Let England Burn

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a new wave on the way There's a new mood on the street And there's talk of Armageddon Under the breasts on page three And they're singing shitty songs About staying in bed all day While the terraces say "Go home!" [Pre-Chorus] Mother, I did what you said Mother, I tried to be plain Mother, I tried to fit in I tried to win at their game, game But father, what can I say? While all I'm given is pain While all I'm given is lame While all I'm given is same, same, same? [Chorus 1] See, it's getting kinda gully up in here For a dark skin boy that doesn't play by the rules And it's getting kinda raw up in here Got me thinking and hoping and dreaming [Post-Chorus 1] While England burns Let England burn so we can start again, oh [Verse 2] There's a cancer in their hearts Metastasized on message boards And they're rounding up the young And polluting all their thoughts Burn the churches and the rules Burn the House of Lords too Desecrate the cenotaph Burn the prisons in the schools [Pre-Chorus 2] I don't believe what they say There can be no other way There can be nothing to gain There can be nothing but hate Hmmm, I'm like, "Okay none of our children are safe None of the darkies can play None of the darkies can stay It was never for us, it was never our home anyway" [Chorus 2] See, it's getting kinda jank up in here For the "mistrust youth dem" that like to run their mouth See, it's getting kinda moist up in here Got me stunting and doping and scheming [Post-Chorus 2] While England burns Let England burn While London burns As Grenfell burns Can we start again? [Outro] Bring me my bow of burning gold Bring me my chariot of fire The lion killed the unicorn And threw his carcass on a pyre