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Passers-by never look you in the eye
You don’t look so different ‘cept the colour of your skin
They segregate the housing, they segregate the schools
There are certain parts of town where they say whites rule
Faceless leaders stir up trouble down amongst the poor
So nobody knows who they’re really fighting for

All you wanted was a peaceful life
To go about your business which is everybody’s right
Every time you go out you can sense hostility
You no longer feel safe when you’re walking down the street
The insults are still ringing in your ears when you come home
An Englishman’s castle – they don’t think so

Live in Fear – they say you’re never going to fit in round here
The boys on the corner are always shouting at you
They say they’re going to get you, no one is ever going to save you
Live in Fear – they say you’re never going to fit in round here
The boys on the corner are always shouting at you
They say they’re going to get you tonight

Your children know the western way
This is their homeland what can anybody say?
Of course, you’ve got your culture and your heritage
That’s something to be proud of and to teach the kids
And they respect the past, yet at the very same time
They’re modern teenagers, they’ve got their lives

Going out to the clubs and bars
The town centre’s heaving till the very early hours
There’s always fighting in the streets when nightclubs close their doors
The small town desperation of the mindless, drunk and bored
The local paper always features all the latest facts
The rise in crime and the racist attacks

In the night when the pubs are closing
You hear their shouts and laughter
You hear their drunken singing
You hear their threats of violence
You hear their voices calling
You hear their footsteps on the pavement
You hear them getting closer
Are they coming tonight?

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from Retrospective: 2013 To 2019, released May 28, 2020

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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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