1. |
Ideas Are Bricks
03:43
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Ideas are bricks
so they get met with sticks.
Somebody call the police
to give these hippies a kick.
Knock down anything they create.
Freeze them out the debate,
then show the public some tits.
But I wanna live in a world,
where the activist's admired
not the cake face messiah,
for standing up for what they believe
not polluting our screens
with pseudo-realistic lifestyles
that snare young minds in their gaze,
and teach young girls their only value
is as filthy, disposable lays.
And we'll be trapped unless we learn to
Spiral Out Of Control, my friends
And we'll be trapped unless we learn to
Spiral Out Of Control, again.
Now its time to start again,
do away with pretend,
and champion the people who are trying to mend
integrity in public domains.
We should give them the reigns.
Put them in front of the lens.
Cos they wanna live in a world,
where morality's admired
not corruption inspired
and everything is done by the spirit
and the letter of law,
and fairness just blooms from the core.
Its not false like what's here today.
Where our leaders take us for granted
like we're filthy, disposable lays.
And we'll be trapped unless we learn to
Spiral Out Of Control, my friends
And we'll be trapped unless we learn to
Spiral Out Of Control, again.
We Build towards our goal
We Spiral Out Of Control
(We'll be trapped unless we learn to, to spiral out of control)
And we'll be trapped unless we learn to
Spiral Out Of Control, my friends
And we'll be trapped unless we learn to
Spiral Out Of Control, again.
And we'll be trapped unless we learn to
Spiral Out Of Control, my friends
And we'll be trapped unless we learn to
Spiral Out Of Control, again.
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2. |
Postmodern Critique
04:09
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A picture says
a thousand words
but it's tailored to deceive.
We bought it from
the TV set
our false reality.
Show the world this picture
treat your lie like scripture
and then bathe in your self-denial
Magazine inspection
causes dream correction
Time to admit you've been unhappy for a while
cos nothing's real anymore
our egos are sore
cos they're teased with success.
And everywhere you look
is a culture proud of emptiness
as the key to impress
We gotta realise...
And if all the world is a stage
then everything in it is a lie
And if all the world is a stage
then everything in it is a lie
Hollow and fleeting
Digital Greetings
And I can't remember what it feels like
to hold a meeting face to face
cos nothing's real anymore
we're all stuck indoors
not aware of the space between us
yet we feel closer in spite of the gap
we deny it creates, we gotta realise...
And if all the world is a stage
then everything in it is a lie
And if all the world is a stage
then everything in it is a lie
Let's get out into the real world
find experiences, some conversation yeah
a little bit of inspiration
Let's get you out of the loop
to find the confidence to be
what truly makes you happy
without checking to see.
Pull at the mask yeah
Pull at the mask yeah
Then try to breathe and try to feel
Critique a system that
fosters misplaced zeal
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3. |
Planting Seeds
04:01
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So easily you grow
green shoots that
become vines around our necks
with thorns dug in our soul
then your Trojan horse succeeds
and all its lies then sprint freely from our mouths
disguised as our thoughts
and there's nothing we can do
to stop ourselves
from becoming all that you would like us to be.
And we're like rats just chucking our cash
at a deceitful yet elusive serpent,
pied piping merchant,
that's flogging us all these golden fixes
to problems that just never existed
so you just take control
the candy is our minds
and we're like babies
and its so easy to steal allegiance
take control
the candy is our minds
and we're like babies
and its so easy to steal allegiance
And so our self-esteem
is measured by how much distance is in between
the reality and dream of who we would like to be
and it's quite clear this will never be achieved
then resentment sets in
so society divides
the haves and have-nots
line up on different sides
with the have-nots boxed in
and then the ad men
tap into deep wells
of misery beneath the surface
that they made on purpose
by flogging us all these golden fixes
to problems that they brought to existence
so you just take control
the candy is our minds
and we're like babies
and its so easy to steal allegiance
take control
the candy is our minds
and we're like babies
and its so easy to steal allegiance
now you just take control x 4
so you just take control
the candy is our minds
and we're like babies
and its so easy to steal allegiance
take control
the candy is our minds
and we're like babies
and its so easy to steal allegiance x 2
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4. |
Nimbyshire
05:17
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The Kingdom of the Nimbys has the wind
and we must enter their land
Try to make them play a team game
that they don't understand
They think electric fairies live inside
the walls of their house
no need to sacrifice
the fairies will never run out
self-interest turns into protest
the curtain twitchers
sing THEIR anthem like this:
So don't put that wind farm
in my back yard
or so help me god
I'll stab you up
with whatever I've got to hand
And these proud reactionaries
think secure, clean energy
somehow only works
if you build it near the poor
they've gotta get used to
turbines like pylons
or face the fact
that their precious view just wont be here any more
They think its all conspiracy designed to devalue their land
but they just live where the wind is
they wont feel it cos their head's in the sand
self-interest turns into protest
the curtain twitchers
sing THEIR anthem like this:
So don't put that wind farm
in my back yard
or so help me god
I'll stab you up
with whatever I've got to hand
And these proud reactionaries
think secure, clean energy
somehow only works
if you build it near the poor
they've gotta get used to
turbines like pylons
or face the fact
that their precious view just wont be here any more
Drilling deep, out off the shore
is a failure of common sense
yet we invest our pension funds in it and what's more
we're still burning coal
missing the open goal
that we've got so many wind and wave resources
these tools block off with their exaggerated voices
cos most of us
would happily entrust
our futures to what can be renewed so we must...
Raise our voice up high
And say yes to change this time
Its a call to arms
we want more wind farms
so tell them how you feel
cos your voice isn't heard
while they observe
their vigils for the narrow minded few
so tell them how you feel
cos i think its absurd
we cant disturb
the power of this antique point of view
now is the time to do
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5. |
Swing And A Miss
03:19
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It's funny how many lives get destroyed
when the wealth creators roll into town
the fanfare of tax cuts
entices the worms out
to feed on collapse
when they brought it down
and oh
the balance sheet will disguise
the choice to do a deed
or turn a blind eye
so put your pamphlets away
tell me how you can justify your profiteering from pain
some things should just be provided and free
as basic compassion where nobody gains, but no...
It's always money as the answer
never expertise for the love
as the thing we need to succeed that is enough
It's always money as the answer
never expertise for the love
as the thing we need to succeed that is enough
So just how many powers have you gleefully
sacrificed at the altar of choice
we're disenfranchised cos we cant elect
or reject all these companies, ready and poised
to swing, an axe to our services with a grin
they'll make things efficient
but no social commitments
will underpin anything
so put your pamphlets away
tell me how you can justify your profiteering from pain
some things should just be provided and free
as basic compassion where nobody gains, but no...
It's always money as the answer
never expertise for the love
as the thing we need to succeed that is enough
It's always money as the answer
never expertise for the love
as the thing we need to succeed that is enough
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Civil Disobedience is an acoustic trio from Birmingham, England; formed in early 2011. Forged from a diverse range of influences, the music is best described as a sort of modern folk that combines passion, percussion and delicate melody to appeal to fans of all kinds of acoustic music. A must listen for anyone with a soft spot for protest songs and acoustic music. ... more
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