PART I
There’s A Bright Light Shining: Like A Beacon Messiah
Offering Hope To Those Who Don’t Look Away
With No More Emotion Than A Burning Fire
It’ll Take You By The Hand And Take You Far Away
To Where The Living Are Alive Instead Of Playing Dead
And Nobody Has Ever Heard Of War
If You Take Hold Of This Message And Wear It On your Heart
Then Someday the River Will Be Clean Once More

And There’s A Cold Wind Blowing: Eroding Reason
‘Cause The Protest Only Helps To Segregate
Another Witch Hunt For The Colder Season
But The Weather’s Just An Excuse To Empower The State
Now They Stand In Their Lines – With Shields And Batons
No-One Gets To The Other Side
So The Rumour Wheel Starts Pulling Mileage
‘Cause We’re All To Afraid To See The Sky

A Little Boy Sits With A Toy Gun: Disturbing
That In Just Ten Years It’ll Be For Real
Carving Kills Into The Wood-Work Just For Show
Then Into The Burning Village to Rape And Steal
And The Shameless Molestation Of A Diluted Culture
Is The Only Thing They Can Hoist Up The Pole
And The Light Is Getting Dimmer With Every Waking Moment
That Isn’t Being Used To Save Our Souls
And….

All Day – Every Day; The River Runs Red
We’re So Used to It, Now, Nothing Phases Us
All Day – Every Day; The River Runs Red
We’re So Used To It, Now There’s No-One Left To Trust

Checking Out Designer Coffins; It’s The Latest Craze
To Rot In Style Is Where It’s At
For All The Pretty Little Bitches With A Clean Conscience
Eternal Salvation’s Just A Passing Fad
No-One Gives A Fuck For The Two-Time Losers
Just More Dirt To Sweep Under The Rug
‘Till There’s No More Room And They’re Getting Back Orders
On The Price Of A Life That Can’t Be Judged
And….

All Day – Every Day; The River Runs Red
We’re So Used to It, Now, Nothing Phases Us
All Day – Every Day; The River Runs Red
We’re So Used To It, Now There’s No-One Left To Trust

All Day – Every Day; The River Runs Red
We’re So Used to It, Now, Nothing Phases Us
All Day – Every Day; The River Runs Red
We’re So Used To It, Now There’s No-One Left To Trust
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I’m Hoping For An Outburst – Or At Least A Sign Of Life
‘Cause It’s All Turned to Shit Since Everything Went Grey
Just Another Faceless Drone Begging For Respite
From The Flag That They Burn ‘Cause It’s Called: “Safe”
Trying To Get Some Understanding On Human Nature
I Have To Fill In The Gaps Before It’s Too Late
Before I Become An Urban Legend to The Next Generation
‘Cause The Light Got Shut Off By Another Nanny State

Here’s The Clamp Down - Here’s the Clamp Down; For The Last Time
Nothing Left Worth Anything In A Country Full Of Bones
Here’s The Clamp Down – Here’s the Clamp Down; For The Last Time
Nothing Left Worth Anything In A Country Called Home

Here’s The Clamp Down - Here’s the Clamp Down; For The Last Time
Nothing Left Worth Anything In A Country Full Of Bones
Here’s The Clamp Down – Here’s the Clamp Down; For The Last Time
Nothing Left Worth Anything In A Country Called Home

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PART II
A Chill Breeze Blows through The City
Ramming It Home That We Know Who’s Boss
To The Faceless Minions Fed On; Blood Money
Leaving Only The Widow to Count The Cost
As A Death Shroud Descends Across This Nation
And Currency Is The Only Form Of I.D
For The Blood-Bank Children With No Recollection
Of How This Hell-On-Earth Came To Be
A Million Unmarked Graves For Twice As Many Occupants
And Still They’re Digging More Every Day
‘Cause Another Outbreak’s Hit This Country
And The Vaccine’s Up For Bids Either Way
So Now Money Is The God
Of A World Struck Down By Plague
And The Only Way Anyone Can Collect Their Paycheque
Is If They take It Straight Into The Vein

In This: Hell City/ Hate City/ Home City
In This: Dead City/ Wrecked City/ My City

So Now The Chattering Teeth Of An Old Man Dying
Is The Beat To Which We Live Our Lives
Whilst Money Keeps Pouring In To Those Who Know
And Those Who Don’t Just Grit There Teeth And Die
Because Nobody’s Perfect, Unless They’re Perfection
Or They’ve Brought Their Seat On The Right Hand Side
Of The Devil Incarnate Encouraging Defection
To A Ghastly Parody Of Those Who’ve Survived

In This: Hell City/ Hate City/ Home City
In This: Dead City/ Wrecked City/ My City
In This: Hell City/ Hate City/ Home City
In This: Dead City/ Wrecked City/ My City
In This: Hell City/ Hate City/ Home City
In This: Dead City/ Wrecked City/ My City

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PART III
I’m Not Calling To Arms/ I’m Not Trying To Protest
I’m Not Even Trying To State Things As They Are
There Wouldn’t Be Any Point – The Mind Police Would Get Me
Suit ME Up And Send Me Away To War
Because There’s Another Bullshit Cause Worth Giving My Life For
Worth Spilling My Blood Far Away From Home
And If You Listen Hard Enough Then You Might Figure Out
That The Cause For Which I Die Will Never Be Known
And I’ll Be Bagged/ I’ll Be Tagged
And Systematically My Remains Will Be Burnt
By The People I Foolishly Entrusted My Life To
Who Just Spin There Lies At Every Twist And Turn
‘Cause There’s……….

No Way Round/ No Way Down/ No Way Out
We All Shall Die
And Now Nothing Can Stop The Lies
[OF MY CITY]

No Way Round/ No Way Down/ No Way Out
We All Shall Die
And Now Nothing Can Stop The Lies
[OF MY CITY]

No Way Round/ No Way Down/ No Way Out
We All Shall Die
And Now Nothing Can Stop The Lies
[OF MY CITY]

No Way Round/ No Way Down/ No Way Out
We All Shall Die
And Now Nothing Can Stop The Lies
[OF MY CITY]

No Way Round/ No Way Down/ No Way Out
We All Shall Die
And Now Nothing Can Stop The Lies
[OF MY CITY]

end (18/2/06 – 28/2/06)