Chumbawamba - Revolution (Liberation/Stagniation)

Lyrics:

A dog stares into a gramaphone trumpet
Waits for his call to action
Mute and obedient, standing to attention
Look a little closer, the dog is a man
Working on the factory
floor as hard as he can
The trumpets is a loudspeaker,
fixed into the roof
The man can hear His Master's Voice
And it always tells the truth
The man obeys his master, and
carries out his work
And of course he is rewarded
with bonuses and perks
You see, they have an understanding
And this is it:
The man stands under his master
Whilst his master has a shit

There's always been a pattern of struggle and defeat
Never that cycle incomplete
Never enough to tip the scales
Too many people rotting in jails
Or bloodied on the battlefields
The history books from every age
Have the same words written on every page
Always starting with 'Revolution'
And ending with 'Capitulation'
Always silenced by the truncheon
Or bought out with concessions
Always repetition...
Repetition... repetition... repetition...

'I'm the boss of the factory
'I'm in charge of the U.K.C.
'Shopfloor workers run and fetch
'As I sit around and smugly watch
'And the process makes me stinking rich'
We're all links in the factory chain
And the chain grows longer day by day
And whilst we're apart
The process won't stop
Repetition... repetition... repetition...

But we're kept apart by philosophies
And moral stances and policies
We'll be stuck in our own little ghettos forever
'Til we start to work together
Together... Together... Together...
Together in the open or together in
our little heaven?
Fighting for total change, or working for concessions?
Do we take what is ours, or ask that it be given?
Are we stealing it together, or asking for permission?
Even though we disagree we share a common enemy
Our methods may not be the same
But together we can break the chain
Different aims, different means, with
common ground in between
Don't sit back, it's time to act
This life is ours, let's snatch it back
Even though we disagree we share a common enemy
Our methods may not be the same
But together we can break the chain
Different aims, different means, with
common ground in between
Don't sit back, it's time to act
This life is ours, let's snatch it back
The time has come to make a choice
Stop taking orders from His Master's Voice!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• chumbawamba
• revolution
• liberation
• punk
• anarco-punk
• anarchism

[unpoliticized]

this is mouth opening, never heard such inspiring words.

[IkillChildren01]

may be those will be the words that will take off the 'un' of your nickname

[FerriBrodge]

Hey, whats the matter? There are two songs mixed up together (smth+liberation) or what?

[IkillChildren01]

yes, that's how i got the song... i think it's a very good and strong mix..

[StanPomeray]

Somewhat superior to "Tubthumping"......

[b0mbcityrocker]

one of the greatest punk songs of all time

[anarchysham1]

this is great stuff

[rhinoofdeath]

its from revoultion

[WarGoatForestWolf666]

@unpoliticized mouth opening?

[MMxvx]

Chumbawamba is my favorite band. They're brilliant.

[kamoor9]

wow.

[tcdahn7]

1 person is a millionaire.

[acampadabidasoa]

Oso ona!

[MrArmySkull]

who make the draw...?

[Musixux]

Sounds more like Crass than it does The Tubthumping Chumbawamba. thie version I have of this is great but this is WAAAY better, I can't believe I've never heard it

[omglolerz]

@Kmic14 It is in the 'Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records' release.