Michael Rosen
We are Britain Words by Michael Rosen Illustration by Dan Berry
The Department for Education has circulated a new anthem that it wanted schools to sing on 25 June. By the time it got to Michael Rosen, the words seemed to have changed… unless it was him who changed them? Chorus
We are Britain And we have one dream To disunite people in the same team Verse 1
Our nation survived through many storms and wars We’ve opened our doors, and widened our island’s shores But if you look closely, you’ll see how we start to divide and rule, keeping people apart Chorus
We are Britain And we have one dream To disunite people until they scream
Verse 2
So many different people, standing in one nation but not much fun, if you’re the Windrush generation While the House of Commons committee on education pits people against people suffering deprivation Chorus
We are the Government We could be comedians so we think you won’t notice we cut pupil premiums Outro
Strong Britain, Great Nation Stirring up Britain, Misinformation Wrong Britain, Repatriation So long, Britain, Disintegra-a-tion
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