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Crusading Nations
05:11
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Nurture strength of spirit as we enter this new crusade
To dominate, eliminate as we march to invade
Go silent amidst the noise and haste remember the peace in silence
as we occupy and pacify and perpetrate our violence
We wear your cross in battle and we listen to their cries
The wounded the dead the maimed as the innocent victim dies
We bring Christian salvation but we’ll make your country bleed
We capture and we torture as the oil fills our greed
Pass the ammunition it's time to reload Crusading nations, these armies of god
We will lay waste to your land scorched with wrath and fire
To violate, indoctrinate as our money pile grows higher
We'll drown the thunder of our guns with the cries of your wounded
In abject pain and misery our victory will be sounded
Banners raised in victory a country left in ruins
Indoctrination and annihilation from religious occupations
Kneel before your new master and see what we behold
We impose and enforce our iron fist of god
Blood will rise from the battleground and colour your poppies red
Tears of lost souls water them
Will you ever forget?
Can you ever forget?
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No Compromise
02:36
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Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock Sioux make a stand
Opposing oil companies, protecting our environment, the water and their tribal lands
Preston New Road in Lancashire, Cuadrilla want to frack shale gas
People stand together – all ages and backgrounds to blockade and say “Frack off”
Stand Up, Resist
Stand Up, Exist
Stand Up, Fight Back
No Compromise
The state sends in its bully boys. A truncheon swings bodies break
A sea of helmets and riot shields – there’s more than just today at stake
Uniformed men, uniformed minds – sorry to say justice is blind
Blind to corruption, blind to their lies, blind when a prisoner dies
(Do we) Stand together in solidarity or just roll over and give up?
If there’s a problem be part of the solution. One life give it all you’ve got
Make up your mind which side of the divide, which side of the fence you’re on
If you can’t even see that there is a fence, it’s the one you’re sitting on
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Spycops
01:33
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Hunt saboteur or undercover officer
Road protestor or detective inspector
Spycops spycops
Working for Big Brother
Spycops spycops
Coppers undercover
Special Demonstration Squad monitoring protest groups
Anti-racists, animal rights, anyone willing to stand up and fight
Some of the coppers broke the law acting as agents provocateur
While you thought they had your back, they were just reporting back
They’re listening to me
They’re watching you
Reporting back
Everything you do
Use the name of dead baby, creating false identities
Starting false relationships, some went as far as having kids
Hundreds of undercover cops, spying on us all since ‘68
Forget freedom to demonstrate, been living in a surveillance state
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4. |
180 BPM
01:12
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This is not a test, this is not a test
This is just my heart bursting out of my chest
This is not a test, this is not a test
This is not a test when I’m at my best
This is just a test, this is just a test
This is just a test when I’m not at my best
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Makar
01:56
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West Papuan nation want self determination
Indonesia responds with rape and extermination
Indigenous people
Declare Independence
State calls it treason
Makar! Makar!
Fly the morning star end up with a stretch inside
Or in a shallow grave – Genocide! Genocide!
There’s not enough earth to bury their lies
No need to bury bodies if we all avert our eyes
Half a million dead in a brutal occupation
UN doing nothing not even condemnation
We are all people
We reject your leaders
Don’t recognised your “treason”
Makar? Makar? Fuck you fucking Makar Makar!
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6. |
Do You Really Care?
02:53
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Do you really care about anarchy and peace?
They're gonna blow your mind by army and police
Do you really care about freedom, liberty?
They're gonna twist your mind, they want your dignity
Do you really care if your freedom is abused?
If you're already dead, if you're only being used
Do you really care about inequality?
Do you really give a toss for racial harmony?
Do you really care if they fill you up with fear?
Work you to the fucking bone, would they shed a tear
Do you really care if they spit between your eyes?
Will you take a stand against the power you despise
Do you really care if the government is wrong?
The system is their power, perpetuates their bombs
Do you really care for the children not yet grown?
If there is to be a future, if the seeds of peace are sown
Do you really care if a hunter kills a seal?
Beats it's bloody brains in? Show us how you feel!
Do you really care as the butcher swings the knife?
If they con you with their lies, to hide what once was life
Do you really care if another animal dies?
They're hanging there in the abattoir, open up your eyes
Do you really care as the chemical hits an eye?
Searing pain for no true gain, to justify the lie
Do you really care and do you really see?
Animals are suffering, it's time to set them free
If you really care that we're all locked in a cage
The time for talk has ended, now act upon your rage
Do you really care?
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Apostate
02:10
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I speak against your religions, I speak against your state
I speak against your witchcraft, your animal abusing hate
I speak against economics that reward just those who own
I speak out for the workers and the tenants in their homes
I speak against your privilege, obscene wealth while folks starve
I speak against your industry putting profit before lives
I speak against your politics, the back slap gravy train
I speak against your war machine, death for financial gain
We are….Non-believers
We won't believe in your gods, won't bow on our knees
We won't believe in your un-science, that tortures just for greed
We don't believe in your system, it's just a fucking con
We don't believe in keeping quiet when we see what is wrong
We won't believe that money is worth more than life and health
We won't believe a person should be measured by their wealth
We won't believe, and won't kneel down subservient to your state
We stand defiant, won't believe...Apostate
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8. |
Grenfell
03:22
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Looming tower of carbon
Stark reminder of lives that were lost
They were stolen! Taken! By rich man's actions
For the poor there is no safety they cut the cost
For public services no magic money tree
For MPs and weapons the money can be found
For the rich their Ivory Towers
For the poor: Towers that burn to the ground
Burned to the ground Burned to the ground
Daughters and sons burned to ground
Mothers and fathers burned to ground
Innocent families burned to ground
To cut some corners burned to ground
To pocket the pounds burned to ground
Well maybe its time we turned it right round
The mansions and palaces should burn to the ground
Burn to the ground, burn ‘em right down
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Armoured Flu Unit Southampton, UK
Originally a project, Armoured Flu Unit became a full band in 2016. First 7" recorded May 2016. First gig 1 July 2016. 2nd
EP in 2017. Crusading Nations recorded 2018 (released 2019).
The Mighty Roar recorded 2021, released 2022.
New album recorded Dec 23 (working title Carnyx) Members of Alternative, Haywire, Liberty, Whole In The Head, Exalt, Abrazos, Social Parasites, Pukes,Thee DB3.
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