropping wages people can't relax, When I’m in the mood for sweet snacks, Insulin in my stomach call it diet tax, [Hook] Hit them with that sugar tax, Small sweets in large packs, Did they just package scraps, It’s just Sugar Tax. Sugar sugar sugar sugar tax. [Musical break -clipped old horror film voices snippets] “And what about the people on the street?” “The street?” “Yes the people we meet” “Did you offer them something to eat?” “Say…. a sweet treat” [Verse 2-Faster flow] ‘member we use to have much munch, ‘fore we got stuck in a credit crunch. Now it all feels like a gut punch, Your moneys all gone on not much lunch. This one isn’t as deceiving, Corporate planning it’s not even stealing. Lobbying not cheating no concealing, Remove the sugar till it’s unappealing. [Musical break -clipped old horror film voices snippets] “Did they find you?” “No, but it won’t be long” “How do you know?” “Cause I got that sugar to go!” [Bridge-angry flow] The rich get rich, The poor get fucked, Structural bias but it’s not corrupt, We don’t disrupt how they construct, The rich get rich and the poor get fucked. [Spoken angry flow] How can it be fair governments always fold, Big corporations who’ve already taken hold. The rich get rich and the poor get fucked, Even the watchdog is fucking corrupt. [Pre Hook] Started with the sugar tax, Dropping wages people can't relax, When I’m in the mood for sweet snacks, Insulin in my stomach call it diet tax, They're just sitting round counting stacks. [Hook] Hit them with that sugar tax, Small sweets in large packs, Did they just package scraps, It’s just Sugar Tax. Sugar sugar sugar sugar tax. [Outro] Let’s call it sugar tax, Get ya hyped up on ration packs.

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