A Song About Whatsapp

Refrain:

Who were you talking to?

Who were you talking to?

Who were you talking to?

Who were you talking to last night on Whatsapp?

When we tried to find the time

To cross the bridge of open minds

And the wind howled for humankind

One night in Spain

I wanted to meet you there

I tried to hold the tune

One night beneath the moon

But you were busy talking that night on Whatsapp

Refrain

We were trying to find the time

Change the floods and turning tides,

One night together

Under all the hate and pain

Muddied planes and acid rain,

With tender hands and love and care

Oh I tried to meet you there

But you were too busy typing on whatsapp

Refrain

We were trying to organise

Untangling the imperial ties

All the bile and twisted lies

That night together

But you could not find the time

Though you tried your hardest to be kind

You would not stand with me

Whilst you were talking that night on whatsapp

Refrain

We were trying to storm the gates

The windows, rails and gilded plates

Outside Westminster

We were trying to burn it down

Trying to sink it to the ground

In all its splendour and its wealth

But you were too busy to help

Whilst you were elsewhere, typing on Whatsapp

Refrain

You typed the whole night through

As I tried to get to you

And the world we all forgot to do

What was necessary together

But still it’s not too late

And we can bend the course of fate

We can ensure that humankind

Can break from the chains of Whatsapp

Refrain