Saturday, 26 November 2011

The London Riots: a lamentation

I've been trying to work out the lyrics to this track for a workshop I'm doing next week in Leicester. I'm nearly there but would value your help!



Here Mr Prime Minister, would you mind if I got a couple of minutes of your time?
Why the fuck did you attack our wages when you never done a days work in your life?
And what the fuck d’you know of our business? I can wait till the day that all of you die!
And it’s funny how you keep your distance but send the police to fight the life of crime.
Were you travelling on London transport the day that the bombs went off?
How about you try an’ pay rent to the landlords earning shit money doing a labouring job?
Why we livin’ like shit in this country while you’ve got your feet up livin’ nice and comfy?
Well we got where the problem is, people acknowledge this stand up to the politics!

Chorus from the original track by Muse:
They will not force us,
They will stop degrading us,
They will not control us,
We will be victorious,
So Come on.

They put cameras up ‘cause they’re mad at us and they still wanna blame it on terrorism.
Newspapers talk shit don’t believe anything that you see on the television.
And the thing is that people don’t listen they take away your rights and stick you in prison.
Well I’ll never forgive ‘em, their tax has risen, for fuck sake check […]
Well I say we turn on ‘em now; let’s stick together and stank our ground; go outside and rip cameras down. Let the pricks no that we ain’t fuckin’ around.
Let’s reclaim the United Kingdom ‘cause I don’t wanna be a face in the distance. 
(Fuck it) listen to my words of wisdom ‘cause all they do is feed ‘em with fiction. 

They will not force us…

I wanna get my hands on David Cameron and when I finish with ‘im he won’t have any legs to stand on.
I’ll grab a knife and stick it in the pussy like a tampon.
And if you’re in a packed out tube and there’s never any room to breathe:
Pray to Allah out loud, people will scatter and then there’ll be plenty of seats.
Drive an RPG into all MPs in the houses of parliament.
I’ll make […] proud when I wipe every last single one of ‘em.
Fuck the government, I’ve had enough of ‘em especially now the beer price is doublin’.
Sacrificing the lives of soldiers […] never before.

They will not force us…



9 comments:

  1. Here's what I heard... lines with a * contain something different to the lyrics above:

    *Dear Mr Prime Minister, would you mind if I got a couple of minutes of your time?
    *Why the fuck should you tax my wages when you never done a real days' work in your life?
    *Why the fuck should you know my business? I can't wait till the day that all of you die!
    *And it’s funny how you keep your distance but send police to fight the life of crime
    *What if you was travelling on London transport the day that the bombs went off?
    How about you try an’ pay rent to the landlords earning shit money doing a labouring job?
    Why we livin’ like shit in this country while you’ve got your feet up livin’ nice and comfy?
    Well we got where the problem is, people acknowledge this stand up to the politics!

    (chorus)

    They put cameras up cause they're mad at us and they still wanna blame it on terrorism
    *Newspapers talk shit don't believe anything that you see on the television
    *And it seems certain people don't listen, they take away your rights and stick you in prison
    *Man I'll never forgive them the taxes risen for fuck's sake check out we're living
    *And I say that we turn on them now, let's stick together and stand up proud
    *Go outside and rip the cameras down let the pricks know that we ain't fucking around
    *Let's reclaim the United Kingdom cause I don't wanna be a slave to the system
    fuck it! listen to my words of wisdom
    *cause all they do is keep on feeding you fiction

    (chorus)

    I wanna get my hands on David Cameron and when I finish with ‘im he won’t have any legs to stand on.
    I’ll grab a knife and stick it in the pussy like a tampon.
    *And if you’re in a packed out tube and you feel like there’s never any room to breathe:
    Pray to Allah out loud, people will scatter and then there’ll be plenty of seats.
    *I'll blast an RPG towards the MPs in the houses of parliament.
    *I’ll make my folks proud when I wipe every single last one of ‘em.
    Fuck the government, I’ve had enough of ‘em especially now the beer price is doublin’.
    *Sacrificing the lives of soldiers You shit-faced pigs will never control us

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  2. It all makes a lot more sense now. I clearly have no idea what an RPG is!

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  3. *I’ll make GUY FAWKES proud when I wipe every single last one of ‘em

    as in the original plotter who tried to blow up the houses of parliament and we now celebrate his failure by burning him on the bonfire on November the 5th, though I expect you enjoy it for the fireworks more.

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  4. Although I don't think he would make Guy Fawkes proud. Guy wanted a catholic monarch on the throne again; our hot rapstar probably isn't all that keen on the Pope

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  5. our local ecumenical youth project have been told they can't do Halloween but they can do Bonfire Night. I'm guessing the RC reps were having a feast day when that policy was passed!

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  6. Thank you both (and also those who emailed). I think we're there now. x

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  7. Rocket propelled grenade
    You probably have that one now
    This is all so pacifist.. ;-)

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  8. I didn't, thanks. I'm not going to ask how you knew. :P

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  9. Hi Keith,

    I trust you are not advocating this kind of behaviour, or are you? Rioting and violence is not how I understand Jesus' teaching. You cannot forcefully overthrow the Beast without becoming the Beast.

    In peace,

    Adam

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