Reputation from 1971 by Blake

Reputation

A snake oil salesman with the charm of a goon
Look out he’s coming there must be a full moon
Uh-oh this is a dangerous situation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

So many deceits I can’t take ‘em on-board
Don’t give a damn for no-one when you’re a fraud
Uh-oh you’ve been spreading misinformation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

You like to act like you are nobody’s fool
But you don’t even know the Golden Rule
Uh-oh better finish your education
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

I hate to break it to you but you’re heading in the wrong direction
The truth is the first victim when you’re heading into re-election

More fake, fake news, another great pretence
For you what happens after is of no consequence
Uh-oh just a little complication
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

And please don’t tell me I just envy your lot
I don’t covet anything at all that you’ve got
Uh-oh you’re labouring under a misapprehension
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

The world it sure is burning and the stakes are so high
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a lie
Uh-oh they’re just another aggravation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

Well roses are red and violets are blue
But there’s only one colour that means anything to you
Uh-oh it’s a strange kind of pre-occupation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

We should have seen it coming but perhaps we weren’t quite paying attention
Now wrong is right and black is white, no answer for your self-deception

Have you considered repentance? I guess the answer is no
A snake like you wouldn’t know where to go
Uh-oh you’d protest the allegation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

I’m no betting man but I’d say that they’re slim
The odds of you getting a place or a win
Uh-oh in the race for your salvation
I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

But judgement day is near us and the fire is getting hot
Counting down He’s coming if you’re ready or not
Uh-oh I recommend prayers and invocations
But I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

Well I hate to tell ya but I think it’s a sin
To put your faith in yourself when it should be in Him
Uh-oh I suggest some time of contemplation
But I’ve learned that you are more concerned about your reputation

That the people chose Barabbas is a matter that’s beyond belief
You’re not the one that I acknowledge as my Captain, my Commander-in-Chief

They say that Jesus Christ was born in a cave
You’ll know his people by the way they behave
Uh-oh this is a desecration
I’ve learned there’s nothing left to spurn of your tattered reputation

• 60s
• Alternative
• Bob Dylan
• Christian Rock
• apocalyptic
• lo-fi
• psych
• singer-songwriter
• sixties
• United Kingdom