“Machiavelli Was Right”
Click on the arrow on the left above to listen to “Machiavelli Was Right” from the musical The American Foxe, book and lyrics by Karen Gottlieb, music by Michele Brourman. (Lyrics below.)
“Machiavelli Was Right” is sung by George Ball, vocal recorded by Rob Trow, and engineered and mixed by Stephan Oberhoff.
MACHIAVELLI WAS RIGHT
IT’S ADVISABLE TO APPEAR
MERCIFUL, HUMANE, JUST AND SINCERE
MAKE YOURSELF TOE THAT MORAL LINE
AND WHEN THAT ILL WIND BLOWS
IT’S ALWAYS BEST TO BE DISPOSED
TO CHANGE YOUR TACTIC IN THE NICK OF TIME
STOP ME IF I’M HANDING YOU A LINE
BUT THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS EVERYTIME
I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO SAY
THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER, NEVER STRAY
FROM WHATEVER YOU FEEL – IS THE GREATER GOOD
BUT WHEN THE NEED ARISES
AND YOU’RE FACING YOUR FIRST CRISIS
MY ADVICE IS – YOU ABSOLUTELY SHOULD
YOU’VE GOT A RIGHT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
AND THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS EVERYTIME.
THE ONLY WAY TO PUSH A PLAN –
IS SIMPLY ANY WAY YOU CAN
YOU’LL THANK ME FOR TELLING YOU SO
FOR WHAT IS TRUTH BUT COMPROMISE
WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE IT “LIES”
AND JUST HOW FAR IT GOES
OH, I’VE FOUND TO MY DELIGHT
MACHIAVELLI WAS QUITE RIGHT
TO LOSE IT ALL – NOW THAT WOULD BE A CRIME
SO SINCE I’M ALREADY IN IT
I MIGHT AS WELL WIN IT
CAUSE THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS EVERYTIME
STOP ME IF I’M HANDING YOU A LINE
BUT THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS EVERYTIME
YES, THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS EVERYTIME
OH, THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS EVERYTIME
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