The Clash - Complete Control lyrics

They said, "Release 'Remote Control'"
But we didn't want it on the label
They said, "Fly to Amsterdam"
The people laughed, but the press went mad

Oh, someone's really smart
Oh, complete control, yeah that's a laugh

On the last tour my mates
They couldn't get in
I'd open up the back door but
They'd get run out again
And at every hotel we was a'met by the law
Come for the party, come to make sure

Oh, have we done something wrong?
Oh, complete control, even over this song

You’re my guitar hero

They said we'd be artistically free


When we signed that bit of paper
They meant "Let's make a lots of money
And worry about it later"

Oh, I'll never understand
Oh, complete control
Let me see your other hand

I don’t trust you
So why should you trust me? Huh?
All over the news spread fast
They’re dirty, they're filthy
They ain't a'gonna last

(Total) this is Joe Public speaking
(C-O-N control) i'm controlled in the body
I'm controlled in the mind (Total)
This is the punk rockers (Control)
We're controlled in the price
Of the hardest drugs (C-O-N control)
We can find

(Total, C-O-N control, Total)
Parent control (C-O-N control)

We gotta work it up and bring it
Up and fight it and write it (C-O-N control)
That means you
I kick it, I fight it, I get it out, write it
(C-O-N control) i gotta kick it