What Kakistocracy is about
Kakistocracy means government by the worst people. The Venom Sons put the word to a furious chorus about incompetent and corrupt leaders who "fail upwards" while everyone else falls down. It ends by asking who put them in charge, and answering: we did.
Kakistocracy lyrics
Welcome to the madhouse
Welcome to the show
The lunatics are running it
And we're the last to know
The stupid wear the finest suits
The liars polish up their boots
A thousand clowns in tailored ties
Selling shit and calling it wise
They couldn't run a corner shop
But somehow made it to the top
No brains, no shame, no bloody clue
And every fuck-up lands on you
They fail upwards, we fall down
Another circus, another clown
The higher they climb, the less they know
And we're the bastards down below
Kakistocracy
The worst of us in power
Kakistocracy
Another wasted hour
Psychopaths and parasites
Making laws and picking fights
Kakistocracy
The world's gone fucking mad
A psychopath with perfect teeth
A thousand bodies underneath
He shakes your hand, he sells you fear
Then buys himself another year
The narcissists all crave applause
While breaking every fucking law
They start the wars, we dig the graves
They call us free, they make us slaves
No conscience and no empathy
Just power and celebrity
They sell the cure, they spread disease
Then charge us all for the privilege, please
Kakistocracy
The worst of us in power
Kakistocracy
Another wasted hour
Psychopaths and parasites
Making laws and picking fights
Kakistocracy
The world's gone fucking mad
The clever learn to keep their heads down
The honest never get the crown
The ruthless rise, the decent crawl
The system fucking loves them all
No accountability
No responsibility
No shame! No guilt! No dignity
Just institutional stupidity
Who put these bastards in charge
We did
Who let them get this far
We did
Who's gonna tear their empire down
We fucking will
Kakistocri
Kakistocracy
The worst of us in power
Kakistocracy
We're counting down the hour
Psychopaths and parasites
Selling wars and human rights
Kakistocracy
The world's gone fucking mad
The worst rise up
The best get crushed
The whole damn system
Is built on trust
And trust is dead
Kakistocracy
Kakistocracy