Crass - The Gasman Cometh Lyrics
The train now standing on platform fourWhat will you do when the gas taps turn?Where will you be when the bodies burn?Will you just watch as the cattle trucks roll by?Pretend it isn't happening? Turn a blind eye?See the army convoys quietly passing by?Heard the helicopters in your little bit of sky?Have you seen the squad cars packed with boys in blue?Have you ever wondered what they're there to do?Pictures in the paper of soldiers in the streetPictures in the history books of rotting human meatAuschwitz's now a tourist spot for the goggle eyed to pryStill in working order just for you and IPhotos of the victims, of gas, of gun, of bombInheritance of violence in the bookshelves of your homeDon't wait for it to come to you, cos come it surely willThe guardians of the state are trained to search, destroy and killThere's people sitting at this moment, fingers on the triggerThere's loyalty and royalty to make their violence figureAllegiance to the flag, they say, as they lock the prison doorAllegiance to normality, that's what lobotomies are forGod, queen and country, they say we've got the choiceFree speech for all if you've got no voicePropaganda on the airwaves, here's the way to liveNot for you and me the alternativeThe look for peace in Ireland with a thousand squaddy boysTorture in their mental homes is another of their ploysThey'll keep us all in line, by christ, they'll keep us on our toesBut if we stand against their power, we'll see how violence growsRead it in the paper about rebellious youthBut it's them that are so violent, it's them that hide the truthStay in line, or pay the cost,Do you think they care when another life's lost?Auschwitz's now a tourist spot for the goggle eyed to pryStill in working order just for you and ITo ashes at Auschwitz it's just a small leapFrom coshes at Southall, life is cheapDon't think that they won't do it, cos they already doBut this time 'round the pawns are me and you
