Lowkey - Lowkey on Afghanistan Part 2 lyrics
[Lowkey - Lowkey on Afghanistan Part 2 lyrics]
This war does not in any way serve
The people of this country's interests
We have absolutely nothing to gain from
Invading and occupying another country
Which the British have failed at
Occupying many times before
Saddam Hussein, though a
Despicable murderous tyrant
Posed absolutely no threat to the
People of this country
The Taliban, though a group
Of abhorrent oppressive maniacs
Never posed any threat to the
People of this country people die in wars
People are orphaned in wars
People are imprisoned in wars
People get raped in wars people kill in wars
And people are haunted by
Their experiences of war
But some people do strive in wars
Some people do profit in wars
Arms companies like BAE Systems and
Lockheed make billions from wars
The oil companies have made
Billions from these wars
But the people of this country do
Not gain anything from these wars
Not the British people
Not the American people
And not the Afghan people
There is nothing charitable about bombing
Somebody's country and occupying it
People have argued that this war
Was waged in order to
Defend the people of this country
From possible terrorist attacks
On the contrary
This war has endangered British citizens
All over the world
Not only has it cost British
Taxpayers millions of pounds
It has taken the lives of over 200 British
Soldiers and stolen the humanity
Of countless others
Rather than deter terrorist attacks, this
Occupation, like the Iraq one
Has only endangered this country
There was a terrorist attack on
British soil in 2005
But that was only after
The British occupations of
These countries had been underway
For years already
The only lesson that can be learned from such
Events is that Britain's tireless support of
The American empire and it's
Imperialist wars have
Hugely endangered the people of this country
While America's bombing has spread
To the Swat valley in Pakistan with
Obama's remote control
Drones dropping bombs which have displaced at
Least two million and killed many
Gordon Brown has pledged to send more British
Troops to Afghanistan to kill and die
That is all that is required of
The people that are sent there kill and die
While sacrificing your own humanity
But don't ever ask "Why?"
These soldiers are being told that
This war is for the good of their country
And more worryingly
For the good of humanity
Where those humans that sent you to
War will not lose one minute
Of sleep over your death, they
Want you to be robots, and that is all
If you are lucky, you will kill
And be killed if you are unlucky, you
Will kill, and survive, only to
Live the rest of your life
Tortured by your past, but for what?
It is not for the good of
Your country, the United Kingdom
Or Great Britain
The Queen couldn't care less about your life
Her grandson Harry did join the Army
Just long enough to refer to one of
His fellow troops as a packy, and the
People those soldiers are
Supposedly liberating, as ragheads
The prince Harry episode is actually
Indicative of the indoctrination
That is vital in this
Process of justification
They do not want their
Robots to ask questions
"Shut up, take a gun, and kill some ragheads"
That's all this country requires
Of it's robots
But, the truth is, throughout this process
The only person dehumanized is
The British soldier himself
So when they tell you to "support the troops
" the only real way of supporting the troops
Is by bringing them home now and today
This war does not serve the British people
It only harms us
It does not serve the soldiers themselves
It only harms them the question is
"How can it possibly serve the
Interests of this country?"
An interesting way of working out whose
Interests British Prime Ministers
Were serving when in power, is to look at
Who they take jobs for
After there term is finished
For John Major, it was The Carlyle Group
A company with very close ties
To the Bush family
For Tony Blair, it was JP Morgan
A company who made millions from
The war in Iraq
Who will it be for Gordon Brown?
Who is Gordon Brown working for?
That is my question
Because it certainly isn't the British people
The people of this country's interests
We have absolutely nothing to gain from
Invading and occupying another country
Which the British have failed at
Occupying many times before
Saddam Hussein, though a
Despicable murderous tyrant
Posed absolutely no threat to the
People of this country
The Taliban, though a group
Of abhorrent oppressive maniacs
Never posed any threat to the
People of this country people die in wars
People are orphaned in wars
People are imprisoned in wars
People get raped in wars people kill in wars
And people are haunted by
Their experiences of war
But some people do strive in wars
Some people do profit in wars
Arms companies like BAE Systems and
Lockheed make billions from wars
The oil companies have made
Billions from these wars
But the people of this country do
Not gain anything from these wars
Not the British people
Not the American people
And not the Afghan people
There is nothing charitable about bombing
Somebody's country and occupying it
People have argued that this war
Was waged in order to
Defend the people of this country
From possible terrorist attacks
On the contrary
This war has endangered British citizens
All over the world
Not only has it cost British
Taxpayers millions of pounds
It has taken the lives of over 200 British
Soldiers and stolen the humanity
Of countless others
Rather than deter terrorist attacks, this
Occupation, like the Iraq one
Has only endangered this country
There was a terrorist attack on
British soil in 2005
But that was only after
The British occupations of
These countries had been underway
For years already
The only lesson that can be learned from such
Events is that Britain's tireless support of
The American empire and it's
Imperialist wars have
Hugely endangered the people of this country
While America's bombing has spread
To the Swat valley in Pakistan with
Obama's remote control
Drones dropping bombs which have displaced at
Least two million and killed many
Gordon Brown has pledged to send more British
Troops to Afghanistan to kill and die
That is all that is required of
The people that are sent there kill and die
While sacrificing your own humanity
But don't ever ask "Why?"
These soldiers are being told that
This war is for the good of their country
And more worryingly
For the good of humanity
Where those humans that sent you to
War will not lose one minute
Of sleep over your death, they
Want you to be robots, and that is all
If you are lucky, you will kill
And be killed if you are unlucky, you
Will kill, and survive, only to
Live the rest of your life
Tortured by your past, but for what?
It is not for the good of
Your country, the United Kingdom
Or Great Britain
The Queen couldn't care less about your life
Her grandson Harry did join the Army
Just long enough to refer to one of
His fellow troops as a packy, and the
People those soldiers are
Supposedly liberating, as ragheads
The prince Harry episode is actually
Indicative of the indoctrination
That is vital in this
Process of justification
They do not want their
Robots to ask questions
"Shut up, take a gun, and kill some ragheads"
That's all this country requires
Of it's robots
But, the truth is, throughout this process
The only person dehumanized is
The British soldier himself
So when they tell you to "support the troops
" the only real way of supporting the troops
Is by bringing them home now and today
This war does not serve the British people
It only harms us
It does not serve the soldiers themselves
It only harms them the question is
"How can it possibly serve the
Interests of this country?"
An interesting way of working out whose
Interests British Prime Ministers
Were serving when in power, is to look at
Who they take jobs for
After there term is finished
For John Major, it was The Carlyle Group
A company with very close ties
To the Bush family
For Tony Blair, it was JP Morgan
A company who made millions from
The war in Iraq
Who will it be for Gordon Brown?
Who is Gordon Brown working for?
That is my question
Because it certainly isn't the British people