Frank Turner - Once We Were Anarchists lyrics

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The demonstrations got boring –<br />

Well it was obvious that the government was ignoring us.<br />

It's hard to drag yourself through empty streets<br />

On an empty stomach and no sleep.<br />

The shortcomings got clearer, <br />

As the price we paid got dearer and dearer.<br />

It's supposed to be a case of give and take –<br />

Well I was feeling the give and making a mistake.<br />

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And I've heard it said that the unexamined life<br />

Isn't much worth living, and I'm sure they're right.<br />

But it's hard to keep on fighting the good fight<br />

When no one else seems bothered, yeah, <br />

When no one's on your side.<br />

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I've got friends who are bankers, <br />

And it's an easy rhyme to call them wankers, <br />

But I must say I envy the way that they live<br />

In a style that's all take and no give, <br />

While I'm playing the Lone Ranger, <br />

Riding to the rescue of six billion strangers, <br />

Armed with only unoriginal songs<br />

And a sense that something's wrong.<br />

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And I must admit that I'm tired of saying "no" all the time.<br />

But I must admit that I don't really know what would be right.<br />

And if politics is helping all the people then my political career is pretty fucked, <br />

Because the truth is I don't like people all that much.<br />

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The times they aren't a-changing –<br />

Yeah, England's still shit and it's still raining, <br />

And everybody's jaded and tired and bored<br />

And no one lifts a finger because<br />

It's just not in our culture.<br />

Our culture is carrion and we're all vultures, <br />

And no one seems bothered by this state of play –<br />

It seems that the stench is with us to stay.<br />

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So I had a go, I tried examining life.<br />

It wasn't much worth living – I guess they're right.<br />

And I'm tired of fighting a fight that's not my fight.<br />

But so is everybody else – we're all on the same side.<br />

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I'm young enough to be all pissed off<br />

But I'm old enough to be jaded.<br />

I'm of the age where I want things to change<br />

But with age my hopes have faded.<br />

I'm young and bored of being young and bored –<br />

If I was old I could say I'd seen it all before.<br />

In short, I'm tired, and in short I'm probably fired.<br />

If the revolution doesn't want me I don't give a shit.