Friday, 7 July 2006

"Riot on the Streets"

First of two sets of lyrics created for the aborted Garibaldi "Censor This..." project in 2006. Written concurrently with much of the Hard Rock Hotel material, "Riot On The Streets" was overlooking the narrative limitations of that album and indicating a more politicised future for The Garibaldis' music. Like "The Bittersweet Biscuit Rock Opera", this never came to be.



RIOT ON THE STREETS
Acts of religion
Acts for the gods
Words of excuse
For the terrorists
Walking the streets
Plotting on the grounds
That religion says it’s okay
Well the people don’t

Stand up for what you know is right
I’m waiting for that fateful night
When the people come together for the sake of peace
That will be the day that riot hits the streets

Attempting to kill those who rule
Through those who have no mouths
A cowardly act, one with no remorse
“What comes around goes around”
Yet I’m still waiting for the day
That people have enough and declare war
But still we carry on
Ignoring the signs and hoping for the best

A time will come we all we see
Men, women, children, will flock to the streets
All solely for the one main cause:
Killing in the name of religion?
We’ve had enough of it
Many will die, but rightly so
To put an end to those who think they know
“If the holy book says do it, then so we shall”
But their clearly reading from the wrong damn pages
As together with the masses,
Those of the same religion also step forward
Shouting at the haters that what they’re doing is wrong
Yet still they come ever closer, threatening with their bombs

When that day will come, I have yet to see
But in the meanwhile terrorists
Will still plot their war on governments
Whether those in charge, be wrong or right
It’s our duty to stand up for them
In the everlasting fight
Until all those who fight
And those who hope for good
Inevitably die in battle
What comes around doesn’t always come around
We’ve got to make a stand today
The terrorists of the land will carry on
Until an opposition takes their power away
Fuck off.