Benefits - Empire
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- Опубліковано 27 гру 2024
- "Empire" by Benefits
Kingsley Hall, Jonny Snowball, Robbie Major, Hugh Major
Recorded by Kingsley Hall in Saltburn and Robbie Major in Newcastle
Mastered by Kingsley Hall
Filmed by Steven Bardgett in South Bank, Middlesbrough and edited by Kingsley Hall
Released to stream and download on 27/08/21.
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He sits around all day watching videos of blokes hitting each other on the internet.
He likes it. So he presses a button on his phone. It’s a little heart. It’s acknowledgement.
It makes him feel good.
And that’s fine, so it should. He’s my mate. Thats great.
He changes the picture in his profile every now and then.
Queens birthday. Come on England. No fuss. No problem.
He acknowledges applause for politicians on doorsteps for kicking other people off other peoples doorsteps. And I wince.
He applauds.
He red raw applauds.
He says we are Empire.
And God will save us all.
In the Empire.
Empire.
And you’re rubber necking wreckage by the roadside,
Beeps and swearing silence the sirens,
Get a fucking move on, things to fucking do,
Got my work to get to, so fuck you and fuck them too.
And you’re working out who done what,
Then they scrape em up and the traffic flows, the feeling goes.
Weeks later there’s roadside flowers,
And your gut takes a hit.
Until a fucking little shit cuts you up at the roundabout,
makes you late for work by a little bit.
And you shout.
And you shout.
And I shout.
I shout.
I shout because it’s all I’ve got left.
I shout because I’m tired of this shit.
This lack of compassion. Governmental hypocrite.
Their actions need a reaction and for me this is it.
In the Empire.
Empire.
We live on an island full of poppies and crosses ,
Union Jack carrots, flagpoles in the sand, rewritten history, industrial wastelands.
The pubs back open so no one cares,
As the camera pans to billionaires,
high fiving in the crowd, loud and proud.
The streets are decorated like VE fucking Day,
But migrant kids are too scared to go out and play,
As I stand back and watch everyone else fight.
Just don’t tell me my fucking rights.
Just remember my former imperial might.
God save the fucking Queen and hold my pint.
In the Empire.
Empire.
But we didn’t level up, we levelled through.
Still the rich get richer so you’re fucked again too.
And a new hope, a new haircut, a new fuck all,
Won’t tear down imagined blue or red walls.
Because we are the Empire!
Either death throes or a swan song,
But where oh where oh where did it go wrong?
So blame the young.
Blame the old.
Blame foreigners, equality, decency, Labour.
Blame Tories,
Blame monarchy,
Blame history,
The lot.
Just start by saying you’re sorry,
For every fucking thing you’ve got.
In the Empire.
Empire.
The sun never sets, the blood never dries
Superb punk rock of the highest quality 58 yrs old and punk was my first love in the late 70s
How is this punk rock? Is it even a song?
Another quality bit of work from the band, "I shout 'cos I'm tired of this shit", sums it up perfectly, a sense of helpless desperation as we watch everything turn to shit in front of our eyes.
Band? It isn't music is it
wowzers, makes Joe Talbot look chilled. Love it.
randomly saw these guys at glastonbury this year. never heard of them before that but immediately was drawn in by the description i saw of the band in the schedule, decided to check them out for a bit and was not disappointed. we need more class conscious music in 2023 and beyond
love from Canada
Thanks Peanut for taking a chance on us!!! Hope to see you again some day.
Doing what?
Cannot stop listening to this. Outstanding. Anger is a gift.
I saw them tonight 24.10.24 in Margate, brilliant,chatted briefly afterwards,we have our differences but they are 100% worthy of my attention :)
@@vangoghoff5521 got to talk haven’t you? Otherwise it’s all lost. Nice to meet you.
The fury from this makes me feel better, like scratching an itch inside me head. Fukkkkkin’ perfect.
Entering Whitehouse territory here good stuff
Dare I say they're more edifying than Whitehouse.
Gonnae start a petition to make this the national anthem.
It would have to be a song to be an anthem
Beautiful!
Best thing I’ve heard in ages. Love this.
Fantastic. Solidarity x
Brilliant PE
coming to see you on saturday at leeds's best venue. can't wait.
Fantastic!
Get a record out! Another classic
Swells! Ya digging this, I feel. x
yo the levels of the vocals on the verses (?) is so great, the whole thing is great - props!
Noise Punk. This is it.
Benefits smash it again. Fuck me. I really can't think of owt else to add!
Wow, this is great!
Utterly crushing.
🤘😠
Needed this.
🔥 more pls
On point!
Tune
i fucking love this...
Fucking YES.
Fucking superb. Looking forward to seeing them tonight support I like Trains.
💣🔥🔥🔥
This would be great in French
They got rid of their monarchy!
The English death grips
That hurt 😢
Fuckin sweet🤘💚☀️
Ya Basta, enough is enough. We need to end this nonsense and have a better way of being. As the child of slaves, I never understood why Britains love being slaves.
need more noise and shit
Is this supposed to be music?
'supposed' ? -
is this supposed to be a smart comment?
Hahaha
It’s Power Electronics, which is an art from and form of music. So in a word . Yes.
@@bluessgc no
Contrived.
Nope
@@terencedenman702 Speak when spoken to 👍
@@terencedenman702 And nobody will listen 😂😂😂
@@terencedenman702 Cry more Terry 😢😢