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Bwrw
04:11
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BWRW [English translation below]
Mae’n bwrw glaw, yn sobor iawn
Mae’n nghalon i’n wag a mhen i’n llawn
Meddyliau tywyll sy’n rheoli heddiw
Pa mor hir tan dwi di meddwi
Dwi di bod yn sgwennu barddoniaeth
Efo’m mhen ym mowlen y toiled
Salwch meddwl, poen corffrol
O leiaf mae pob dydd yn ddiddorol
Achos ti wedi diflasu, tra dwi yn methu gwersi
Amser di diflanu, tra mae bywyd yn dal fyny.
CHORUS
Dududududududududududuuu X2
Mae’n bwrw glaw / Mae’n stido bwrw
Taranau mawr / Lot o Dwrw
Mae’n tresio bwrw / Mae’n twallt hi lawr
Dwi mor isel / Dwi’n suddo dan y llawr
Anghofio fy mhwrpas / a chwalu fy mhen
Gyra fi i’r diafol ‘chos dwi’n byw trwy uffern.
Mae’n bwrw hen wragedd a ffyn
Cymylau du sy’n crogi ni fan hyn
Obsesiwn fo’r gorffennol sy’n dychryn y dyfodol
O ni’n casau rheolau a’r bygythiad yn yr ysgol
Un tro oedd genai fraeddwyd, mae’n rhaid oedd o’m yn bwysig
‘Chos dwi di anghofio efo’r gwenwyn yn y ffisig
Taflu’r dydd I ffwrdd, yn taflu fyny
wastio amser, wastio mywyd, yda chi di syny?
CHORUS
Os fyswn i di marw yn ddau ddeg saith
O leiaf swni’m yn gorfod poeni am gwaith
Rownd a rownd yn annobiethiol
Dyma hunllef y dosbarth gweithiol.
CHORUS
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RAINING
It’s raining rain, very heavily
My heart is empty and my head is full
Dark thoughts rule today
How long until I'm drunk again
I've been writing poetry
With my head in the toilet bowl
Mental illness, physical pain
At least every day is interesting
Coz you are bored, while I miss lessons
Time disappears, while life catches up.
CHORUS
Dudududududududududududuuu X2
It's raining rain / It’s thrashing it down
Big thunder / A lot of noise
It’s raining at maximum intensity / It’s bucketing down
I'm so low / I'm sinking under the floor
Forgetting my purpose / and destroying my mind
Take me to the devil coz I’m living through hell.
It’s raining old wives and sticks
It’s the black clouds that choke us ‘round here
It's an obsession with the past that’s scareing the future
I hated the rules and threats at school
One time I had a dream, but it can’t have been important
Because I forgot due to the poison in the medicine
Throwing the day away, throwing up
wasting my time, wasting my life, are you even surprised?
CHORUS
If I had died when I was twenty seven
At least I wouldn’t have to worry about work
Round and round, hopelessly
This is the nightmare of the working class.
CHORUS
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2. |
Foot Down
04:56
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FOOT DOWN
You said that you were tired of fighting
I said that I was tired of dying inside
Let’s run away and leave this place behind
Let’s just drive and see what we can find.
You said that you were tired of working just to get by
That we are born and then we work and then we die.
And I couldn’t say that you were wrong,
So I pick up my guitar and I will play some songs, yeah
Singing for our supper and maybe for some pennies,
Tonight is the night, but it’s only one of many. And I said,
CHOROS:
Turn the stereo up, I’ll put my foot down
I’m just hoping that we make it to the next town,
I’m driving 50 and the car is shaking
If the music’s loud enough, we won’t hear it falling apart.
I’m glad you’re on this adventure with me,
and I know we haven’t got much money
but just think of all the things that we are gunna see
People that we’ll meet, who will become our family
and maybe we’ll have to abandon our ship
But at least we can say that we tried,
And I know that it sounds pretty cheesy
but it’s not the destination, it’s the glory of the ride
and who is silly enough to join you,
so here’s to all my friends who quit their jobs or called in sick
so we could hit the road with no direction
the world is our oyster and this is perfection
CHORUS
We got no direction, but we’re getting out of here
when I’m in your town, let’s meet up and grab a beer
I will send you postcards saying I wish you were here
Signed by all the punks, the squatters and the queers
Coz this is our family and I know it is a bubble
but writing three chords songs seems to keep me out of trouble
I just pour my heart out and it keeps me kinda sane
so to all my friends across the continent
I hope we meet again.
CHORUS
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3. |
Cigarettes and Stamps
05:33
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CIGARETTES AND STAMPS
There are no dreams left in this town
just aimlessly wondering around
and some of us left
and some of us stayed
some of us grew
and some of us decayed
but there are no dreams left in this town
no dreams left
You and I, and I and you
and all the the things that we went through
the love letters that you sent me
with your last pennies
all you really needed to stay sane
were cigarettes and stamps.
You were always a romantic
you were always an extremist
you were always a romantic
and you always stick to your guns.
There are not dreams left in this heart
I left home and I never went back
I was always the outsider
I was always too easy going
Now the cracks in my plans they are showing
and there are no dreams left.
I don’t care if you don’t mind,
of all the things we left behind
We thought we had all the time in the world
days of dreaming where our lives could take us
While the coffee burnt on the stove
but neither of us noticed
You were always a romantic
I was always too easy going
You always stuck to your guns
I always went with the flow.
Flow-oh-oh-oh-oh (x4)
I never was a perfectionist
Never any good at making concrete plans
I was never one for working things out
I follow my fleeting heart, my head so full of doubt
Move on, carry on, there ain’t no such thing as the one (x2)
There are no regrets in this heart
I tried my best, though not very hard
I never had ambition
I never came to fruition
There are no dreams left in this city
and everyone is vacuous and pretty
some of us leave
and some us stay
some of us grow
and some of us decay
but there are no dreams left in this heart
no dreams left.
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4. |
How Far?
04:14
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HOW FAR?
Tell me what are you fighting for?
What are you willing to die for?
How far are we going to go,
to get the world that we dream of?
Are we just talking the talk?
Or are we ready to walk the walk?
I’m ready to walk with you
I’m ready to fight with you.
[Whistle]
If it was easy they wouldn’t call this a struggle
And every day of this life led us to this battle
Are we ready to sacrifice?
They might take your job, your freedom, your life.
Some of our friends already died for this.
Many burn out and others are sent down
I’ve got your back, if you’ve got mine
I’m ready to struggle with you.
[Whistle]
Revolution’s not as beautiful as the songs they sung
It’s not as easy as the films made it seem
It’s a lot of hardwork and it could get bloody
So stick together, stay strong and know that things can change
The world we dream of, we may never see
All that we can know is that we worked on the foundations
We worked hard to leave this place better than we found it
I’m ready to work with you.
[Whistle]
I haven’t read enough history books.
And I don’t know how to shoot a gun.
But I know that there are many ways to keep a movement moving
and we all got our own shit to learn.
But if I’m next to go don’t cry just kick up a fuss
And say you can kill the dreamers but this is bigger than us
and we see our oppressions are all connected
I’m ready to stand alongside you
I’m ready to fight with you X2
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TREASURE HUNT (For Ellie)
The amphetamines were strong sometimes
I could tell by the speed that she spoke
Trying to keep up with her words and ideas
Like a rollercoaster going round and round
Among the rubbish and the flowers it was Ellie
She was a muse for many
We’d walk the streets, drunk and laughing
I’d say I’ve got work in the morning
CHORUS:
Looking for treasure
These streets are paved with gold
We’re bound to find some treasure
But we’re haunted by memories old
For every pain, we’ll still find a smile
But for a hint of justice we’ll be waiting a while.
At midnight when her jiro came through
It was a late night hike to the hole in the wall
A packet of fags and a bottle of vodka
On the way back searching through trash for treasure
3am on a Wednesday morning,
have another drink – make it a double?
A fly-tipped beauty in a soggy puddle
How could we resist this cute vandalism?
CHORUS
Gwarth ar y teulu [A shame on the family]
Ond da ni ddim yn poeni [But we don't care]
Ar strydoedd Caerdydd [On Cardiff's street]
Mi oedda ni yn rhydd [We were free]
Going to Besmer Road carboot sale
with a trolley full of tatted shite
you made enough money to buy us a fry up
a cup of tea, and maybe a pint
or at least a big bottle of White Lightning
for us all to share round.
The hangovers faded but the memories didn’t
and now you are gone and the years they are flying
what I would do for just one more adventure with you
what I would do for just one more drink with you.
You were never meant to die.
I guess none of us are meant to live either.
Coz our destinies are not written in the stars
but I’m glad I got to spend some time in this realm with you –
your creative chaos lives on in us
as we stick your art up on the street
we’ll drink cider in your memory when we all meet
we’ll bash the cans together and say
“Iechyd Da, mae bywyd yn fyr.. Iechyd da, mae bywyd yn fyr”.
[Cheers/Good Health, life is short]
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6. |
Apocalyptic Love Song
04:01
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APOCALYPTIC LOVE SONG
[Intro – Narrator]
It’s the year 2035 and this is humanity’s last stand.
After the centuries of war and the desecration of nature that came to be known as the second dark age – the planet finally took its violent revenge.
No longer would the power lie in the hands of a few aging white men, the brutal capitalist system would be no more.
Hidden amongst the chaos and wreckage there are moments of beauty. We join the story as two star-crossed lovers stand upon a hill, overlooking what used to be known as London…
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We’ll stand around the campfire singing dystopic songs
And someone will interrupt us and tell us that we’re doing it wrong.
They’ll ask “What’s the point of love, if the world is gunna end?”
and I’ll say “They make me feel safe, and they are my best friend”
And we’ll kiss in the ashes of this burning city
We haven’t washed for weeks but boy you look so pretty
We’ll dance on the rubble of the collapsed high-rises
At least we no longer have to worry about the rising prices.
CHORUS:
I got a feeling this one is for me and you (x3)
I got a feeling this apocalypse is just for us.
What are the chances that I would be alive
At the exact same time as the end of humanity
They say there’s more people alive now than ever in history
So I guess that’s actually quite a high probability
We watched the world burning through our phone screens
Saw people suffering and dying on a live stream
to our comfy homes, until it caught up with us
but we were too distracted to disobey or make a fuss.
CHORUS
I guess it makes it easier to die if you can laugh about it
And you always make me laugh so I guess we should stick together
plus your quite resourceful from all those years of squatting
They thought we were wasting out lives, but hey! Look at us now!
We know how to grow food and we know how to brew beer
The world is finally ending and we don’t have to pay for anything
and we can repurpose almost any piece of wood
some would call this suffering, I’d say we’ve never had it so good.
CHORUS
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7. |
Llygru
04:08
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LLYGRU [English translation below]
Mae’r cyffro wedi troi yn ddiflas
Y rhyddid wedi gadael blas cas
Dwi’m isho bod yn fyw
Ond dwi ddim isho marw
Dwi’m isho bod yn unig
Ond gad fi lonydd.
Dwi isho mynd adra
Ond dwi’m yn siwr lle di adra
Yn colli darnau o fy mamiaith
Ond methu rili siarad Saesneg yn iawn chwaith
Mae’r ddinas wedi dwyn fy enaid
Mae’r arian ‘di llygru dy galon
Yn casglu ceiniogau i trio dal y fraeddwyd
ond dal i gysgu trwy’r dyddiau hefyd.
BRIDGE
Hunaniaeth
Colli geiriau, colli hanes
Dibyniaeth
Colli’n meddwl a neud llanast.
CHORUS
Gad i’r mynyddoedd glywed fi’n gwaeddi
Gad i’r môr helpu fi feddwi
Mae’r gwin wedi stopio gweithio
Y gwyrdd yn gyrru ni’n wallgo
Dwi’n gwbod dwi’n rhydd yn uchel i fyny
Achos does neb yn fy nghlywed i’n gwaeddi.
Yn mynd i fwy o angladdau
nac i briodasau
byw bywyd ar yr ymyl
ffrindiau’n marw’n ifanc
Dim diolch, dim diogelwch
a da ni ‘di disgyn mewn cariad
efo peidio bod yn ffyddlon
a’r rhyddid o fyw ddydd i ddydd
BRIDGE + CHORUS
Dwi’m isho mynd adra
Rhag ofn i fi ddiflanu
mewn i dwnel o arferion
neu cariad heb angerdd
mae’n haws dilyn fy nhrwyn
heb feddwl am anelu
Jini Me o ni yn yr ysgol feithrin
cambyhafio yw fy swydd llawn amser.
BRIDGE + CHORUS
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CONTAMINATE
The excitement has turned boring
Freedom has left a nasty taste
I don’t want to be alive
But I don't want to die
I don’t want to be lonely
But leave me alone.
I want to go home
But I'm not sure where that is
I’m losing bits of my mother tongue
but I can't really speak English properly either
The city has stolen my soul
The money contaminated your heart
Collecting pennies to try and catch the dream
but still sleeping through the days as well.
BRIDGE
Identity
Losing words, losing history
Dependency
Lose my mind and make a mess.
CHORUS
Let the mountains hear me shouting
Let the sea get me drunk
The wine has stopped working
Green just drives us crazy
I know I'm free when I’m high up
Because no one hears me shouting.
I go to more funerals
Than weddings
Live life on the edge
Our friends die young
No thanks, no security
and we have fallen in love
with not having to be loyal
and the freedom of living day to day.
BRIDGE + CHORUS
I don’t want to go home
In case I disappear
Into a tunnel of habits
or a love without passion
It's easier to follow my nose
without thinking of aiming
I was Jini Me in nursery school;
misbehaving is my full time job.
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8. |
Illegal
05:31
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ILLEGAL
No human is illegal, no human is illegal
But your policies, they should be,
They’re drowning by the thousands
In the Mediterranean sea.
They say it’s all relative, it just depends how you look at it
So I’m trying to turn my head around
But we’re taking our kids on holiday
And they’re taking their kids away
So the only thing that’s relative in this situation is..
LETS TEAR THESE BORDERS DOWN
We’re all going on a summer holiday
Where shall we go this year, my dear?
The south of France, Spain or Italy?
I just can’t wait to be lying on that beach
The turquoise seas, the golden sands
Feel my problems all float away
It’s been a stressful year at my nine to five
But here I am, I’m still alive.
They say it’s all relative, but they stop the boats from saving them
and if they succeed they block the ports.
Here I am relaxing in the sun in a foreign land
it haunts me there are souls forgotten in this sand
The ocean is a graveyard, and people they still drown
So what we need to do is bring these borders down.
From all around the world, Europe stole it’s wealth
And then we built a fortress, to try and keep it for ourselves
The real enemies are writing the mass media,
peddling lies to keep us divided.
But ‘refugees welcome’ means more than just a tshirt
it’s volunteers breaking laws to save lives.
no borders, no nations, let’s stop deportations
coz there is no justice while it’s death or vacation.
The dingys have already sunk
The flights they have already flown
Lives that were never lived
Names that we’ll never know.
They say it’s all relative, but it’s sponsored fascists in government
and we’re the ones that benefit just coz of where we’re born
we said “never again!” but we seemed to miss the start
hostility’s been building, lives already ripped apart.
So the only thing that’s relative in this situation is
LETS BURN THESE BORDERS DOWN
FUCK ICE. FUCK FRONTEX. FUCK UKBA. FUCK THE BORDERS.
Freedom of movement is more than just a dream
people have always moved, it’s how it’s always been
there were no lines on this earth when it was born
and when we’re done with is, again they’ll be no more.
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9. |
Rhosyn Rojava (rhan 1)
03:02
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RHOSYN ROJAVA (rhan 1)
Mae dy syniadau chwyldroadol
Yn annwyl I mi
Gad ni ladd y gwryw gormesol
Ynom ni
Ni yw y perygl
A ni yw y gobaith
Ac er mwyn adeiladu gwell
Anhreg yw’r feiriniadaeth
Ni yw y gelyn
A ni yw y chwyldro
A chwyldro yw newid
Ynom ni mae’r goriad a’r clo
Edrych yn dy galon / a gweld sud ti’n wahanol
Mae nhw di dysgu ni i gystadlu / yn y gymdeithas gyfalafol
Gwlad, Gwlad
Amheugar wyf o’m gwlad (x 2)
Er dwi’n coelio mewn annibyniaeth
Ag yn yr hawl I gadw ein hunaniaeth
Does dim siawns o berswadio cyfalafiaeth
I beidio ehangu a tyfu tu allan I Gymru
Dim mwy na mae siawns o berswadio ni
I stopio anadlu neu brwydro am ein rhyddid
Gwlad, Gwlad
Gobeithiol wyf o’m gwlad (x 2)
Ond dydi creu ffiniau newydd
Ddim am atal y llifogydd
Mae’r blaned yn llosgi, mae pawb yn tagu
Ond mae’r syniadau ‘ma yn gryf yn ein calonau.
Gwlad, Gwlad
Pleidiol wyf I’m gwlad
Rhyddid, rhyddid
Ymlaen awn ni I’r gad.
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(The repeating bit that goes “Gwlad, gwlad” is a play on words/tune of the Welsh National Anthem. It sounds weird in English, to repeat “country” when it’s such an imperial thing for a dominant country like Britain. Hope that gives it more context.
This song (part 1 and 2) is essentialy about looking at revolutionary ideas that come from Rojava in Kurdistan, and using them to inspire the Welsh independence movement. I am supportive of the Welsh independence movement, because we need to leave Westminster rule behind – however, that is not the end goal, or my main goal – anti-capitalism is much more important for the future of the planet and all repressed cultures across the world.)
ROJAVA’S ROSE (part 1)
Your revolutionary idea, are dear to me
Lets kill the oppressive male
that lives in each of us
We are the danger
And we are the hope
And for the sake of building better
Criticism is a gift
We are the enemy
And we are the revolution
And revolution is change
In us lies both the key and the lock
Look in your heart / and see if you are different
They have taught us to compete / in this capitalist society
Country, Country I am suspicious of my country (x 2)
Although I believe in (Welsh) independence
and in the right for us to keep our identity
There is no chance of persuading capitalism
Not to expand and grow outside Wales
No more than there is a chance to persuade us
To stop breathing or to stop fight for our freedom
Country, Country
I'm hopeful of my country (x 2)
But it's not about creating new boundaries
Not wanting to stop the flood
The planet is burning, everyone is choking
But these ideas are strong in our hearts.
Country, Country I'm a partisan country
Freedom, freedom We go on to battle.
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10. |
Rhosyn Rojava (rhan 2)
03:59
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RHOSYN ROJAVA (Rhan 2)
Rhosyn Rojava’n atgoffa ni
Pa mor brydferth fysa’r byd os ‘sa ni’n rhydd
Heb y difrod ecolegol
Heb y system batriarchaidd
Mae gena i obaith
Fod Y dyfodol ar ei ffordd
‘Da ni dal I blanu hadau am yfory
Dwi dal i goelio yn y harddwch yn y byd ‘ma.
CHORUS
Rhosyn Brydferth yn byw ar bigau’r drain
Rhosyn Rojava yn ymladd ac arwain
A Coch yw y gwaed sy’n llifo,
Coch yw y seren ar y fflag sydd yn fflio
Dros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed
Ond mae’r fraeddwyd yn dal I symyd yn ei flaen.
Tra bod dyn yn domineiddio dros y ferch
A tra bod yr hyn yn meddwl fod nhw’n gwybod gwell
A tra bod un ras neu crefydd
Yn mwy pwerus a gorthrymu y rest
Does dim gobaith am heddwch neu am wella
Mae angen balans mewn natur
A syniadau newydd i adeiladu
Iwtopia; Cymru fach – braeddwydion mawr
Rhaid edrych yn bellach na’r ffin i guro’r cawr.
We didn’t want to put up a fence
But in a violent world we needed self-defence
And a flower only blooms in the right conditions
And these fascists they are full of cruel restrictions.
Ni Yw Y Gelyn / Ni Yw y Chwyldro
A chwyldro ydi newidd / ynom ni mae’r goriad a’r clo.
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This song (part 1 and 2) is essentialy about looking at revolutionary ideas that come from Rojava in Kurdistan, and using them to inspire the Welsh independence movement. I am supportive of the Welsh independence movement, because we need to leave Westminster rule behind – however, that is not the end goal, or my main goal – anti-capitalism is much more important for the future of the planet and all repressed cultures across the world.
Rojava’s rose reminds us
How beautiful the world could be if we were free
Without the ecological damage
Without the patriarchal system
I have hope
That the future is still on its way
We still plant seeds for tomorrow
I still believe in the beauty in this world.
CHORUS
Beautiful Rose, living in suspense
Rojava’s rose fighting and leading us
Red is the blood that was spilt,
Red is the star on the flag they fly,
For freedom they lost their blood
But the dream is still moving forward.
While men dominate over women
And while those older think that they know better
And while there is one race or religion
More powerful, which oppresses the rest
There is no hope for peace or healing
Balance is needed in nature
We need new ideas to build Utopia;
Small Wales - big dreams
We need to look beyond the border to beat the giant.
We didn’t want to put up a fence
But in a violent world we needed self-defence
And a flower only blooms in the right conditions
And these fascists they are full of cruel restrictions.
We Are The Enemy / We Are the Revolution
And revolution is change / in us lies both the key and the lock.
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11. |
Pili Pala
03:00
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PILI PALA
Ti fel Pili Pala
Dwi’n gadael i chdi fynd
Achos ti angen tyfu
A nei di’m tyfu yma ‘fo fi
Agor dy adenydd
Hedfan lle ti angen
Fydd y pentre ‘ma dal yma
Os ti isho dod yn ôl.
CHORUS
Cariad, o cariad
Sud all fod yn byr pan mae’n llawn perchnogaeth
Cariad, Cariad
Y celwydd oedd fod ‘na mond un
Cariad, o cariad
Gymaint o rheolau a disgwyliadau
Cariad, cariad
Cariad yw y weithred ti yn neud yn ddyddiol.
Ti fel pili pala
Yn lliwgar ac yn rhydd
Paid meddwl dwy waith
‘Dos I weld y byd
Dwi’n dy garu di
Ond cariad ydi rhyddid
Swni methu byw ‘fo fy hyn
Yn gwbod nes i dy ddal di nôl.
Dwi fel Pili Pala
Diolch i ti am y gofod
Mewn bywyd arall
Swni dal yn lindys bach
Yn sownd ‘na efo chdi
Swydd naw tan bump
O leiaf dau o blant
Ag ella ‘sa ni’n hapus
(Ag ella sa ni ddim).
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BUTTERFLY
You are like a Butterfly
and I’m letting you go
Because you need to grow
And you won’t grow here with me
Open your wings
Fly where you desire
This village will still be here
If you want to come back.
CHORUS
Love, oh love
How can it be pure, when it’s full of ownership?
Love, Love
The lie was that there’s only one
Love, oh love
So many rules and expectations
Love, love
Love is the action that you do daily.
You are like a butterfly
Colorful and free
Don't think twice
Go to see the world
I love you
But freedom is love
I couldn’t live with myself
Knowing that I had held you back.
I'm like a Butterfly
Thank you for giving me space
In another life
I’d still be a small caterpillar
Stuck there with you
A nine to five job
At least two children
And maybe we’d be happy
(But maybe we wouldn’t).
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12. |
Prosecco Punx
05:10
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PROSECCO PUNX
We asked for bread and roses
and they called us champagne socialists,
I said we are prosecco punx,
So rob another bottle and let’s get pissed in
both senses of the word,
We’re always angry and often drunk.
They call us demanding
coz we demand more
They try to undermine us,
but they’ve never been poor.
Just coz we want more, than the shit they give us
Don’t mean our dreams are too big to be achieved
I know it won’t be easy, but I know that you’re with me
And I’m with you, and so is she, and they are too.
So, big up to all the ones that always asked for more,
A shout out to all the awkward hardcore,
The ones that demanded an eight our day, and women’s rights
The end of segregation didn’t come without a fight. So..
CHORUS
If it feels hard, don’t forget that you are strong
Think of those who fought before, who’s shoulders we are standing on
We can beat these fascist fuckers - there’s less of them than us,
We can beat these rich ass bosses - there’s more of us than them,
We will squat their palaces, we will build a bigger table
We will rip down all the fences, all the borders, all the walls.
And when we look at history, well we see how we benefit
From the pilage and the pain, of people out of sight
And when we stay informed, the facts are pretty scary,
Like how the earth will burn coz we don’t care about it.
And how our trans sisters are murdered on the street,
And that boy you were in school with, he can’t afford to eat
And our anti-racism has to start within ourselves
Coz it is systematic and ingrained in this country’s wealth. But..
So turn off the news,
And put down that phone,
Get out on the streets,
Coz you are not alone,
Yeah, if your body’s able
And you have got the choice
We gotta scream ‘til
We run out of voice.
Coz things don’t change themselves,
And we have to be persistent
And we have to keep believing
coz the change it won’t be instant
But on this earth there’s always been
the spirit to put up a fight
against the ones who stole it all
and for what we know is right. So..
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13. |
The Scars
04:09
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THE SCARS
It’s hard to dream, when you’re just trying to stay alive
It’s hard to live, when you just wanna die
But it’s easy to waste this life wasted
When there is so much that you don’t want to remember
Like all the times they had a head start
And then they ask us why we’re so far behind
CHORUS
SEEMS LIKE YOU’RE VERY WELL FOCUSED
SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF DRIVE
SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY
TO FOCUS ON MORE THAN JUST SURVIVE
They say they’re more gifted, more talented, more beautiful
They have it all, they’re such an inspiration
We just have the scars
Coz it’s a battle to keep living
It’s hard to succeed, when you’re just trying to survive
It’s hard to keep moving, when barriers are put in the way
It’s easy to worry that this life isn’t worth it
When there’s so much you wanna forget
Coz it’s easier to take risks if you’ve got money behind you
then they say you played it safe coz you tried to find stability.
You say it all happened for a reason,
Your privileged motivational speech
They say keep calm and carry on
and can you please stop bringing up this shit
coz it’s irrelevant to the struggle
we’ll work that one out after the revolution
But we struggle every single day
Like when we walk down the street and don’t feel safe
Or another friend confides in us and tells us they were raped
[I’m getting too used to hearing this shit]
Yeah we struggle every single day
We wait all month until it’s pay day
And when I check the bank, the money’s all been spent
It’s hard to stay focused, when you can’t afford the rent.
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14. |
Stolen Flowers
04:00
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STOLEN FLOWERS
Well, I thought it was pretty cute
when you stole me those flowers from Tesco
you said “only anarchists are pretty”
and that you’d liberated them for me,
you said it was a redistribution of wealth
coz we all deserve beauty
and I was mesmerized
by your words and how they resonated with me.
CHORUS:
Romance isn’t dead it just cost too much money
If I had a car, I would drive you to the sea
If I had a home I’d invite you for dinner
But all we got is stale bread, fizzy hummus and thirsty flowers
In this smelly park where we kill endless hours
but we’ve got this moment, we’ve got each other and we don’t believe in forever.
We’ll grab the cheapest bottle of wine we can find
Watch the sunset, walk the streets ‘til it comes back up
keep your time-ticking bomb of a job
I’m glad I don’t have work in the morning
you can keep your fancy suited dinners
I learnt how to cook through Food Not Bombs
and I know how to make the best cocktails
from too many years at dead end bar jobs.
I guess romance can’t really be bought
though they wanted us to think that we all needed diamonds
the greatest marketing scheme of this world
convinced us they needed blood spilt for a symbol of love.
So don’t spill no blood for this love
and don’t buy me flowers if you know that they’ll die
Let’s plant a tree and if it grows strong
we can carve our initials in it
coz we are writing history and it’s up to us to plant the seeds.
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15. |
Keep Looking
05:35
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KEEP LOOKING
They tried to convince us our anger was a youthful lust
but the older I get, the more I’m driven to resist
and I’ll never understand how punks become conservatives
it was never in their hearts, they broke all their promises
and I’m not saying that people shouldn’t change
coz change is the only constant in my mind
but don’t let them tempt you with status and security
coz they orchestrated the destruction of our society
CHORUS:
If in the future, you’re looking for me
You’ll probably still find me, looking out to sea
so if you walk the coastline and keep your eyes peeled
You’ll probably still find me, looking for a better world.
Sometimes society is just too cruel
Coz we’re taught to be greedy, and the leaders are fools
and the only real comfort lies in nature’s truths
the darkness and emptiness that crushes you.
These mountains were here long before us
and the waves keep on crashing without a fuss
and the flowers find ways to bloom through the concrete
and the storms hurry in to electrify us.
When I see friends having kids of their own
I see this is bigger than anything we’ve ever known
coz nihilism’s easy if you only love yourself
but it takes more to think bigger than your health, and your wealth
to find a reason to keep fighting
through these dark times
to find optimism in the stories
of those who made sure we could still be here.
Tell me why is it easier to imagine the end of the world
than to imagine the end of this inequality;
apocalypse nightmares of Hollywood movies.
Instead, I dare you dream of utopia with me -
No more aristocracy, or first world hypocrisy
we’d get rid of austerity, then maybe we could all be free.
Keep on fighting, keep on looking
for a future that isn’t polluted
with their poison and divisive politics
THERE’S NOTHING BROKEN THAT WE CANNOT FIX!
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