Hold On Tight

They say it ain't safe to go out anymore

So the police station has bolted up their door

The floors full of torn up betting stubs

And they've put televisions in my favourite pubs

So our homes get bulldozed, no one watches

They want soap operas and not soap boxes

And this town has left me high and dry

But I'll be here 'til the day I die

And they tell me I'm just pissed off

Yeah, maybe I'm pissed off

But I'd rather be pissed off

Than be pissed on

So as the world burns down outside

And they battle on the front line

My darling, I'll hold on tight

My darling, I'll hold on tight

So as the world burns down outside

And they battle on the front line

My darling, I'll hold on tight

My darling, I'll hold on tight

We beg for another show we can watch 'til we're sick

Just like a donkey chasing a carrot on a stick

Watching our lives filmed in a soft focus

With abracadabra and hocus-pocus

One billion channels and there's still nothing on

The television will not be revolutionised

The announcer says

"Allow for something completely indifferent"

And they tell me I'm just pissed off

Yeah, maybe I'm pissed off

But I'd rather be pissed off

Than be pissed on

So as the world burns down outside

And they battle on the front line

My darling, I'll hold on tight

My darling, I'll hold on tight

As the world burns down outside

And they battle on the front line

My darling, I'll hold on tight

My darling, I'll hold on tight

'Cause I demand my rock and roll with blood, sweat and tears

And I demand my reggae 'til I was bleeding in my ears

I demand my punk rock to start a revolution

I demand my hardcore to sound like an execution

I demand sound systems on the streets playing the loudest tracks

I demand no rent, no bills, no council tax