BRITISH DISEASE


Hatred in the hearts of the young population 
Riots in the streets of the 'civilized' nation 
Was it the poverty? was it the police? 
No - it's the british disease 

The inbred snobbery the patriot law 
Violence and robbery the state declares war 
The youth of today with a broken voice 
Have got something to say - they ain't got a choice 

Racist police backed by the state 
Wipe out the ghetto and build up the hate 
All the wrong answers all the wrong ideas 
The riot lasts a day but the problem lasts for years 

The great british public they can't understand 
Why should there be riots in this civilized land? 
Why is the country being pulled to its knees? 
Ignorance is the british disease 

Ignorance is the british disease 
Ignorance is the british disease 
Ignorance is the your disease 
Ignorance and apathy ignorance and bigotry 
You found it all so easy to ignore the people 
Who complained and let their anger rise in flames 
You thought your country was so great 
That nobody could ever hate the way 
The system treated them 
And then you wondered why 
They burned your buildings down 

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