Crass - Beg Your Pardon Lyrics
Chorus: Beg the question, bend the truth Bail out the basement while there's holes in the roofIn the beginning they said there was lightThere ain't much left of it nowWe're lost in the darkness, searching sound and sightOf an answer to the what, where or howWe're talking 'bout freedom while we're locked in a cellDreaming of a world without warForced to live on the boundaries of hellLike no-one's ever thought of peace beforeWhat's the point of preaching peace if it's something you don't feel?What's the point of talking love if you think that love ain't real?Where's the hope in hopelessness? Where's the truth in lies?Don't try to hold my hand if you can't look me in the eyesChorusIn the beginning they said there was lightBut somebody's burnt out the fuseAnd now we're all lost in eternal nightLooking for a candle to useLots of little candles, isolated hopeFrail little flames in the galeLost little people who just can't copeKnocking their heads on the nailWhat's the point of talking freedom if you just protect yourself?What's the point of preaching sharing as you accumulate your wealth?It's so easy to be giving if the things you give ain't realIt's easy to lie if your ignore the things you feelChorusIn the beginning they said there was lightBut we never had the eyes to seeBut rather than struggling or putting up a fightWe ran like lemmings to the seaNo-one really wants to get it all togetherIt's easier to just grab what you canEverybody's going it, hell for leatherBuilding little castles in the sandHypocrisy, delusion, lies, pretence, deceitThink only of yourself and the world's at your feetI don't believe the things you say, you make bullshit of the truthThe game you play's offensive and you life's the living proofChorus (x 2)In the beginning they said there was lightBut I'm tired of hearing their liesI'm tired of deceit, gonna put up a fightI'm going to use my own eyesGonna make MY decisions, live my own lifeThey can keep their darkness and gloomHypocrisy, trickery, I've had enoughThey can keep their destruction and doomI've only one life and I'll live it my wayThey can keep their restrictions and lawIf they think different I'll have one thing to say"***** off cos I've heard it before
