We hold our hands out in submission When we need to clench them into fists Our pockets hold the lives that we've fought and nearly died for But you'll take it away in a finger's click Fire burns fire burns as it catches your heels But will you learn? You'll never learn when you shoot to kill
Where are our rights within these borders? These days and nights left in the sun to rot Where are our rights within your centres Of detention where the cold strikes the bones of the forgotten
We're not a fucking statistic we're not a badge on your chest We're not a piece of information We're a losing battle of blood and flesh Stab our bodies with the knives of the law in your hands Stab the children of the countries that were raped for their lands Remove their eyes so they can't stab you back
I'm white so i don't know what it's like to be assumed to be a terrorist because of my faith And I'm British, less likely to be a victim of deportation when i'm trying to stay safe But it enrages me to the core of my body When the ocean takes the boats before they've reached dry land Where the fuck are the lines that divide us? It's the system itself that provides us with a reason to flee from a war torn country Not just people on a benefit hunt This system need destroying, take it down from the top The greedy, fucking capitalist cunts