[00:00:00] The Ballad of N.A.T.O. - The Tossers [00:00:17] You say you're telling me right now [00:00:19] Of how you think that it should be [00:00:21] By the hand of Democratic law [00:00:23] And the hand of decency [00:00:25] But your raging you won't talk law [00:00:26] To me or tell me any stand [00:00:28] You're pointing all the fingers [00:00:30] But refuse to shake the hand [00:00:32] Instead of sitting content in your ideals and your laws [00:00:35] You have to tell me what you see [00:00:38] Cause I can't see a lot [00:00:39] But I see how Democratic your law is [00:00:41] When it's revised and necessarily changed [00:00:42] The Irish were arrested without warrants [00:00:44] Because they were soldiers armed and estranged [00:00:46] All's fair in love and war [00:00:48] Then they were tried without jury [00:00:49] The act said fear of jurors death threats [00:00:52] Also no people could object to thee [00:00:53] They were arrested under special laws [00:00:55] And tried in diplock juries [00:00:57] But when asked by Amnesty or other countries [00:00:59] They were criminalized as terrorists [00:01:00] So you could ignore political talks [00:01:02] And ignore political struggling [00:01:03] So you can hold onto your colony without political juggling [00:01:07] So you sat firm and quiet in your country [00:01:09] And morals and common law promoting [00:01:11] But Nationalists kept coming [00:01:12] Bombs and people kept exploding [00:01:29] The Somazas crushed Nicaragua [00:01:30] The Falklands Angola and Nambia South Africa [00:01:32] They fought you tooth and nail [00:01:34] Till they were crushed or you gave up [00:01:36] You're not a Democracy [00:01:37] You're a Capitalist empire that colonizes weaker lands [00:01:40] And taxes natural resource [00:01:41] Oil diamonds copper exchanging hands [00:01:42] You put in Democratic so called governments [00:01:46] As heads of the state [00:01:47] That are willing to adhere to your bidding [00:01:49] And reap measly profits from their state [00:01:50] And you colonize them with phone companies [00:01:52] Hotels McDonalds and Nike plants [00:01:54] And erect military bases under the pretense of defense [00:01:57] But the truth is its defense from revolution [00:01:59] In case the poor rise up [00:02:01] Against the governments you've helped to empower [00:02:03] And make the final stop [00:02:05] Then you called them a communist menace [00:02:06] And stage and attack from your own bases [00:02:08] Then the government death squads destroy their empty faces [00:02:12] You sent embargos on countries [00:02:13] Who don't agree or finally do revolt [00:02:15] A free country can't sell their natural resource [00:02:17] On a global free market vote [00:02:19] The countries that sit in the N A T O seats [00:02:21] Are the same domineering five [00:02:22] And the butchers they empower [00:02:23] Keep the rest of the seats alive [00:02:26] And the countries ostracized by embargo [00:02:28] That form the rest of the world [00:02:30] Were forced to form a non-aligned organization [00:02:31] A union [00:02:32] So they could be heard [00:02:33] You call this a free market and your system Democratic [00:02:36] But it's now a taxing empire that [00:02:38] Sends its shots out dead sporatic [00:03:23] Well you can take my contentment my sense of security [00:03:25] You can beat me from head to toe [00:03:27] Till I bleed [00:03:28] You can starve me or freeze me [00:03:29] Because it's all the same to me [00:03:30] Because in my mind I know I want to be free [00:03:32] You sent your psychologist to evaluate me [00:03:33] And give a report to the paper to read [00:03:35] I'm more stable than he is I'm beginning to see [00:03:37] In this frustration of war it's one purpose I see [00:03:39] I know of your tactics to break people like me [00:03:41] Separate love forever I'm refused being seen [00:03:42] In the maze of our memories we live there you see [00:03:44] In our minds we are together and forever we'll be [00:03:46] You can murder my land make the skylarks scream [00:03:48] Just to tell your provincials you'd not turn on them