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lyrics
I don’t occupy buildings I don’t start campaigns,
I write rhyming couplets in tiny cafes, It’s your job to get out and make it all happen
It’s up to me to sing songs by Tracy Chapman
As innocent prisoners sat in Burmese jails, Amnesty tried, and Amnesty failed
I write one protest song then months later they’re free. Coincidence? Maybe?
No, it was all down to me
You’ve rattled the walls but I’ll raise the roof
‘Cos governments fall, with four chords and the truth
Relax revolutionaries, no need to fear
Thanks for your effort, but I’ll take it from here
I’ll take it from here
Bolsheviks, Castro even Mao Tse Tung
Without folk singers they’d have got nothing done
And don’t get me started on the Arab Spring
No-one paid attention, ‘til I started to sing
When gay marriage passed, bankers’ bonuses gone
You can guarantee it was ‘cos I sang a song
And I hope kettling tactics are here to stay
Now you’re all contained, there’s no getting away
As Britain was raging with riots and looting
I sang No Woman No Cry to the people of Luton
Then I hopped on the train to save the town of Bedford
With my outstanding Twist & Shout La Bamba medley
Flyposter the rally, arrange all the marches,
I’ll stay at home, listening to the Archers
And when you are struggling to tear down the wall,
You won’t be alone, if you give me a call
At every protest, all the streets are rammed, But is this the best place to be heard?
Maybe I should sing ‘I Am What I Am’ outside Westboro Baptist Church
Hotel California in a B&B, At a ‘no petting’ pool, Prince’s Kiss
They’d both be better, I think you’ll agree, Than Fuck The Police outside Smiths
Rage Against the Machine, in a fully functional lift
If you know what you want or if you’re not sure yet
It doesn’t matter; I’ve got a song for it
Singing protest songs is certainly worth it
Even though I’m preaching ...to the converted
They may all look the same, all of those little boxes
Ticky-tacky they may be, but the paradox is
To change the system and to spread the word
You need the system, to make yourself heard
Downtrodden, downhearted, outnumbered, oppressed
Give me a guitar, I’ll take care of the rest
From Tahrir Square to Petrograd and North Korea
Thanks for your efforts, I’ll take it from here
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