Skrewdriver: "Hail Victory"
DIAMONDS IN THE DUST (intro)
You stand out from the crowd
With the love for your nation undimmed
Well it seems that your country is crumbling
But you won't stand and let the enemy win
Your duty is to stand firm and steadfast
To stand proud and stand free is a must
You are the light in the darkness
You are the diamonds in the dust
You are the diamonds in the dust
Yeah you are the diamonds in the dust
I said you are the diamonds in the dust...
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HAIL VICTORY
They keep coming back but we won't go away
We'll never surrender, gonna win the day
They might as well give up, we'll never give in
They'll never beat us, 'cos losing is a sin
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Hail! (Hail!) Hail Victory!
Hail! (Hail!) Hail Victory!
Who do these people think they impress?
With their little red badges, peculiar dress
Spouting beliefs we all thought are dead
How can they still believe Das Kapital's lies?
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Just like the lies of the media
Black, White and Red
We're still aware of the reds under beds
Take a big brush, sweep the dirt out
They can try and hide filth, but we know it's about
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VAMPIRE
So many lies, until the day he died
They say he passed on, and now your money's gone
It was all show, and now we all know
Yeah, nothing was the truth, lies mirrored his views
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He was a vampire, living on another man
He was a vampire, living on the blood of our land
European empire, built on lies
We don't even know yet, if he acted as a spy
He took away the dues, of the pensioners he mocked
He took away their life's blood, and now they're all in hock
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And now they say he's dead, but I am not too sure
Buried on a mountain, the land must be impure
If justice had been done, he'd be buried in the trash
'Stead of living it up, on other people's cash
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Living on the blood of our land
Living on the blood of our land
Living on the blood of our land
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WHITE NOISE
Things have got worse as time has passed
It's my nation, first and last
No one's gonna take our pride away
No one can tell me that we asked for this
To have our land thrown into the abyss
Treason and deceit are the orders of the day
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Come on boys, hear the white noise
Come on boys, hear the white noise
What you gonna do when it's too late?
Let the stranger control your fate?
Let all our music be taken away?
It's a little weird how it's gone so far
Like a madman at the wheel of a car
No one's gonna know the final date nor day
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We know the ones who've brought us to this
The ones who gave our land the deadly kiss
Hidden behind the screens and the daily news
A nation of warriors prepares to die
Beaten by the airwaves and the lies
A maritime nation's final deadly cruise
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Control your fate
Before it's too late
Control your fate
Before it's too late
White noise, white noise (to fade)
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HOUSE OF TREASON
I'm just a politician, I do it all for you
I always answer truthfully, honestly I do
Even if you did not vote, I 'll do my very best
I'm here to get this country, out of such a mess
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Na, nanna, na, elect me to the House of Treason
Na, nanna, na, you can kiss good-bye to freedom
Na, nanna, na, elect me to the House of Treason
Na, nanna, na, you can kiss good-bye to freedom
I'll be standing over you, keeping you safe while you're in your bed
Can't you see my honesty, as I kiss your babies heads?
I'll give you promises, I'll promise luxury
I'll promise you all everything, if you just vote for me, now
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I do declare in my position as a politician to lie, steal and rob you blind. Give money and property to people who shouldn't get it, while you go hungry and homeless. I also declare that I will do my best to bring this once-great nation down to the ground, and make it into some sort of second-rate banana republic. You know, in my position as a voice of the people, ha, ha, I will attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of those who have put me into esteemed position of authority. Haven't you realised yet that my friends and here in the House of Treason on the banks of the old river, are just treacherous vermin who one day will destroy you all. Fools! You're just fools. Yeah fools. Fools...
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MOTHER EUROPE
Many people, of a kind, Mother Europe's sons
Faced so many tragedies at the barrel of a loaded gun
A guardian angel stands with us, stands by our side
When danger threatens our cherished land, she'll be there with a flag held high now
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Mother Europe, stands by our side
Mother Europe, we all live for you now.
So many martyrs, whose blood has drenched the soil
So many honest men, who on the land have toiled
So many warriors, whose bones are laid to rest
For keeping Europe sacred, will be our fateful quest
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For far too long now we've sat in apathy
But just be warned now, before the coming tragedy
For the power and the glory stand within our reach
We must prepare the struggle for the victory we seek
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Mother Europe, stands by our side
Mother Europe, we will die for you now
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OLD ALBION
The scent of an English meadow wafts gently through the bars
The sounds of summer harvesting can be heard from afar
The beauty of old Albion, a beauty hard to beat
But the heart has been corrupted, by the changing power-seat
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Will we stand and watch them taking our freedom away?
Will we stand and watch them taking our freedom away?
Our warriors are slandered, and thrown into their jails
And kept from their loved ones, in dungeons deep and stale
They say that self-defence is no offence, until the law starts with their lies
They'll send you down for protecting your own, already guilty in their lying eyes
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Our hearts are full of love and pride, for England is our home
The hills and dales are in our souls, and the forests ours to roam
But now we lie back in our cells, and think of times gone by
We think back of our lives and homes, and the girls who wait and cry
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EUROPEAN BATTLE SONG
Raise aloft the standards, our ideals march before us
Join in the chorus of our rousing battle song
Hear the beet of the feet, of our mighty nation waking
Far ahead the tread, of our comrades marching on
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Can't you hear the sound of our European battle song?
Can't you hear the sound of our European battle song?
Against the tyrants, we fight the power of gold
With steel and sinew, as our fathers fought of old
The whole land echoes, our triumphant shout
The night of want is breaking, and day will see their rout
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Raise aloft the standards, our ideals march before us
Our battalions march along, without ado, without a fuss now
Can't you hear the sound of our European battle song?
Can't you hear the sound of the victors marching on?
Can't you hear the sound of our European battle song?
Can't you hear the sound of our Mother Europe's sons?
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WE MARCH TO GLORY
We march in glory, to the jaws of death we ride
We know the gods are on our side
No one's gonna halt us, great power we wield
Upon great battle-steeds we ride
For years we have waited, revenge will be sweet
No one's gonna stand against our might
Stand out if you're weak, or fear grips your heart
If you've not got stomach for the fight
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We march to glory and great victory
We'll drive the enemy down to his knees
Great warriors beside us, all riding abreast
Our battle-shields are gleaming in the sun
Our swords are unsheathed, and thirsty for blood
And eager for the battle that will come
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As swords clash on shields, and fire fills the air
Our enemy is driven to retreat
Blood stains the earth, they scatter in fear
We know now that we have got them beat
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RENEGADE
You've been lying, for far too long
You're just another snake in the grass
You been stealing, from your own comrades' hands
I reckon you're a pain in the ass
We're gonna bring you down, bring you down
bring you down to the ground
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'Cos you're a renegade, how much d'you get paid?
For robbing your comrades and then running away
You're a renegade, is Judas your name?
One day we'll find you, you're a renegade
If we knew then, just what we know now
You'd never had the chance to steal
Well I'll tell you now, what the future will hold
One day those tears will be real
We're gonna bring you down, bring you down
bring you down to the ground
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FOOLS NO MORE
Gloom in the trenches, fire in the sky
You wait for the signal, the order to die
You're scrambling forward, with fear in your eyes
Charging the enemy and you still wonder why
Obey all your orders, and you do what they say
But you may be a pawn in a political game
And your leaders may not be all that they seem
And your bravery's mocked by a crooked regime
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We'll be the fools no more
Now that we've found out the score
Millions of men have died in these plans
But it's not always been for the good of their lands
Some died for profit and political greed
But it's always the soldiers not the leaders who bleed
With a few brave exceptions most leaders are scum
Who lie to the people whilst they beat on their drums
And they plead to the people to heed national pride
But the leaders they don't have none, we've been taken for a ride
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It's always been those with the flags in their hands
Who have fought and have died out in no-man's land
While the leaders stay home with their massive cigars
And stay permanently drunk in their luxury cars
They take all the credit, and they take all the fame
Whilst millions have died in their personal games
And if you dare to object and ask them to cease
You'll get a visit from their political police
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TIME TO DIE
Live your life to the full, never say die
Keep on breaking rules up 'til the end
Don't let nobody, tell you what to do
In the end the decision's up to you
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Live life, to the full
It'll soon be time to die
There are people high up there, trying to limit you
They believe they can run the people's lives
Don't let them grind you down, bring their towers to the ground
You'll never know if you don't go and try
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New day, comin' soon, in time to save our lives
New day, comin' soon, it'll soon be time to die
New day, comin' soon, in time to save our lives
New day, comin' soon, it'll soon be time to die
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If you wanna speak your mind, they'll kill your voice
They never allow the good and proud to speak
They'll try to kill your pride, don't have no choice
They only respect the silent and the meek
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NIGHT TRAINS
Night trains, filling up, on a railway station in Berlin
On the way to the Eastern Front, as winter was closing in
Young soldiers who were on their way to a freezing, living hell
For victory's dreams had faded now, amongst explosions and deadly shells
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Night trains, moving out
Moving on, to the distant east
Pride and love for the Fatherland
As they sought the road to victory
They choose to fight against all odds, against a foe without a god
They fought for good, for all mankind, along death's roads they bravely trod
Marching on to a fiery fate, their courage it did not fail
To a land of fire and ice they advanced up danger's trails
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As the they marched into the icy wastes, there was no end in their sights
And all they had was their comradeship, and the bitter cold of endless nights
Well so many died in graves of ice, never again to see their Fatherland
As their blood was spilt, so died their dreams, before the true ideal they took their stand
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