[male
vocals] (
Heavy
bass
line
with
bright
Highlife
guitar
picking)
[INTRO — SPOKEN] Honourable...
You
say
the
people
call
too
much?
Morning...
Afternoon...
Night...
Ring-ring!
Ring-ring! “
Honourable!” “
Chairman!” “
Boss!”
And
you
complain: “
These
people
are
disturbing
me!”
Hmmmm...
Be
careful
what
you
complain
about.
Because
one
day...
THE
PHONE
MAY
STOP
RINGING! [
CHORUS —
LEAD +
CHOIR] 🎵
Politics
has
no
permanent
landlord!
Crowd:
POWER
IS
A
TENANT!
Crowd:
POWER
IS
A
TENANT!
The
chair
you
occupy
today,
Somebody
occupied
yesterday!
Politics
has
no
permanent
landlord!
Crowd:
REMEMBER
TOMORROW!
The
calls
you
call
a
nuisance
today...
ONE
DAY
YOU
MAY
MISS
THEM
ALL! 🎵
[VERSE 1 — THE SILENT PHONE] There
was
once
a
powerful
man...
When
he
was
in
office,
His
phone
never
rested.
Ring-ring!
Ring-ring!
Everybody
wanted
him.
Everybody
needed
him.
Then
one
day...
The
office
was
gone.
The
title
was
gone.
The
siren
was
gone.
And
suddenly...
SILENCE!
He
looked
at
his
phone...
Nothing!
Even
people
around
him
Received
more
calls
than
he
did.
Then
he
understood:
Sometimes
the
calls
Are
a
measure
of
your
relevance.
When
nobody
needs
you
anymore...
Even
your
ringtone
Can
become
lonely. [
CHOIR] 🎵
Answer
the
call!
Answer
the
call! [
CHOIR] 🎵
Answer
the
call!
Answer
the
call!
Don't
despise
the
people
Who
remember
your
number!
Today
they
call
you
Honourable...
Tomorrow...
They
may
forget
your
number! 🎵
[VERSE 2 — WHEN POWER STARTS LEAVING] Politics
can
teach
A
painful
lesson.
When
people
think
Your
power
is
ending...
Watch
carefully!
Friends
start
realigning.
Visitors
become
fewer.
Some
loyal
voices
Suddenly
become
quiet.
People
begin
searching
For
the
next
powerful
friend.
Before
the
chair
Has
even
left
you...
Some
people
have
already
left!
Ei,
politics!
When
power
begins
leaving
you...
Some
people
leave
Before
power
itself!
So
don't
mistake
applause
For
permanent
friendship.
And
don't
mistake
power
For
permanent
importance. [
CHORUS] 🎵
Politics
has
no
permanent
landlord!
Crowd:
POWER
IS
A
TENANT!
Don't
build
your
permanent
house
On
temporary
power!
Today
they
shout
your
name...
Tomorrow
they
shout
another!
Politics
has
no
permanent
landlord!
Crowd:
REMEMBER
TOMORROW! 🎵
[VERSE 3 — THE HOUSE THAT BECAME QUIET] There
was
once
a
landlady
Who
hated
noisy
children.
Too
much
shouting!
Too
much
running!
Too
much
disturbance!
So
she
told
their
families: “
Please
leave
my
house!”
At
last...
PEACE!
But
when
everybody
Went
about
their
business...
Ei!
The
house
became
like
a
cemetery.
No
children.
No
laughter.
No
footsteps.
Just
silence.
Then
she
discovered...
The
noise
she
hated
Was
the
sound
of
life.
Yesterday's
nuisance...
Had
become
today's
blessing!
And
she
began
wishing
For
the
noise
to
return.
[BRIDGE — THE LESSON] Politician...
Those
supporters
Crowding
your
office...
Those
endless
calls...
Those
people
shouting: “
Honourable!” “
Chairman!” “
Boss!”
Don't
be
too
quick
To
call
them
a
nuisance.
Sometimes
noise
Is
evidence
of
life.
Sometimes
disturbance
Is
evidence
that
you
still
matter.
Even
inside
the
cacophony...
There
can
be
melody.
Crowd:
LISTEN
CAREFULLY!
Even
inside
chaos...
There
can
be
harmony. [
FINAL
CHORUS —
FULL
BAND] 🎵
Politics
has
no
permanent
landlord!
Crowd:
POWER
IS
A
TENANT!
Politics
has
no
permanent
landlord!
Politics
has
no
permanent
landlord!
The
people
you
ignore
today
May
ignore
you
tomorrow!
Answer
the
call!
Crowd:
ANSWER
THE
CALL!
Respect
the
people!
Crowd:
RESPECT
THE
PEOPLE!
Because
when
the
office
is
gone...
When
the
siren
is
gone...
When
the
crowd
is
gone...
You
may
sit
alone...
WAITING
FOR
THE
PHONE
TO
RING! 🎵
[OUTRO — SPOKEN OVER BASS] Don't
wait
until
the
house
is
empty
Before
you
appreciate
the
noise.
Don't
wait
until
the
crowd
disappears
Before
you
appreciate
the
people.
Don't
wait
until
the
phone
stops
ringing
Before
you
appreciate
the
calls.
And
don't
wait
until
power
leaves
you
Before
you
discover...
POWER
WAS
NEVER
YOUR
PROPERTY.
You
were
only
a
tenant.
The
people...
Are
the
landlords.
So
while
you
occupy
the
house...
Treat
the
landlords
well.
Because
one
day...
Your
tenancy
will
end. 🎵
Politics
has
no
permanent
landlord...
Power
is
only
passing
through...
Answer
the
call
today...
Because
tomorrow...
The
phone
may
not
ring
for
you. 🎵
Fade
out.