Omega Tribe- Duty Calls

We gave you little dollies, little girlie nursing sets
We gave you tanks and planes and ships and lovely cuddly pets
We gave you girlie pots and pans
You laughed and shouted 'cor'
And now we think it's time
For you to fight our stupid war
We gave you girlie life in true love magazine
We gave you battle comics that taught you to be mean
We gave you television with films that praise the slain
And now we think it's right
For you to fight our war again
System, system, we're not your pretty boys
System, system, we're not your little toys
System, system, we've seen through your fear
System, bloody system we don't want your terror here
You gave us your education, then showed us where to work
In your office and factories, a job for an untrained jerk
You've given me my whole life
Who could ask for more
Well, me for one 'cos I'm not
Going to fight for your futile war
We gave you your whole life, your mortgage, car, and wealth
We gave you lots of make-up to cover your real self
We gave you a loving husband
Made you a passive whore
And now we think it's right
For you to fight our futile war
System, system, we're not your pretty boys
System, system, we're not your little toys
System, system, we've seen through your fear
System, bloody system we don't want your terror here
People waved their flags and bared their chests
As the brave men sailed to war
Well, I ask you where and will it all end
As those people cheered for more
And now they've got these weapons to end all in just one shower
Total war, it's in their minds, reject their dirty power

Category:

Music

Tags:

• omega
• tribe
• anarcho-punk
• crass
• records

[hollandpunx123]

@2:50 it should be:

System, system, we're not your pretty girls.

System, system, we're not your little pearls.

System, system, we don't try to buy your lies.

System, bloody system, we have got no dream to die.

[oisociety]

@hollandpunx123 haha thanks ill check it out i just basically copied and paste the lyrics and assumed they were right...

[markusa]

seen them many times in the early 80s and still got this album on viynl thanks for posting.

[hollandpunx123]

@oisociety Thanks for posting the song! Also some smaller corrections:

1:12 'magazines'

1:35 'System, system, I've seen through your fear.

2:13 'in your offices and factories'

2:19 'But who could ask for more'

2:24 'Going to fight your futile war'

2:35 'We've given you your whole life'

[mistaAnthonyWilson]

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honesty works

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.PIECE.

[hollandpunx123]

thank you so much for posting, the version I usually listened was removed.

[ianh45]

much love for this album.

[M4napalm]

one of my favorites from the omega, thanks for the lyrics as well dude