The Sellout Song (Ballad of Chuck Schumer)

We needed courage, got a show, Another backroom shadow play’s glow.

[Verse 1]
Under marble lights in D.C. town,
Eight blue votes sold the people down.
They called it peace, they called it fair,
But working folks got left nowhere.
Chuck stood tall with a practiced grin,
Voted “no” when the deal was in.
Played the game, hid the hand,
While the pain spread across the land.

[Chorus]
It’s a sellout, plain and cruel,
The rich men laugh, they make the rules.
Healthcare burns while donors cheer,
And truth gets drowned in a sea of fear.
We needed courage, got a show,
Another backroom shadow play’s glow.
The people cry, the lobby wins,
That’s how the downfall begins.

[Verse 2]
Jacky took her million clean,
Tim took seven hundred green.
They call it funding, I call it sin,
When greed decides who gets to live.
Bernie shouted through the storm,
“Stand for people, break the norm!”
But the bosses hushed and turned their heads,
While hope fell cold and democracy bled.

[Bridge – slow and dramatic]
Down in Florida, Trump raised a glass,
Said “end the filibuster, make it last.”
“No Democrat will rise again,”
He smirked and toasted all his men.
But power built on lies will fall,
The truth still echoes through it all.
And somewhere deep in working land,
A mother clenched her weary hand.

[Final Chorus]
It’s a sellout, plain and cruel,
The rich men laugh, they make the rules.
But we’re still here, we’re not done,
This fight’s for everyone.
From coal towns to city lights,
We’ll rise again and make it right.
No more deals behind closed doors —
We’ll take back what’s ours once more.

[Outro – soft, hymn-like]
So sing it loud, my friend, my kin,
This battle’s ours to finally win.
The people’s song won’t fade away,
We’ll make it right someday.