|
SCHOOL OF VIOLENCE LYRICS
"We the People...?" (1988)
1. Following Blind
2. Man at the Top
3. Reign of the Clown
4. We know what they want
5. Lab Rats
6. U.S.B.S.
7. We the People...?
8. From Attitude to Action
9. Stranger
10. Marionettes
1. Following Blind
The creatures around me hostile and cold
I see no progress in their primitive world
Darkness all around so empty and hollow
Like zombies they just follow
They only seem to learn how to destroy
Like a bunch of children who've found a brand new toy
Devouring the land, poisoning the air
Not noticing their young crying in despair
The beast dwells within their minds
Blind obedience of humankind
Terrible disaster Nature has brought
By giving them the power of thought
The beast dwells within their minds
Blind obedience of humankind
Unless one day this race should fall dead
Their evil would spread
The beast dwells within our minds
Looking for answers, following blind
Searching for reasons which are still untold
Yet questioning nothing at all
Damned to this world
Doing what they're told
Following Blind
The evil within their minds
Too dumb to realize
No will to compromise
With nowhere to hide
Awaiting genocide
Just following blind!
2. Man at the Top
Around the next corner
In the blindspot of your eye
You think you've almost caught it
Down the sewer it will fly
It's underneath the bed
And permeates the walls
Take one last look around you
It's got us by the balls
You know it's there
But you can't grasp it
It's in the air -
Are you beginning to understand?
Understand me!?
It's about the boss
The man at the top
Turning human feelings
Into corporate loss
He'll squeeze you dry and pay you shit
When you think you've got him
He'll use you again
He'll use you again
Tha man at the top!
3. Reign of the Clown
I'll tell you once, I don't mess around
I'll do what I can to bring you down
Your loud-mouth approach won't get you far
You're beyond reproach: you're among the gods
CHORUS: Spout your shit somewhere else
We don't need it in this house
Evangelist - cancer of our time
Bigotted fool - hells darkest slime
You spout your shit; you prance around
God is not what you've found
CHORUS
Strike down - down to the ground
Bring down - the reign of the clown
You will not control my life
I've lived this long - lived through more strif
This is it - it's us or them
The final conflict, before the end
4. We know what they want
Filth and damnation - fuck those evil ploys
Chaotic warrior fighting for his cause
Criminal politicians feed their filthy mouths
We know what they want
You're not better than the rest
Fighting for a reason
Fighting for a cause
CHORUS: We know what they want
We know what they want
We know what they want
The goddess of the night fights for her day
Searching the jungle, pounds the heavy sledge
Death and destruction abide by no rules
We've all seen the evil that lies in their minds
We are their witnesses to their violent crimes
CHORUS
Searching for an albatross
Ruby red is the sea of blood
Cease the moment when the wind is still
Slit your wrist and bang your head
Bang your fucking head!
5. Lab Rats
Living your life
Moving right along
Doing what you're told
Like plaster in a mold
Just putty in their hands
A blank genetic code
Play the game - obey the rules
Don't make your parents look like fools
We're all students in this violent school
Bred from birth to follow their rules
Some think they've got it
Some know they don't
If you really don't care
You've got them by the throat
6. U.S.B.S.
U.S.B.S. - We're sick of these lies
U.S.B.S. - Soviet spies
U.S.B.S. - Can you believe it
U.S.B.S. - Love it or leave it
U.S.B.S.
U.S.B.S.
U.S.B.S.
U.S.B.S. -We're sick of these lies
All this pressure
All these lies
All your make-up
All your wives
Nuclear build-up
Atomic Plants
Nancy's hands
In Ronnie's pants
Evangelist sex bomb
The P.M.R.C.
Food processors
Modern art
U.S.B.S. - We're sick of these lies
U.S.B.S. - Soviet spies
U.S.B.S. - Can you believe it
U.S.B.S. - Love it or leave it
U.S.B.S.!
7. We the People...?
We the people, those in power
In order to form more perfect control
Establish justice, just for us
Insure tranquility by force of law
Provide for taking of all desired
Promote the wealth-fare of our own
Secure the blood of the people
And do ordain this Grand Illusion
In the name of us all
Vicious crimes against the people
In the end, it's just the same
We all pay for their evil
And they intend to remain
'Til the final hour
A total farce; deadly game
A sick abuse of power
Just some words written long ago
Good intentions gone astray
Government men sworn to uphold
Are now the ones who will blow away
Two hundred years they celebrate
What of those who lost the race?
Place no trust in what is written
'Cos men not words make decisions
8. From Attitude to Action
Now I know for certain, I'm not the only one
Who knows that something must be done
Let's find another way, and watch our children grow
There's evil other than war to feed the corporate claw
We've got to use reason to do what must be done
But we cannot do so by standing up alone
We all have the power of much greater range
It's time to unite and use our minds for a change
By pointing your finger and seeking revenge
You, yourself, give up the power of change
Complaining, and wishing, and trying to
Does not bring results like the will to do
- From attitude to action
They've got the guns - we got the numbers
They've got the guns - we got the numbers
From attitude to action!
Do not be a loser, broken in two
Running from the same thing you're running to
If you don't start, its certain you'll not arrive
So stand up with us and stay alive - From Attiture to Action!
9. Stranger
You feel weak when you start to speak
And your mind starts those games
The man in your head, is he really dead
Or is it just that you're insane
Could you be so alone that you're never at home
And the night is your only friend
The marks on your hands, self-inflicted pain
Is your most desirable pleasure - sick pleasure
CHORUS: Walk in - hold your head up high
Don't be - a stranger
You feel weak when you start to speak
And your mind starts those games
The man in your head, he isn't dead
It's just that you're insane
Your social weakness
Has placed your mind in a sling
Your dark subconcious
Has put your mind in a spin - in a spin
CHORUS
Alone - afraid
Alone - afraid
Alone - afraid
Alone - afraid
10. Marionettes
We came to say, we loved you so
We put you here, and watched you grow
And now we're back - it's judgement day
Your precious lives, we'll take away
The seed was planted, and now it's sown
We will destroy all that you've known
You thought that you were free
Your frail beliefs - your fucking bigotries
Corrupting all, that's beautiful
Mankind will fall
Mankind will fall
Mankind will fall
|
|
