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Non Plus Bellum
02:06
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The bully boys are out there
In the playground once again
Trying to gain moral high ground
But their reasoning’s insane
Their arsenals are built
They have to justify the loot
Now Bush and Blair can’t wait
To flex their penis substitutes
No more hate
No more war
Use weapons of mass destruction
As an invasion excuse
And think we’re all so stupid
That we can’t see through their ruse
Their feeling and compassion
Is nothing but a fake
The only WMDs they’ll find
Are the WMDs they’ll take
No more hate
No more war
The economies are shaky
They could both do with a boost
But money doesn’t come from peace
This is no time for truce
They need to show their products off
Where better than TV?
Welcome all to Arms EXPO
Iraq 2003
No more hate
No more war
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2. |
Not With a Whimper
02:38
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When the tanks rumble in
As you lie in bed
When the menfolk have been
Dragged away or shot dead
When the heating comes
From buildings ablaze in your town
When you’re firmly at the bottom
And still being pushed down
When you have no hope
And you have no future
Death is no deterrent at all
When you have no homeland
To call your own
Forced to live in shanty towns
Where nothing can grow
When no one seems to listen
To your pleading voice
When you’re pushed to the point
Where you have no choice
When you have no hope
And you have no future
Death is no deterrent at all
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Flight 77
02:10
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Nine thirty-eight on a Tuesday morn
A hole blasted in the Pentagon
News reported what was going on
No mention of a passenger plane
Soon cameras appeared on the scene
Showing the world all that had been
But the hole, the smoke, all that we’ve seen
Is inconsistent with a passenger plane
What happened to flight 77?
Where have all the people gone?
As time passed the official tale
Got ever more unbelievable
With all the holes they tried to fill
Adamant that it was a passenger plane
Explaining why the remains weren’t there
First said they melted in the fire
Then evaporated into the air
Not feasible for a passenger plane
What happened to flight 77?
Where have all the people gone?
Eye witnesses have been ignored
Unless they back the official word
What others saw and others heard
Doesn’t sound like a passenger plane
Looking at photos of the wall
The hole it made was far too small
Don’t seem to be made by a plane at all
More cruise missile than passenger plane
What happened to flight 77?
Where have all the people gone?
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Ashford
02:45
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Road upon road of similar houses
Containing lives that are much the same
Double glazing, a veneer of panache
Individuality bought through window frames
With nothing to do the kids hang at the station
Or walk round the streets aimlessly en masse
When one of them feels like being a rebel
Leave their Nike at home and wear Adidas
In Ashford
When you’re older there aren’t many more options
Stroll down the road to the local pub
If you don’t fancy that well even the telly
Beats the church social or select golf club
Sunday morning and it’s time for worship
So the men pay homage to their cars
Get them bright and shiny for the neighbours
’cause, let’s face it, they won’t go far
From Ashford
A suburban town like many others
If you’re out late bored cops will give you strife
Where drink and drugs are the only way to fill
The gap left where Ashford sapped your zest for life
If you don’t want to join the living dead
It’s while you’re still young that you must act
Next time you find yourself near the station
Jump on a train and don’t ever go back
To Ashford, land of the dead
Ashford, screwed with my head
Ashford, suburbia scares
Ashford, don’t ever want to go back there
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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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