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Alien Nation

from The Brixton Tapes by Slow Faction

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Alien Nation
I saw you on the news last night
Was it you or someone else?
Who talks and sounds and looks like you
From the manicured hands to the shiny black shoes
I used to be angry but it’s hard to care
When everywhere I look I just see despair
And the ever growing rift between the rulers and the ruled
It’s time to tear it down and just start again

There’s something wrong
Career politicians who have never had a real job
There’s something wrong
They’re like the landed gentry of the nineteenth century



This is an alien nation
It’s a country I don’t recognise now
This is an alien nation
The divide’s getting ever wider
The richest one percent have taken all the money
We’re left to feed off their crumbs
They hold all the power but there’s no accountability

So I pick up my morning paper
An industry that’s out of control
I see a world of deceit and corruption
You’re supposed to write the stories not be the news
You hack the phones of murdered children
Intimidate those that need protection
Police and politicians are in your pay
A toothless watchdog never stands in your way

There’s something wrong
These seekers of truth reduced to bullying and lying now
There’s something wrong
Where can I turn to if I want to find integrity?

So I listen to my radio
They’re talking to some masters of the universe
These fallen Gods who know no shame
No contrition, they’ll just do it all again
We’re paying the price for hubristic pride
The burden falls on the vulnerable
So please don’t be poor in this land of ours
You’re going to get crushed and there’s no hiding place now

There’s something wrong
Financial institutions prey to gambling addiction and
There’s something wrong
The weakest bear the debt of their irresponsibility

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from The Brixton Tapes, released November 17, 2014

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“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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