Dear England
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โฑ๏ธ 5:26 duration
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Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing (Dear England)
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing
They say God save the queen, Britannia rules the waves
Britannia's in my genes, but Britannia called us slaves
Britannia made the borders, 'cause Britannia's forces came
Britannia lit the match, but Britannia fears the flame
Where blood stains the pavement, tears stain a cheek
And privilege is threatened, the fear reigns supreme
Where bankers are earning, from burning and looting
The nervous are shooting, search for solutions
I shed a tear for the father in Birmingham
Quick swerve of the car and it murdered them
In Tottenham, the apartments were burning
And nobody came just arson is circling
All wanna be down
Till TVs get robbed like jewels on the queen's crown
They say now no cause for a rebound
See now they call me a fool cause I speak out
People are humans, not mindless animals
This violent tyrannical system is fallible
Hand in a looter the minute you see 'em
But the biggest looters are the British museum
This happened here and you think it's an accident
Just relax as we slip into fascism
And the fear gets drilled into your hearts
But remember these children are all ours
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing (Dear England)
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing
If a policeman can kill a black man where he found him
A soldier can kill an Afghan in the mountains
A petty thief can get ransacked from his housing
While the bankers are lounging
That's my surroundings
Took land, no one in your family has heard of
Before you sleep, whisper the mantra you learnt 'cause
Never will there be a day the cameras are turned off
Who runs this country: Cameron, or Murdoch?
Who's the government, a government that can't govern
Can't you figure it's way bigger than Mark Duggan
Bigger than Smiley, bigger than Jean Charles
Hundreds are dead not one killer is on trial
Just a familiar sound of hysteria
Bombs over Libya but not this area
Downing Street I can find villains
Cut education, privatize prisons
Surprised by theft when it's organized
But mass immorality is normalized
Assumptions surrounding the looting of London
But this is a system consumed by consumption
It happened here and you think it's an accident
Just relax as we slip into fascism
And the fear gets drilled into your hearts
But remember these children are all ours
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing (Dear England)
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing (Dear England)
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing
"It will possibly happen again
You know why it will?
Because the government that we've got In this country at the moment
And the ones that we had in the past will not listen
Do you know why they won't listen?
Because they don't live and breathe this
Their kids don't live and breathe this
And that's the biggest problem
If they lived and breathed this
They'd be different."
That tell me nothing (Dear England)
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing
They say God save the queen, Britannia rules the waves
Britannia's in my genes, but Britannia called us slaves
Britannia made the borders, 'cause Britannia's forces came
Britannia lit the match, but Britannia fears the flame
Where blood stains the pavement, tears stain a cheek
And privilege is threatened, the fear reigns supreme
Where bankers are earning, from burning and looting
The nervous are shooting, search for solutions
I shed a tear for the father in Birmingham
Quick swerve of the car and it murdered them
In Tottenham, the apartments were burning
And nobody came just arson is circling
All wanna be down
Till TVs get robbed like jewels on the queen's crown
They say now no cause for a rebound
See now they call me a fool cause I speak out
People are humans, not mindless animals
This violent tyrannical system is fallible
Hand in a looter the minute you see 'em
But the biggest looters are the British museum
This happened here and you think it's an accident
Just relax as we slip into fascism
And the fear gets drilled into your hearts
But remember these children are all ours
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing (Dear England)
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing
If a policeman can kill a black man where he found him
A soldier can kill an Afghan in the mountains
A petty thief can get ransacked from his housing
While the bankers are lounging
That's my surroundings
Took land, no one in your family has heard of
Before you sleep, whisper the mantra you learnt 'cause
Never will there be a day the cameras are turned off
Who runs this country: Cameron, or Murdoch?
Who's the government, a government that can't govern
Can't you figure it's way bigger than Mark Duggan
Bigger than Smiley, bigger than Jean Charles
Hundreds are dead not one killer is on trial
Just a familiar sound of hysteria
Bombs over Libya but not this area
Downing Street I can find villains
Cut education, privatize prisons
Surprised by theft when it's organized
But mass immorality is normalized
Assumptions surrounding the looting of London
But this is a system consumed by consumption
It happened here and you think it's an accident
Just relax as we slip into fascism
And the fear gets drilled into your hearts
But remember these children are all ours
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing (Dear England)
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing (Dear England)
Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
That tell me nothing
"It will possibly happen again
You know why it will?
Because the government that we've got In this country at the moment
And the ones that we had in the past will not listen
Do you know why they won't listen?
Because they don't live and breathe this
Their kids don't live and breathe this
And that's the biggest problem
If they lived and breathed this
They'd be different."
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:50.08] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[01:31.68] That tell me nothing (Dear England)
[01:37.05] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[01:45.44] That tell me nothing
[01:49.39] They say God save the queen, Britannia rules the waves
[01:53.04] Britannia's in my genes, but Britannia called us slaves
[01:56.41] Britannia made the borders, 'cause Britannia's forces came
[01:59.89] Britannia lit the match, but Britannia fears the flame
[02:03.25] Where blood stains the pavement, tears stain a cheek
[02:06.72] And privilege is threatened, the fear reigns supreme
[02:10.12] Where bankers are earning, from burning and looting
[02:13.64] The nervous are shooting, search for solutions
[02:17.08] I shed a tear for the father in Birmingham
[02:19.04] Quick swerve of the car and it murdered them
[02:20.69] In Tottenham, the apartments were burning
[02:22.24] And nobody came just arson is circling
[02:24.04] All wanna be down
[02:25.59] Till TVs get robbed like jewels on the queen's crown
[02:27.69] They say now no cause for a rebound
[02:29.15] See now they call me a fool cause I speak out
[02:30.94] People are humans, not mindless animals
[02:32.51] This violent tyrannical system is fallible
[02:34.33] Hand in a looter the minute you see 'em
[02:35.86] But the biggest looters are the British museum
[02:37.75] This happened here and you think it's an accident
[02:39.65] Just relax as we slip into fascism
[02:41.40] And the fear gets drilled into your hearts
[02:43.17] But remember these children are all ours
[02:45.60] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[02:53.99] That tell me nothing (Dear England)
[02:59.36] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[03:07.78] That tell me nothing
[03:11.47] If a policeman can kill a black man where he found him
[03:15.32] A soldier can kill an Afghan in the mountains
[03:18.72] A petty thief can get ransacked from his housing
[03:22.07] While the bankers are lounging
[03:24.06] That's my surroundings
[03:25.74] Took land, no one in your family has heard of
[03:28.96] Before you sleep, whisper the mantra you learnt 'cause
[03:32.51] Never will there be a day the cameras are turned off
[03:36.06] Who runs this country: Cameron, or Murdoch?
[03:39.58] Who's the government, a government that can't govern
[03:41.36] Can't you figure it's way bigger than Mark Duggan
[03:42.95] Bigger than Smiley, bigger than Jean Charles
[03:44.63] Hundreds are dead not one killer is on trial
[03:46.34] Just a familiar sound of hysteria
[03:48.00] Bombs over Libya but not this area
[03:49.78] Downing Street I can find villains
[03:51.34] Cut education, privatize prisons
[03:53.09] Surprised by theft when it's organized
[03:54.73] But mass immorality is normalized
[03:56.48] Assumptions surrounding the looting of London
[03:58.21] But this is a system consumed by consumption
[04:00.06] It happened here and you think it's an accident
[04:01.95] Just relax as we slip into fascism
[04:03.66] And the fear gets drilled into your hearts
[04:05.32] But remember these children are all ours
[04:07.85] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[04:16.23] That tell me nothing (Dear England)
[04:21.62] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[04:30.05] That tell me nothing
[04:35.31] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[04:43.60] That tell me nothing (Dear England)
[04:49.01] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[04:57.42] That tell me nothing
[05:02.83] "It will possibly happen again
[05:04.59] You know why it will?
[05:06.18] Because the government that we've got In this country at the moment
[05:08.87] And the ones that we had in the past will not listen
[05:11.75] Do you know why they won't listen?
[05:13.20] Because they don't live and breathe this
[05:15.23] Their kids don't live and breathe this
[05:17.24] And that's the biggest problem
[05:18.66] If they lived and breathed this
[05:20.29] They'd be different."
[05:21.07]
[01:31.68] That tell me nothing (Dear England)
[01:37.05] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[01:45.44] That tell me nothing
[01:49.39] They say God save the queen, Britannia rules the waves
[01:53.04] Britannia's in my genes, but Britannia called us slaves
[01:56.41] Britannia made the borders, 'cause Britannia's forces came
[01:59.89] Britannia lit the match, but Britannia fears the flame
[02:03.25] Where blood stains the pavement, tears stain a cheek
[02:06.72] And privilege is threatened, the fear reigns supreme
[02:10.12] Where bankers are earning, from burning and looting
[02:13.64] The nervous are shooting, search for solutions
[02:17.08] I shed a tear for the father in Birmingham
[02:19.04] Quick swerve of the car and it murdered them
[02:20.69] In Tottenham, the apartments were burning
[02:22.24] And nobody came just arson is circling
[02:24.04] All wanna be down
[02:25.59] Till TVs get robbed like jewels on the queen's crown
[02:27.69] They say now no cause for a rebound
[02:29.15] See now they call me a fool cause I speak out
[02:30.94] People are humans, not mindless animals
[02:32.51] This violent tyrannical system is fallible
[02:34.33] Hand in a looter the minute you see 'em
[02:35.86] But the biggest looters are the British museum
[02:37.75] This happened here and you think it's an accident
[02:39.65] Just relax as we slip into fascism
[02:41.40] And the fear gets drilled into your hearts
[02:43.17] But remember these children are all ours
[02:45.60] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[02:53.99] That tell me nothing (Dear England)
[02:59.36] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[03:07.78] That tell me nothing
[03:11.47] If a policeman can kill a black man where he found him
[03:15.32] A soldier can kill an Afghan in the mountains
[03:18.72] A petty thief can get ransacked from his housing
[03:22.07] While the bankers are lounging
[03:24.06] That's my surroundings
[03:25.74] Took land, no one in your family has heard of
[03:28.96] Before you sleep, whisper the mantra you learnt 'cause
[03:32.51] Never will there be a day the cameras are turned off
[03:36.06] Who runs this country: Cameron, or Murdoch?
[03:39.58] Who's the government, a government that can't govern
[03:41.36] Can't you figure it's way bigger than Mark Duggan
[03:42.95] Bigger than Smiley, bigger than Jean Charles
[03:44.63] Hundreds are dead not one killer is on trial
[03:46.34] Just a familiar sound of hysteria
[03:48.00] Bombs over Libya but not this area
[03:49.78] Downing Street I can find villains
[03:51.34] Cut education, privatize prisons
[03:53.09] Surprised by theft when it's organized
[03:54.73] But mass immorality is normalized
[03:56.48] Assumptions surrounding the looting of London
[03:58.21] But this is a system consumed by consumption
[04:00.06] It happened here and you think it's an accident
[04:01.95] Just relax as we slip into fascism
[04:03.66] And the fear gets drilled into your hearts
[04:05.32] But remember these children are all ours
[04:07.85] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[04:16.23] That tell me nothing (Dear England)
[04:21.62] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[04:30.05] That tell me nothing
[04:35.31] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[04:43.60] That tell me nothing (Dear England)
[04:49.01] Whoa, give me the words, give me the words
[04:57.42] That tell me nothing
[05:02.83] "It will possibly happen again
[05:04.59] You know why it will?
[05:06.18] Because the government that we've got In this country at the moment
[05:08.87] And the ones that we had in the past will not listen
[05:11.75] Do you know why they won't listen?
[05:13.20] Because they don't live and breathe this
[05:15.23] Their kids don't live and breathe this
[05:17.24] And that's the biggest problem
[05:18.66] If they lived and breathed this
[05:20.29] They'd be different."
[05:21.07]