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Culture War
03:43
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Culture War
This is war but you haven't noticed
Too distracted to see the truth
You're always glued to a smartphone screen
Always being told what to believe in
The bots are out in force tonight
Disciples of this cult of ignorance
Manipulating, polarising
Falsehoods now articles of faith so...
While we were fighting just amongst ourselves...
They went ahead and staged a coup -
So what are we going to do now?
Culture War - post truth lies and the cult of personality
Culture War - chasing cheap hits , click-baiting prejudice
Culture War - there are no facts, there's only algorithms
Now the battle lines are drawn
So you pay your licence fee
To buy propaganda from the BBC
And journalists do what they're told
Integrity has long been sold out
The emperor has got no clothes
But, no one seems to realise
Shapeshifting politicians
Gaslighting, denying what's true
While we were fighting just amongst ourselves...
They went ahead and staged a coup -
So what are we going to do now?
But it doesn't matter...
That we think we're right
It's time to deal with it
And face them on their own terms and fight...
Living Marxists sucking Koch
They seem to like his money a lot
Spread climate change conspiracy
Science denial and hypocrisy
Beware the ones who shout liberty
Libertarian values won't set you free
There are no borders for the rich
The sovereign individual's greatest trick....
While we were fighting just amongst ourselves...
They went ahead and staged a coup -
So what are we going to do now?
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2. |
You've Been Fooled Again
04:07
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You’ve Been Fooled Again
A nation that no longer cares – a state of terminal despair
The liars and cheats, they won the night – will the last one here turn out the lights
You had the chance to go for change – you had the chance but you threw it all away
Enablers and you right wing shills – supporters of the policies that kill
They wage war on society, throw millions into penury
They decimate communities to pay the price of rich men’s greed
Another time, another place – the founding of the welfare state
But all of that’s been thrown away – the 5 Evils are here to stay
What the hell have you done? You’ve been fooled again
You’ve fucked up everything! You’ve been fooled again
You’ve fallen for their blatant lies – how long till you realise
The emptiness of your victory that night? You’ve been fooled again….
The consensus of the post war years has been torn down around our ears
Not even that Bitch went as far as the generations who followed her
Do you think these people are on your side? Do you think they’ll help you turn the tide?
You won’t have too long to wait as you watch them further shrink the State..
A transatlantic conspiracy – scratch the surface it’s there to see
Who pays the think-tanks calls the tunes…. the billionaires behind the news
They say they want to set you free from Marxist ideology
Scapegoat the poor, no safety net, reward the rich and squeeze the rest
I warn you, don’t you dare fall ill – you won’t afford the treatment bill
I warn you never to grow old – your choice to starve or die from cold
Don’t be young – they’ll steal your dreams. Don’t be homeless – those streets are mean
I warn you never to be poor – accept your lot, don’t ask for more
What the hell have you done?
Yes you, you’ve fucked up everything – and you’ve been fooled again!
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3. |
1945
04:07
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1945
Harry was the one who had a great big bomb
He said he only dropped it so the war was won
Then he and General Ike, they simply carried on
Fighting in Korea, destabilise Iran
Feverish nights after Cold War days
So who's going to win the rearmament race?
Military complex, it's so industrial
Warnings ignored because it's profitable
Then came Johnny K, he had some funny ways
So the CIA made the problem go away
Lyndon was their man, he followed all their plans
He sent the boys to die out in Vietnam
Dicky was so tricky, always acting shifty
As he sought to undermine poor Allende down in Chile
Operation Charlie, Argentina
Sponsored change in Central America
Must it always stay the same?
Are you never going to change?
You say you stand for peace
Yet you're always waging war
You're killing all the time
So don't deny it
Cos your words don't mean a thing
Since 1945
You're killing all the time
So can't you see it?
Your guns have never brought peace
Since 1945
Ronnie didn't like his neighbours in the south
So he sent his advisors to flush them all out
Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua
Washington Bullets and the Sandinistas
The Star War years and SDI
Strategic defence to win the war up in the sky
Daddy George left it unfinished in Iraq
But don't worry Saddam, they'll soon be coming back...
Little Georgie came and went so much further
Doubling up the sins and the failings of his father
Obama thought himself so much better than the rest
But he bloodied his hands in US interests
And then came Donny, what a brilliant man
He was so brave to starve the poorest in Iran
Israel and Saudi Arabia
They can do what they want - they're Friends of America
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4. |
La Commune
05:27
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La Commune
Night falls and the city sleeps
But I'm awake, I know what dawn brings
Dark forces are gathering
Just waiting for the morning's first light
The nations we were taught to hate
Sit this one out, they're just observers
New enemies are circling now
Even though they wear our colours
Election won then power seized
Autocratic, entitled ambition
Brought up in such privilege
Born to rule, as if it's a birthright
They stoked the fires of national pride
That only led to humiliation
Support was high in the provinces
So, they sold us out and our great city
They've split the country up in two
And we'll never surrender
To the forces of reaction
And the memories of faded empire
This is where we live and die
This is our city
Just faded photographs
Tell the world that we were once here
And who will sing this song again?
This is our city
Will the next generations
Take up the fight and set themselves free?
So, we ran them out of town
The police, the army and the ruling classes
We made our own government
One for us all, the forgotten masses
Universal suffrage and equal pay and education
The dispossessed and refugees
Everyone was welcome here....
Calling every city, calling every nation
Can't you see what they're doing to us
So, won't you come and help us fight back?
Calling every city, calling every nation
Sending out an SOS
So, won't somebody please save our souls
So the state came for revenge
They couldn't allow us to have our city
A provincial dictatorship
Dissention crushed, no toleration
So we gathered one last time
And sang the Internationale
Then we went to our families
To say goodbye before they came
So the state had its revenge
And when they came they showed no mercy
20,000 women and men took up arms and died for this city
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Empire
03:25
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Empire
They say they brought them civilisation
The rule of law and education
Enriched themselves through exploitation
Dissension met with incarceration
They rounded up the men, the women and children
Put them in a camp called "Labour and Freedom"
Broke them on the wheel, then they killed them
Torture, rape, mass execution
Tonight you wave your union flags
And celebrate the past
But where's the glory?
How many deaths are we meant to forget?
So now, the sun has finally set
Now there's nothing left
Just a whitewashed history
If you want to move forward then you've got to let go
Of lies...before you realise......
A banquet held in celebration,
Gratitude, glorification
Thousands gave thanks to the ruling nation
While millions died from deliberate starvation
Don't blame nature, this famine was man-made
There was no shortage - they stole the grain
Loaded on to ships, then they set sail
A murderous cargo – in the name of free trade
Africa, India and Ireland
From The Caribbean to The Transvaal
Malaysia, China, Pakistan
The blood of Empire soaked these lands
Selective history, forgotten past
Exceptionalism can never last
An angry, hateful, splintered nation
A country hellbent on self-destruction
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6. |
Bubblegum For Josh
04:02
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Bubblegum For Josh
Sitting at home watching videos
I’ve got to understand how this music goes
Ripped clothes chic and Emo sadness
Heartache, boredom, small town madness
Edgy Jocks and high school girls
Pizza parties and swimming pools
Everyone drives a cabriolet
Cruising with the roof down – the Easycore way
But it’s so empty and unreal
How do the other kids really feel?
It reminds me of my youth
And the parties I was never invited to
Bubble gum pop, fast cars and girls - I hear you calling
California’s dreaming and the kids just want songs without meaning
Bubble gum pop, fast cars and girls – I know what you’re saying
You think I’m a walking misery but I just write about the things I see
Even though there’s no one listening
They say it was never about politics
Just a headrush for suburban kids
Now the old punks vote Conservative
And spend their pensions on nostalgia trips
They say they’re free thinkers - they’re not for sale
Then they share stories from the Daily Mail
Too dumb to differentiate
Between free thought and a brainwashed state
Johnny’s not so rotten now
He shakes his fists and shouts at clouds
The ramblings of a bitter man
Throwing his toys out of the pram
Bubble gum pop, fast cars and girls - I hear you calling
England is still dreaming and the old punks just want songs without meaning
Bubble gum pop, fast cars and girls – I know what you’re saying
You think I’m a walking misery but I just write about the things I see
Even though there’s no one listening….
It’s only rock and roll…
So, I’m a social justice warrior?
You like my sounds but you hate my words
Just sit at home and watch Fox News
Let nothing ever challenge your views
The racists and Islamophobes
Gang up and bully on Facebook posts
They’re so far gone it’s hard to tell
What separates them from the EDL
I click on profiles just to see
These soul-dead eyes staring back at me
Youthful life-force truly spent
Just hatred, anger and impotence
Bubble gum pop, fast cars and girls - I hear you calling
England is still dreaming and its old men are just so right-leaning
Bubble gum pop, fast cars and girls – I know awhat you’re saying
You think I’m a walking misery but I just write about the things I see
Even though there’s no one listening….
Bubble gum pop, fast cars and girls
- I hear you calling
- And England’s dreaming
- It’s the only way to be
- - and forget about anarchy
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Slow Faction London, UK
“Slow Faction is a 1st generation-influenced punk band with a real London 77 sound. The aim of Slow Faction is simple – to make the music they want to hear; politically-charged songs with big hooks and choruses, reminiscent of the 1st wave of British punk. Slow Faction’s live sound has been described as a cross between The Clash and The Buzzcocks.” ... more
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