1. |
Bin Bags
02:12
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They’re crying about woke
They’re crying she’s a bloke
They’re crying ‘bout appendages
The vestiges of yesterdays
They’re crying about words
That they think are absurd
They’re crying ‘bout the language
Being savaged for the damaged
It’s bin bags
Bin bags
It’s just bin bags
Bin bags
They’re crying about Bragg
They think that it’s a drag
That he’s standing with the persecuted
Most disputed and excluded
They’re crying about caring
And storytelling scaring
They’re crying ‘bout the activists
Who won’t assist the anti-ists
It’s bin bags
Bin bags
It’s just bin bags
Bin bags
They said you couldn’t call ‘em
By the colour that they are
They said it was the looney lefties
Who had gone too far
They say that what goes around
Comes around again
And now it’s gender critical, it’s
You can’t call it’s
Minds are small, it’s
Bin bags
Bin bags
It’s just bin bags
Bin bags
They don’t like their lives disrupted
Opinions deconstructed
To understand it’s complicated
Other people should be feted
Not just accommodated
And your words can show that you care
Your words can show that you care
It’s bin bags
Bin bags
It’s just bin bags
Bin bags
Bin bags
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2. |
The River
03:21
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She pulled him out of the river
Fed him, clothed him, found him a home
Cos pulling folk out the river
Is the only way she’s ever known
She pulls him out of the river
And tomorrow she’ll pull him out again
She pulls him out of the river
But she’ll never meet the bastards
That keep throwing him in
Keep throwing him in
She pulls them out of the river
Without ever asking from where they’ve come
Fishing souls out the river
And some days her day’s work is never done
She pulls him out of the river
And tomorrow she’ll pull him out again
She pulls him out of the river
But she’ll never meet the bastards
That keep throwing him in
Keep throwing him in
Fishing souls out the river
Seems that’s the way it’s always been
While the soulless bastards in government
Keep throwing them in
She pulls him out of the river
And tomorrow she’ll pull him out again
She pulls him out of the river
But she’ll never meet the bastards
That keep throwing him in
Keep throwing him in
She’s fishing souls out the river
Seems that’s the way it’s always been
While the soulless bastards in government
Keep throwing us in
Keep throwing us in
Keep throwing us in
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3. |
Trickle Down Town
03:18
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Trickle down misery
Trickle down poverty
Trickle down lies
And Trickle down dishonesty
Trickle down rules
From a Trickle down clown
Only trickle down
In Trickle Down Town
Trickle down parties
With Trickle down cakes
Trickle down suitcased
Trickle down fakes
Trickle down fines
Come trickling down
From fifties to thousands
In Trickle Down Town
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
The Trickle down cough’s
Still Trickle down persistent
The Trickle down prof.’s
Still pretty non-existent
Now poxy monkey pox
Is trickling down
‘Cause the A/C’s always off
In Trickle Down Town
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
The Trickle down penny
Still hasn’t dropped
The Trickle down rises
Still haven’t stopped
Rishi’s five pence
Is nowhere to be found
On any forecourt
In Trickle Down Town
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Trickle down prices
Are Trickle down rising
A Trickle down crisis
Is hardly surprising
When Trickle down profits
Are still never found
In the Trickle down pockets
Of Trickle Down Town
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
The Trickle down prince
Reads a Trickle down speech
To a Trickle down house
With Trickle down reach
Sat on a Trickle down throne
Next to a Trickle down crown
Now they boo the national anthem
In Trickle down Town
Now they boo the national anthem
In Trickle Down Town
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
Only shit trickles down
Only shit trickles down
In Trickle Down Town
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4. |
When the Sun Goes Down
03:15
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She had to stop watching the news when she became the news
Another poverty safari into a lifestyle she didn’t choose
She hardly has the lights on at this time of year
And like the feeling going around
She’s feeling like she’s gonna drown
And she don’t know what she’s gonna do when the sun goes down
She don’t know what she’s gonna do
She don’t know what she’s gonna do
She don’t know what she’s gonna do when the sun goes down
Blackouts to hide from bailiffs rather than warplanes
But it’s war just the same, in all but name, with a wartime price to be paid
And something to eat will have to wait until tomorrow now
‘Cause like the feeling going around
She’s feeling like she’s gonna drown
And she don’t know what she’s gonna do when the sun goes down
She don’t know what she’s gonna do
She don’t know what she’s gonna do
She don’t know what she’s gonna do when the sun goes down
When the sun goes down
When the sun goes down
She don’t know what she’s gonna do when the sun goes down
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5. |
Dead End Friends
02:43
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Molly shouted into the wind
But the wind never replied
Molly shouted louder but the wind never hears
The wind just blows on by
All Molly needed was someone to listen….
So, Molly sent a message to her dead-end friends
Dead-end friends are right on trend
Molly sent a message to her dead-end friends
But dead-end friends can’t heal…
‘Cause dead-end friends aren’t real
Molly ran down a one-way street
With something terrible to say
Molly ran harder but nothing came back
Nothing ever comes the other way
All Molly needed was someone to listen
So, Molly sent a message to her dead-end friends
Dead-end friends are right on trend
Molly sent a message to her dead-end friends
But dead-end friends can’t heal…
‘Cause dead-end friends aren’t real
The wind, it never listens
The street, it never changes
The wind, it never listens
And Molly
Was ready
To be among the stars…
Molly sent a message to her dead-end friends
Dead-end friends are right on trend
Molly sent a message to her dead-end friends
But dead-end friends can’t heal…
‘Cause dead-end friends aren’t real
Molly sent a message to her dead-end friends
Dead-end friends are right on trend
Molly sent a message to her dead-end friends
But dead-end friends can’t heal…….
‘Cause dead-end friends aren’t real
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6. |
The Gable
03:56
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They’re coming down the High Road
Or on the bus from Walthamstow
They’re coming on their holidays
From Amsterdam and Oslo
They’re coming from the familiar
They’re coming from places that we don’t know
And the gable still ain’t in the middle
And this is still Brisbane Road
One of them’s from Chile
But now he knows Leyton’s his home
Some of ‘em are Irish, some of ‘em are Cyprish
Some of ‘em are home grown
Some want to play for Ingerland
Some want to play elsewhere in the world
And the gable still ain’t in the middle
And this is still Brisbane Road
They’ll make us cry, they’ll make us moan
They’ll soar like eagles, and sink like stones
They’ll make us cheer, they’ll make us groan
And the gable still ain’t in the middle
And this is still Brisbane Road
Laurie looks on from Coronation Gardens
Maybe the best we’ve ever seen
But Laurie knows from beyond the South Stand
It takes all sorts to make a team
Laurie looks on from Coronation Gardens
As here we are and here we are and here we go
And the gable still ain’t in the middle
And this is still Brisbane Road
They’ll make us cry, they’ll make us moan
They’ll soar like eagles, and sink like stones
They’ll make us cheer, they’ll make us groan
And the gable still ain’t in the middle
And this is still Brisbane Road
Some of us are Orient born
Some of us got here another way
Some of us want to live in the flats
Some of us want to move away
Some of us are here every week
And for some of us the final whistle’s blown
And the gable still ain’t in the middle
And this is still Brisbane Road
The gable still ain’t in the middle
And this is still Brisbane Road
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Zorro, The Lone Ranger
The Phantom of the Opera, Darth Vader
Batman, but Batgirl’s is better
Wolverine, V for Vendetta
Optimus Prime and Leatherface
Stanley Ipkiss’ is pretty ace
Should I be wearing a mask?
Zorro, The Lone Ranger
The Phantom of the Opera, Darth Vader
Batman, but Batgirl’s is better
Wolverine, V for Vendetta
Optimus Prime and Leatherface
Stanley Ipkiss’ is pretty ace
Should I be wearing a mask?
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Raphael’s red, Donatello’s purple
Leonardo, Michelangelo
The Green Hornet and Cato too
Mexican wrestlers, Wonder Woman
Spiderman did but Peter Parker couldn’t
Should I be wearing a mask?
Zorro, The Lone Ranger
The Phantom of the Opera, Darth Vader
Batman, but Batgirl’s is better
Wolverine, V for Vendetta
Optimus Prime and Leatherface
Stanley Ipkiss’ is pretty ace
Should I be wearing a mask?
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Raphael’s red, Donatello’s purple
Leonardo, Michelangelo
The Green Hornet and Cato too
Mexican wrestlers, Wonder Woman
Spiderman did but Peter Parker couldn’t
Should I be wearing a mask?
Catwoman, Doctor Doom
Hannibal Lector, Ghostface too
Phillipe of Gascony, Jigsaw Killer
But not Michael Jackson in Thriller
Captain America, The Flash
And highwaymen wore them for cash
Should I be wearing a mask?
Should I be wearing a mask?
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8. |
Air Miles Andy
03:07
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Air Miles met Jeff; said “you’re a man I can use
On occasion when I need an underage to abuse.
A man in my position can’t be seen in teen coition
And you’ll keep quiet or face the noose”
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again
Air Miles met Jeff; said “get your bank on the phone
You can sort out my ex with a sizeable loan
It’s the morals we lack, not the means to pay it back
Did I tell you I was eighth to the throne?”
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again
Air Miles Andy counts the pimp amongst his closest friends
Air Miles Andy never sweats
Takes his tea in Pizza Express
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again
Air Miles met Koo; he said “yeah I think you’ll do
I’m pretty sure my mother’s gonna like you too.
You look young for your age, and we’re on the same page
And you’ll defend me until you’re blue”
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again.
Air Miles met Virginia; she was just seventeen.
Delivered on the orders of Jeffrey Epstein
On the issue of consent, everyone knew what it meant
To say “no” to the son of a queen.
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again
Air Miles Andy counts the pimp amongst his closest friends
Air Miles Andy never sweats
Takes his tea in Pizza Express
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again
When Air Miles met Emily, who could expect
That he’d treat the victims with such disrespect?
He said “Yeah, I knew Jeff. Of his favour I’m bereft
And I ain’t got no regrets”
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again
Air Miles met the Queen; she said “son you’re fired.
The world’s got you down as a rapist and a liar.
Put your hand on her breast but keep it out of the press.
Clear your Buck House desk and retire.”
Air Miles Andy counted ‘em out to count ‘em in again
Air Miles Andy counted the pimp amongst his closest friends
Air Miles Andy never sweats
Air Miles Andy never regrets
Air Miles Andy never respects
Air Miles Andy England expects
Takes his tea in Pizza Express
Air Miles Andy counts ‘em out and counts ‘em in again
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Let me tell you ‘bout a boy named Harry
And all the fuss about the girl he married
She weren’t like them, she was a celebrity
No eyes of blue, American too
She would never fit in to their family
But she sang
Harry, Harry won’t you fly with me
It could be so much better
Shooting Taliban together
What a power couple we will be
Let me tell you bout a bloke called Charlie
Spent his whole life waiting for his mum’s last party
Crowned at last and everything would be alright
Then son number one
And son number two
Had a set too and broke the dog’s bowl in a fight
While she sang
Harry, Harry won’t you fly with me
It could be so much better
Shooting Taliban together
What a power couple we will be
Let me tell you bout a woman called Camilla
Charlie’s regular date for dinner
The Princess of All Our Hearts ain’t for me
I wanna be your tampon
Come on, let’s get it on
I don’t care if I’m indiscreet
And she sang
Harry, Harry won’t you fly with me
It could be so much better
Shooting Taliban together
What a power couple we will be
Let me tell you bout a prince called William
The whole of Wales was his dominion
Hier to the throne, all he has to do is stay alive
But he fought with his brother
In the absence of his mother
About their choice of royal wives
And she sang
Harry, Harry won’t you fly with me
It could be so much better
Shooting Taliban together
What a power couple we will be
Let me tell you bout the whole damn lot of ‘em
How much better it would be to be shot of ‘em
Off with their heads, and those of all their friends
Gold, gilt and greed
Something we don’t need
And that’s the way the story ends
While she sang
Harry, Harry won’t you fly with me
It could be so much better
Shooting Taliban together
What a power couple we will be
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10. |
Supersonic
04:42
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They’re building tower blocks in a place they call the village
And the pub conversation is turning alt-right
There’s a bus bound for Luton for families that were local
While they try to stop the soup kitchen from working at night
And it’s all Trump and Hard Brexit while the real facts leg it
And to think that we used to have
Supersonic flight
Now we sing for our supper or we sing for another
While the noose around our benefits is startin’ to get tight
And we used to look after the sick and the disabled
With the crumbs from our table, but “so long as I’m alright”
A helping hand from the cradle to the grave
For the hero and the knave
And we used to have supersonic flight
Supersonic flight
I wanna fly to school on my hoverboard
Visit New York on Concorde
In Tomorrow’s World the future was bright
And we were all passengers
On supersonic flight
Your Mum’s alright, she’s got a decent pension
We probably should mention that she always casts a vote
Generation Y, and you Millennials
It’s something of which you should probably take note
They had social mobility, financial stability, limited hostility
They even had supersonic flight
Supersonic flight
Supersonic flight
I wanna fly to school on my hoverboard
Visit New York on Concorde
In Tomorrow’s World the future was bright
And we were all passengers
On supersonic flight
Time Team 2518 digging at the site of the Walthamstow Scene
What was it like when these people were alive?
All they left behind was plastic bags and PM2.5
We found real signs of poverty, the occasional king or knight
Do you think that they were capable
Of supersonic flight?
Supersonic flight
Supersonic flight
Supersonic flight
I wanna fly to school on my hoverboard
Visit New York on Concorde
In Tomorrow’s World the future was bright
And we were all passengers
On supersonic flight
Supersonic flight
Supersonic flight
Supersonic flight
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11. |
Where Tina Goes
03:19
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Martin knew something was wrong
But Tina was pretty cool
Martin knew something didn’t belong
Tina never went to school
Martin got pushed around
Tina got left at home
Tina got pushed down
Martin wished that he was gone
He just wanted to go where Tina goes
The way she wears her hair
The way she wears her clothes
He just wanted to know what Tina knows
He just wanted to go where Tina goes
They said that Martin was gay
They said that Tina was wrong
Told him to go away
Told her she didn’t belong
They shut the door on her
By shutting the door on him
Making spaces safer
Denying her the very thing
She just wanted to go where Tina goes
The way she wears her hair
The way she wears her clothes
She just wanted to know what Tina knows
She just wanted to go where Tina goes
Martin’s got it figured out
It’s never been his skin
It belonged to Tina all along
She’s always been there for him
Martin’s got it coming out
The road ahead’s still long
It’s a hostile environment
Where she was waiting all along
Cos she just wanted to go where Tina goes
The way she wears her hair
The way she wears her clothes
She just wanted to know what Tina knows
She just wanted to go where Tina goes
Martin and Tina share the same DNA
It’s always been that way
She’s always been that way
Martin and Tina share the same DNA
And it’s OK
It’s gonna be OK
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12. |
Holding Your Breath
03:18
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Joanna’s holding it together
But she can’t keep the kids off school forever
It’s so much harder in the nice weather
Holding her breath
Some days they’re just climbing the walls
While she’s trying to make work phone calls
They can’t go and play with next door’s
Holding her breath
The first ten seconds are easy
The second ten seconds are harder
Then you’re living one second at a time
When you’re holding your breath
The first ten seconds are easy
The second ten seconds are harder
Each second after that lasts a lifetime
Holding your breath
She’s listening to the prime minster back today
The very little he had to say
She’s trying not to be afraid
And holding her breath
Shelagh Fogerty says the lockdown’s fraying
And that’s what the traffic outside is saying
Joanna finds herself praying
And holding her breath
The first ten seconds are easy
The second ten seconds are harder
Then you’re living one second at a time
When you’re holding your breath
The first ten seconds are easy
The second ten seconds are harder
Each second after that lasts a lifetime
Holding your breath
Each second after that lasts a lifetime
When you’re holding your breath
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13. |
Put Up Shut Up Britain
04:14
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Get a job, get a second job, get a better job
And pretend that Covid never happened
Budget for your tea, better budget 30p
And pretend that there’s no increase in the gap, and
You’re gonna have to wait four hours for an ambulance
You’re gonna have to live at home with your parents
You’re gonna have companies that don’t do what they oughta
You’re gonna have some of them shitting in the water
Do away with your daily latte
Your Netflix subscription will have to wait another day
Bring your bus pass if you want to have a vote
Don’t turn up here in a small boat
Be prepared to join a queue
For tomatoes, cucumbers too
But a good little Brit knows what to do
Go to work on some turnip stew
Welcome to Put Up Shut Up Britain
Welcome to Put Up Shut Up Britain
Welcome to Put Up Shut Up Britain
Welcome to Put Up Shut Up Britain
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