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lyrics
“We’re alright mate, it’s not us, it’s them”
As he repeats himself again and again
And he throws over a nod and a wink
Has another BLEEP weak fighting drink
Like a rose tinted gammon dream
And its brought up again
“We’ll never forgive, we’ll never forget”
You were never there, just accept it
It’s a bigotry claim, all hidden and lame
Through shabby endless lines and lines and lines
Of empty thick necked clubber men
Kicking off like god knows when
As aggression is in fashion again
And they’re taking us back.
They’re taking us back.
They’re taking us back back back back back
This ruddy faced recession
A xenophobic monster crunch
Orange lit side street, blood on concrete
Illuminated polyester strutters
And they’re BLEEPing in the gutters
We’re all BLEEPing in the gutters
As this will be forever England
Forever rotting, forever BLEEP
And they’re taking us back.
They’re taking us back.
They’re taking us back back back back back
A statue of a dead white man
standing in every square
Looking down, with victorian frown
As a reminder of a bygone sway
A non existent memorial day
And it’s covered in pigeon BLEEP
Plastered head to foot
BLEEPed up against on the weekend circuit
And it’s falling apart
It’s weathered away
And no one cares who they are
No one remembers their names
A monument to an invented age
Another monument to an invented age
And they’re taking us back.
They’re taking us back.
They’re taking us back back back back back
credits
released October 20, 2019
"Taking Us Back" by Benefits
Kingsley Hall, Jonny Snowball, Robbie Major, James Hewitson, Paul Chapman
Recorded by Stephen Norman in Saltburn and Stockton-on-Tees
Mastered by Tom Woodhead at Hippocratic Mastering, Leeds
supported by 30 fans who also own “Taking Us Back (radio edit)”
I can safely say I've never been this excited over a piece of plastic in my entire life! This is awesome! It's impossible to pick a favourite when every track is a banger. The lyrics are on point and delivered with an acerbic wit and passion that leaves me in no doubt that they're spoken from the heart. I need more of this in my life! Dylan Barry
supported by 28 fans who also own “Taking Us Back (radio edit)”
Amazing. Music full of energy and soul. And lyrics not scared of having an opinion. Plus on one of my favourite labels Invada. Finding this music this morning made my day. phil stairmand-jackson
An expansive intermingling of noise rock and art pop from Aussie rockers Agency; All sales from this record go directly to charity. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 22, 2020