Chumbawamba - Invasion lyrics

By building up the means for war, we thus preserve the peace Such bullsh** will prepare us for invasion from the east And meanwhile, they're carving up the land The anglo-american military have taken full command It's keeping us fed we're consuming it all Fat on its culture and military control Preparing for war bit by bit Whilst we're watching its telly and eating its sh** They've got it all worked out and we give our consent They've got it all worked out and we give our consent They've got it all worked out and we give our consent They've got it all worked out for central america They've got it all worked out for ireland By sitting back and keeping silent we give them our consent Born in the shadow of the usa Taught the fundamental bullsh** every day Force fed on a diet of great british lies Media distortions censor our minds Pa**ive spectators of royalty Too diverted to care if we're free Ici, bp, thorn emi Red, white, and blue logos, british pride With a big mac in one hand and a coke at our sides We've accepted their culture and swallowed their lies They've put up more fences, watched us and spied And cleverly told us they've got nothing to hide For too long we've watched them preparing for battle But the fightback is started little by little Kicking at the midst of pa**ive defense Refusing cruise means tearing down fences At greenham and molesworth, fences you can see But then there's all the barriers that are built around me Political, economic, cultural, social And people who live in gla** houses Shouldn't encourage others to throw stones Let the glossy shop fronts know what to expect And colonel sanders, you're next