This Is England - It Bites

This Is England - It Bites
Watch strap tight, he reels from indifference
Out of sight, emotional severance he pays to you
It鈥檚 a walk in the park, it鈥檚 a steal
So we all fall down at your heels
Watch strap tight, he鈥檚 dreaming of reverence
Splintered light to feel insignificance
I鈥檝e got plenty of time for you
I鈥檓 so ready to fly with nowhere to fly to
Pick yourself up just today
Can we get it together not throw it away
At the end of the day, you鈥檙e going home
You find you鈥檙e empty but it鈥檚 way too late
An open letter was a quiet refrain
And when you hit the gas hard but the stop sign numbs
Can you hold yourself back when the red mist comes?
Yeah, when the red mist comes
Is it worth the mention this is not her fault?
But you never worked it, so plain to see
As the kids run screaming when the hand comes down
Is it your ideal democracy?
As the red mist comes
(As a point returns, we鈥檒l find you now)
As the red mist comes
(Always be one step behind you now)
As the red mist comes
When there鈥檚 nothing left, what will remain?
Can you learn to find yourself again?
Through the wire comes the call
There鈥檚 a family snapshot now discarded
You鈥檙e going to join the ranks of the disenchanted
Good for you, it鈥檚 coming true
Through the wire, through it all
There鈥檚 a time to leave the past behind you
Come and join the throng of the disenfranchised
Good for you, so coming true
This is England, and you love me
I am England, yeah you love me
So much to learn, and so little time
There will always seem a thousand ways to be
(Through the wire, when you fall)
There鈥檚 a picture that you鈥檝e gone and broken
Try to tell them that in polite and pleasant company
It鈥檚 not for free
This is England, and you love me
I am England, yeah you love me
For the attention for Mr Fibes
We have always had utmost faith in your abilities as an employee
It has however come to our attention in recent months
That you have been caught interfering, interfering in the worst possible way
You have clearly gone fishing, gone fishing
There once was a vicar who walked in this garden
No flowers would bend for him
He praised all the people who carried his crosses
And never confessed to his sin
There once was a mother who died in a hospital ward
In all dignity
She never expected from those who surrounded her
Giving all that she could give
Mother, look what you鈥檝e done now
You鈥檝e unravelled the masses
And shattered the sacred cow
Of all of the laws we should follow remorse
Some should be broken
And others we choose to ignore
La la la, la la la
Mother, could I be wrong now
It鈥檚 a million to one
But I鈥檝e always been sure somehow
These righteous remarks throwing stones in the dark
After all of these years, I鈥檓 still thinking of you
La la la, la la la
At the end of the day, at the end of the day
I鈥檓 going home
I鈥檓 going home