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Penny For The Guy
02:31
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his face is lonely
he said he knows me
he said he's only here while they find him a place
to get his head down
just need a few pounds
they sent a man round took away his living space
its a total disgrace to be going through hordes of
waste of more that you could ever afford
to have - someone's having a laugh
at the expense of living on the edge of the map
hes going downtown
its like a fairground
put your hat down flat rate penny for the guy
prize every time for the look in the eye
and if you ever wanna tell me something ive never known before
or show me a better place to go to swap this less for more
it took him ages
between the wages
paying off the mortgage things he'll never need again
they had a slim down
they had a whip round
put your hat down flat rate penny for the guy
if you never ask why you'll be living the lie
that it couldn't ever happen to a nicer guy
that its safety first to just walk on by
but when the bubbles burst you're on the other side
of the downtown
he's in your hometown
you better get round there with a cup of tea
and if you know him
ask where he's going
and if he's already gone say goodbye from me
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Mandemic
02:18
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on the one hand we have nature on the attack
we been messing with the food chains
if you mess with the balance it bites you back
humanity's end game
the seas gone brown and tastes like plastic bags and petrol
the extinction rate is up and its not accidental
the land is overused or scorched or under water
humanity's a new disease there is no cure for
on the other hand we got these idiots running the place
who are seriously psychotic
everything that led to the imminent collapse
was all about making a profit
its like nature snapped and has revenge coincidental
when the earth is run and ruined by the rich and mental
when complacency in the face of greed becomes systemic
time to wake the world up to its own pandemic
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War On Senses
03:19
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whose side are you on
do you feel you belong
has the memory gone
of before it all started?
like a knock at the door
it was hard to ignore
did you want to make more
cos life is hard it's -
too much making it/success breeding
excess too much bullshit feeding
the nervous lonely numbed out needing
a voice to call their own
how low must you go
til you can't hear the No
from the voice down below
doesn't sound like you it's
shooting holes
in the lies you were sold
you put your mind on hold
cos you already knew it's
too much making excuses wearing
suits in a world that noone shares in
the selfish paranoid loud uncaring
voice you've never known
whose side are you on
the rich man's song
has all of the notes but none of the music
how low must you go
when you already know
it ain't what you got it's how you use it
too much pressure to surrender our soul
to the manmade gods of money and gold
listen to the voice that you can't control
instinct wins in the war on senses
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Consequences
02:08
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Don't you worry if you're out of step
What you see and what they promise is never what you get
Here's your identity it's on a card
All this security has never felt so hard
We are the consequences
We see we hear you can't control our senses
Don't get too near we are the consequences
Sick of feeling that you don't belong
Ask different questions and it won't last long
Who set the picture? Who bought the frame
We come in numbers but we all got names
We see we hear you can't control our senses
Don't get too near we are the consequences
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War is Peace
02:36
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War is peace witness the majority
down on one knee to challenge your authority
over our lives - well here is how it used to be
black and white divide and rule mentality
For all the lies you dressed as hope
we hold you to your vanity
here's our freedom, let's see yours
we all know where we'd rather be
Free, free, free, from all your violence and greed
we wont fight, no, more, in your racist culture war
Rich white men tell us of priorities
the one per cent its more than a conspiracy
its all intent on dressing up this slavery
as civilised- but this aint how we wanna be
Free, free, free, from all your violence and greed
we wont fight, no, more, in your racist culture war
From left to right from black to white
from heart and soul and skin
all we demand is an equal chance
in the fight we're living in
we're here to replace your love of power
with the power of love- take heed
these words mean more than they did before
we brought you to our knees
Now we're free free free from your violence and greed
we've already done your version, now have a go with these
we wont fight no more when we got what we came for
less scrutiny more dignity less cruelty and war
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Wake Up Time
03:03
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Here's the people your grandad said would do it all again if left a way
it's what you get when history goes cold and fades away
the power of fear will draw the mindless ever near
anger seeks an enemy and never bites the hand that feeds it
It's wake up time- can you read the signs- time to decide
Divide and rule the same old story tells again of how ignoring
fascists and the games they play never makes them go away
its like a war on WE, that wanna stay free
they're looking back to slavery, they want the whole world on its knees
It's wake up time- can you read the signs- time to decide
Any facts we learn are burnt on the altered state of entertainment
we interact like copycats with the killers of our self-containment
social status amplified by people unafraid to lie
heres your enemy dont ask why swallow this bullshit open wide
Invent a truth without a proof and lie to hide the facts
scapegoat those who lack the voice to publicly react
see the people blame each other as value disappears
and all the flags come through the door to stoke the hate and fear
History screams as it looks to the future
recognise the signs of fascist dictators
rich white racist heartless mostly
male devoid of human nature
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Concentration
02:45
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Radio question out of the blue
how could things in the world improve?
at 5 years old he knew the score
'people should concentrate more'
well profound that, wrote it down that
the world needs more of kids like this
unconditioned witnesses
to the fast and futile world of- showbiz
instant distant thought-resistant
waves of human entertainment
see its free
for the cost of a lobotomy
CH:
Focus gone where does it belong
Get that switch back up and on
dont wanna lose my concentration
hurry to the next one big one get one free
its saturation
Help you sir? yes tell me matey
what since fuck knows when til lately
made the world such a messed up place?
we all forgot to concentrate
switch goes down and the brain rewinding
back to a place where you can't find me
locked in a room of my own resistance
alienation needs assistance
[CH]
What gets told and taught
is bought and sold as truth, but lies
in a cloud of ads and fads and madness
all gets nullified
knowledge and taste it all gets wasted
concentration's what you crave its
the world crying out to its own excess
where's the peace and where's the progress?
how come it feels
like there's none of it left?
how many times
before the button gets pressed?
its never too late let's concentrate on
keeping our heads on too many time bombs
boom and its all distraction
drive you mental interaction
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Concentration Dub
02:57
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9. |
Too Much of Everything
02:44
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Its a war we didn't expect between
freedom of speech and its consequences
penny for your thoughts lets see what i bought
another soul at war on the self-defensive
you can't converse when the words are covered in chains
left hand give and the right hand take it away
CH:
we give- they take- too much of everything
we give- they take- we want it back again
The left want to turn the world around
the right just want to eat them for breakfast
bully in the playground got a career now
journalism politics and get rich off the back of it too
they wannna take a cut from everything we do
they want to split the world in two
CH
We give away our freedom, its good to pass it round
they take away that reasoning and turn it upside down
we give them our attention cos they take up all the screen
they take us being quiet as permission to deceive
we better get loud, and watch it rebound
everything we build they wanna pull it all down
CH
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Culture Shock [ska-punk UK] Bath, UK
The original ska-punk-reggae fusioneers, who from 86-89 woke up the alternative scene with their 3 albums and incessantly energetic touring, and are now reformed since 2013, with another 3 albums since then- onwards!
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