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(And we'll have a perfect understanding)
[TV static - channel changing]
(This time, not one nation against others, but an organisation trying to destroy all governments)
[TV static - channel changing]

Up behind the bus-stop in the toilets off the street
There are traces of a killing on the floor beneath your feet
Mixed in with the piss and beer are bloodstains on the floor
From the boy who got his head kicked in a night or two before

Homophobia - the worst disease
You can't love who you want to love in times like these
Homophobia - the worst disease
You can't love who you want to love in times like these

In the pubs, clubs and burger bars, breeding pens for pigs
Alcohol, testosterone and ignorance and fists
Packs of hunting animals roam across the town
They find an easy victim and they punch him to the ground

Homophobia - the worst disease
You can't love who you want to love in times like these
Homophobia - the worst disease
You can't love who you want to love in times like these

The siren of the ambulance, the deadpan of the cops
Chalk to mark the outline where the boy first dropped
Beware the Holy Trinity, church and state and law
For every death the virus gets more deadly than before

Homophobia - the worst disease
You can't love who you want to love in times like these
Homophobia - the worst disease
You can't love who you want to love in times like these
Homophobia - the worst disease
You can't love who you want to love in times like these
Homophobia - the worst disease
You can't love who you want to love in times like these

Chumbawamba

Anarcho-pop band from Leeds.

Originally formed in the early 1980s as Chimp Eats Banana, Chumbawamba first emerged in the anarchopunk scene which was dominated by bands such a pacifist punks Crass. As Chumbawamba increasingly differed from their peers in outlook and tactics, they began to adopt a new musical style which incorporated elements of folk music, indie rock and hip-hop.

After drifting between labels, their change in direction culminated in signing a record deal with major label EMI, a choice which sparked outrage amongst their former comrades, outrage that culminated in a “Fuck Chumbawamba” compilation. By chance, Chumbawamba’s new work with EMI resulted in an internationally best-selling single, “Tubthumping”, and a sudden rise to fame.

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