Hypocrite Harbor
(Verse 1)
You stand on the docks in your oyster boots
Talkin’ like you’re one of us, tellin’ hard luck truths
Say you’re just a Mainer fightin’ for the little guy
But there’s big money shadows standin’ right by your side
You didn’t roll in rich, nah, you built your name
Out there on the water earnin’ honest pay
And people respected that, they respected the grind
Till the millionaires and billionaires got in behind
(Chorus)
Hypocrite Harbor, that’s where you sail
Claimin’ grassroots while the rich men pay
Talkin’ like a rebel, actin’ like you’re clean
While out-of-state money floods the Maine scene
You can wear the boots and work the bay
But money talks louder at the end of the day
You say you’re for the people, but people can see
A grassroots man don’t need billionaire money
(Verse 2)
You called rural folks racist, stupid, blind
Then turned right around askin’ for their time
Said you became communist after servin’ this land
Hard to sell Mainers on that kind of stand
Talked down police while preachin’ unity
That ain’t exactly buildin’ community
And every time the pressure starts closin’ in
You blame the critics instead of lookin’ within
(Verse 3)
Now people remember every word you said
About victims takin’ blame inside their head
Then came the tattoo controversy blowin’ through town
And the old online posts keep draggin’ you down
You threw around words that Mainers don’t use
Made comments that lit political fuses
Criticized Israel, stirred more divide
Then acted shocked when people pushed back hard online
(Verse 4)
Now every ad sounds polished, every slogan rehearsed
National donors puttin’ Maine interests last instead of first
They see this state like a Senate chessboard game
And you became their piece the second the money came
Maybe you started honest, maybe you meant it true
But power’s got a funny way of changin’ people too
Cause once the checks clear, strings get tied
And sooner or later somebody owns the ride
(Bridge)
Maine ain’t for sale to the highest bidder
And folks up here still know what honesty is
You can fool the cameras, fool the news
But working people know when they’re bein’ used
(Final Chorus)
Hypocrite Harbor, tides roll fast
Truth always catches up in the end at last
You can wave that flag and play that part
But Mainers know what’s real in their heart
Grassroots means Mainers standin’ tall
Not outside money buyin’ it all
And no amount of cash will ever make it right
When you preach one thing and live another life
