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I stand my feet slipping through the slats
I’m fed powdered milk to make me fat
My only scenery’s metal bars
Not for me the sky or the stars
Apparently I will soon be veal
Nobody bothered to ask how I feel
I will be hung up by my feet
To yield more expensive, lighter meat
Why do you have to eat me?
Life’s not so bad now we’re four to a cage
My life history would take less than a page
They cut off my beak then gave me a home
Where I can’t flap my wings or aimlessly roam
Noise never ending, can’t get any rest
Sickness and misery wait to infest
Every day I think to myself
I’ll be better in plastic on your market shelf
Why do you have to eat me?
I could have lived my life in a field
I could have lived without mankind’s greed
As it is, I’m in a cage
I won’t be allowed to reach old age
The rape rack’s there to produce more clones
Not individuals, just meat and bones
Your callous attitude causes pain
How long will your selfishness reign?
Why do you have to eat me?
Your liberal ideals stop you wearing fur coats
Yet still you’re willing to cut my throat
Why do you have to eat me?
Why do you have to eat meat?
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Running
03:15
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Pretend you don’t care
Treat people with stealth
You can kid others
But don’t kid yourself
Do what you want
If it makes you happy
But while you are running
You’ll always be empty
Running running
You're always running
Where are you running to?
Where are you running to?
You see a crowd
And their eyes are aflame
The chase is on
It’s all part of their game
The smell of fear
Makes you run all the faster
You’re getting away
But who’ll be waiting round the next corner
Running running
You're always running
Where are you running to?
Where are you running to?
Shots in the arm
May at first seem all right
But not when you’re sweating
And shaking all night
You’re feeling down
And just want to escape
You won’t know your error
Until it’s too late
Running running
You're always running
Where are you running to?
Where are you running to?
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Society
01:35
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You’re always telling me what to do
Stopping me having fun
You never let me have my say
You’ve got me on the run
I know what I want to do
I know what I want to be
What don't figure in it at all
Is your society
Constables, magistrates
You’re all the fucking same
For me to live in misery
Is your major aim
I know what I want to do
I know what I want to be
What don't figure in it at all
Is your society
Let me live how I want to live
And act how I choose
Or else when we get organised
You’re the ones who’ll lose
I know what I want to do
I know what I want to be
What don't figure in it at all
Is your society
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Anarchy Spex
00:50
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Riot/Clone London, UK
Formed in 1979, Riot/Clone have had many different line ups over the years with the only constant being singer Dave
Floyd.
They have released five EPs and four albums in that time, with another due for release 2020.
Mostly linked with the anarchopunk scene and in particular animal rights, Riot/Clone aren't for everyone, but if you like angry lyrics with catchy tunes they might be up your street!
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