The Rats Are Jumping Ship (Counting Life Vests) | Political Rap

Funny how quiet that deck got

Soon as the numbers came in.

Hold up...

Who untied the lifeboat?

Chorus

The rats are jumping ship, one by one,

Blue wave hit, now they're on the run.

"Captain, we got you!" That's what they said.

Now the captain's on deck counting life vests.

Jump, jump, who's next to quit?

Whole crew swore they'd go down with it.

Yesterday, "We'll never split."

Today, the rats are jumping ship.

Verse 1

Election night, big room, big screen,

Red hats stacked by the victory drinks.

DJ had the winner's record queued,

Then county after county started turning blue.

One man slipped out to "make a call,"

His coat was gone when they checked the hall.

One said, "My family needs me back home."

His family found out when it hit their phones.

By sunrise, three more found the door,

And the man who said "Four more" said, "I'm not sure."

Whole room spent a year yelling, "Hold the line!"

Now the lifeboat got a line and they're standing in it fine.

Chorus

The rats are jumping ship, one by one,

Blue wave hit, now they're on the run.

"Captain, we got you!" That's what they said.

Now the captain's on deck counting life vests.

Jump, jump, who's next to quit?

Whole crew swore they'd go down with it.

Yesterday, "We'll never split."

Today, the rats are jumping ship.

Verse 2

Monday, "I stand with him." Tuesday, "We'll see."

Wednesday, "That photo? He was standing by me."

Thursday, "I've always had doubts about the plan."

Friday, here's the clip where you called him your man.

You took the mic when the room was packed,

Now the same folks got a few questions to ask.

Who paid the price while you played that game?

Who's coming back when they call your name?

You can change your bio, take the picture down,

Folks got long memories in a small town.

You thought that seat had your name carved in.

The voters pulled up with an eraser and a pen.

Bridge

Who had the wheel? You did.

Who made the deal? You did.

Who said, "We're all going down together"?

Funny how fast you can swim in bad weather.

Final Chorus

The rats are jumping ship, one by one,

Blue wave hit, now they're on the run.

"Captain, we got you!" That's what they said.

Now the captain's on deck counting life vests.

Jump, jump, who's next to quit?

Whole crew swore they'd go down with it.

Yesterday, "We'll never split."

Today, the rats are jumping ship.

Outro

"Captain, should we save you a seat?"

Pause

"Captain?"