This Is The A.L.F.

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[Intro: Colin Jerwood] What does Direct Action Mean? It means that you are no longer prepared to sit back and allow terrible cruel things to happen The cameraman in Ethiopia took direct action, he filmed the worst disaster that has ever happened to human beings. He realized it was too enormous a problem to handle himself, so he took the films home in the hope other people would help. They did. Are you prepared to sit back any longer? Direct action in animal rights means causing economic damage to those who abuse and make profits from exploitation Start [Verse 1: Colin Jerwood] It's possible to do things alone Slash tires, glue up locks Butchers, burger bars, the furriers Smash windows, bankrupt the lot Throw paint over shops and houses Paint stripper works great on cars Chewing gum sticks well to fur coats A seized engine just won't start Sand in the petrol tank means that delivery's going nowhere! When the new death shop opens up Make sure you're the first person to be there If the circus comes to town Remember what goes up must come down Stop contributing to the abuse yourself Don't eat meat, don't buy leather Buy non-animal tested makeup Herbal soap and shampoo's better! Try and form a group of people that you know that you can trust Plan ambitious direct action Sometimes risky but a must! Only when you have animal liberation Will we obtain human freedom When the last vivisectionist's blade is snapped It will be that one step nearer to peace Direct action in the animal movement is sussed and strong And our final goal is not far off [Bridge] Animal lovers, vandals, hooligans, cranks Recognize the labels? They say we don't care about human beings We say all sentient beings, animal or human Have the right to live, free from pain, torture and suffering They say because we are human and speak the same We matter more Is our pain and suffering any greater or lesser than that of animals? Human v. animal rights Is as much a prejudice as Black v. White, or the Nazis versus the Jews An affront to our freedom [Verse 2: Colin Jerwood] Vivisection is a violation of human beings The same as it is for animals We have a chemical world built on a pile of drugs to thanks for their experiments Drugs are designed for profit Manufactured to suppress symptoms Human freedom, animal rights It's one struggle, one fight! When animal abuse is stopped then human abuse will soon stop also, an attitude of mind "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind" Start by protecting the weak The defenseless animals The sick The disabled Compassion and emotion are our most important safety values If we lose them, then we lose the vitality of life itself Emotional? Hooligans? Cranks?