Chumbawamba - Ah-Men (Never Mind The Ballots, 1987) A visionary pause in the cycle When she refused to buy or sell When the daughters of perfect wives Said there must be more than sacrifice. Needed more than symbolic change More than silent wasting away In factories and sterile marriages He was God. She was powerless With a brick for every year of life She set out for the house of lies The Old Boys Club under siege His Lordship cowered under his seat Called for brandy and reinforcements Blasted away at every movement. Close to breaking down the door... Past thick blue lines and stupid laws Black Friday left her bruised and stubborn One brick from winning the struggle! Rapunzel hacked at the ivory tower Asquith quickly rose to the hour Appealed to patriotism, oily smiles Gave nothing, called it compromise. Gauging the situation perfectly Said, Ladies! Ladies! Listen to me! 1914, were on the brink of war Pick up a flag, drop your cause! Your targets are counter-revolutionary Take my hand in democracy! Heres a piece of paper Youre officially free Heres a list of instructions For you to obey; (And heres sharp knife To cut your own throat Small sacrifice in return for a vote...) Whispered word in Pankhursts ear: Visions of the first woman peer Led women down the garden path And into the arms of the enemy. Jail and force-feeding, wasted martyrdom Sold her songs for the National Anthem Slotted the smile back neatly into place Served refreshments At the end of the race All demands reduced to a joke X marks the plague: abandon hope Butlers still pouring brandy for the rich Excuse me, Could you pass me the privilege? A womans voice, the states ideal Same vested interest, same dirty deals Currie and Williams immersed in the times: Examples to keep the the rest in line. Currie and Williams, two of a kind: Examples to keep the rest in line.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:45:25 +0000
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