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Stand On Our Feet

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Praha Winter 97

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WE ARE THE BUSKERS YEAH WE'RE CALLED THE BLACK CLOWNS
IT'S LATE AT NIGHT WE'RE OUT HEADING FOR HOME
STOP IN THE NON STOP FOR A FAST FOOD FRY
THREE NAZIS COME UP GET US FROM BEHIND
HIT US WITH BOTTLES MR KRUSTY GOES DOWN
HE GETS RIGHT BACK UP AND THEY LEFT ON THE RUN
IF THEY COME FOR YOU GOTTA STAND ON YOUR FEET
IF THEY COME FOR US GOTTA STAND ON OUR FEET
NOW YOU MIGHT THINK THAT WE WERE VIOLENT AND WRONG
BUT WHEN I KICKED IN HIS FACE I ONLY FELT CALM
THEY ATTACKED US WE DID NOT WANT TO FIGHT
THREE WEEKS LATER THEY KILL A SUDANESE BOY WITH THEIR KNIFE
YOU CAN MAKE WEAPONS OUTTA INTERESTING THINGS
OUT OF PADLOCKS AND CHAINS EVEN DOG FOOD TINS
TIN GOT A BIG DENT FOOD WAS ALRIGHT
THE NAZI WENT DOWN HE WAS OUT OF THAT FIGHT
I TRULY BELIEVE THERE'S MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
BUT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE READY TO FIGHT AGAINST THEM
LIKE THE TIME BEFORE THE TIME THAT I TELL
WE JUST WATCH THEM PASS US CHANTING SIEG HEIL
WE'RE TOO SCARED AND SHOCKED TO DO ANYTHING
THEY WERE FOLLOWING A BLACK WOMAN AND I STILL FEEL ASHAMED
IF THEY COME FOR YOU GOTTA STAND ON YOUR FEET
IF THEY COME FOR US GOTTA STAND ON OUR FEET
NO MORE BYSTANDER APATHY
NOW IT'S TWENTIETH APRIL HITLER'S BIRTHDAY NIGHT
IN A FOOTBALL RAMPAGE HE GOES DOWN IN THE FIGHT
PUTS HIS HAND TO HIS HEAD WHEN HE AWOKE
HIS FINGER SLIPS INTO THE WOUND TOUCHES BONE
A WEEK LATER ON THE ANTI FASCIST COME UP
SEE THAT BLOOD ON MY BOOT HE GOT HIS COME UP

I'VE SEEN THTAT FASCIST IN MANY A PLACE
IT'S NOT WHAT THEY WEAR NO IT'S IN THE FACE
WITH LONG HAIR SKINHEADS SUITS AND TIES
THE POLICE PROTECT THEM WHILE THEY ORGANISE
TO THE HAMMER SKINS OUT THERE IN CZECH
TO THE BNP AND IN FRANCE LE PENN
TO NATIONAL ACTION AND THE KKK
TO THE NAZI IN THE STREET AND THE POLITICAL PARTY
IF YOU'RE GENUINE THEN WE WANT YOU TO DIE
IF YOU'RE GENUINE THEN WE WANT YOU TO DIE
OUR IDEALS THEY ARE OF LOVE AND THE FASCIST IDEAL IS TO KILL
IF THEY COME FOR US GOTTA STAND ON OUR FEET

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from Ecowar, released January 1, 1998

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James Brook

James Brook plays an alt folk/ folk punk style. Since the 90's he has combined activism and music, travelling the world and releasing multiple albums about his experiences. he has fronted bands Ecowar, Boarding Party and Skreechtramps as well as his solo work. ... more

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