Compromised

This song was written to award the top pledger for the quarterly Catholic and Enjoying It Tin Cup Rattle pledge drive, Irenaeus. The idea was that I'd write a song about whatever topic he chose. One of the options given was "How about a generic liberal pro-abortion Catholic politician (a la Pelosi, Biden, Sebelius, etc)?".So with Joe as my inspiration, I cranked out this piece, by far my loudest yet (and the first to feature my actual guitar playing all the way through).http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Compromised.mp3Approximate lyric:Compromised,I compromised.Compromised,I'm compromised.I was born with a clear and distinct idea,Between what was wrong and what was right.From Augustus and Aquinas and then brought down to me:The Truth was taught impermutably.Before I Compromised,I compromised.Compromised,I'm compromised.I became a lawyer and then a senator,I took my position very seriously,Faithfully represented those who'd elected me,But all that changed in 1973That's when it soon became apparent,That the winds of change were blowing,Privacy became the mandate,Basic human rights forgoing,Personhood now redefinedWe had a simple choice to makeWe chose to change our party lineand I my principles forsakeProtect the innocent the weakest of the weakFight for the poor the huddled, disenfranchisedWere words I lived by but now I defiedTurns out it's easy when you've got money on your side.Actions without responsibilityor consequences gives you a free rideWhy defend the defenseless when it's somuch easier to live with yourself after you'veCompromised,Like I compromised.Compromised,I'm compromised.One consequence of my decisionIs the matter of my religionI sound like I'm some kind of nutWhen I say "I'm personally opposed, but"When you've speaking on the stumpsturns out that's good enough for chumpsAnd for thirty years it was sufficientTo shut up Cardinals and Bishops.But now things seem to be changing againCan't get away with what I did thenGod forbid I need a defenseWhen I can no longer claim ignoranceIt gets harder to be a politicianWhen you're at odds with your traditionAnd when I'm denied my final prizeAt least I'll know it's because I...Compromised.