Crass - Best Before - You're Already Dead - Lyrics, Music, Songs

Artist: Crass

Album: Best Before (1986)

"You're Already Dead"

ATTENTION. Fuck American power. Fuck Russian power. Fuck British power.
Fuck all power.
ATTENTION. These ignorant shits arm themselves for annihilation and call it world peace.
Bollocks.

Pacified. Classified.
Keep in line. You're doing fine.
Lost your voice? There ain't no choice.
Play the game. Silent and tame.
Be the passive observer, sit back and look
At the world they destroyed and the peace that they took.
Ask no questions, hear no lies
And you'll be living in the comfort of a fool's paradise.

You're already dead, you're already dead,
You're already dead, you're already dead.

If you're the passive observer, here's a message for you...
You're already dead, You're already dead.
Afraid to do what you know you should do...
You're already dead, You're already dead.
The world's at the edge of nuclear destruction,
But your too afraid to make the connection.
You still believe the system's there for your protection...
You're already dead, You're already dead.

You're already dead, you're already dead,
You're already dead, you're already dead.

By letting it happen without a fight...
You're already dead, You're already dead.
With your endless debates about wrong and right...
You're already dead, You're already dead.
Nothing's going to change if you're not prepared to act,
There's no point complaining after the fact,
Content to be a number, branded X and neatly packed...
You're already dead, You're already dead.

You're already dead, You're already dead,
You're already dead, You're already dead.

Four hundred thousand people marched for CND...
They're already dead, They're already dead,
Unless they're willing to act on what they can see...
They're already dead, They're already dead.
If each and every one of us was prepared to fight for more,
To stand against the system that creates the need for war,
The elite would have to run like it's never run before...
They're already dead, They're already dead.

They're already dead, They're already dead,
They're already dead, They're already dead.

We don't need organising
Or politicians being patronising.
We don't need their leadership,
Trendy lefties being hip.
Don't need their condescension
Or their back to root pretension.
We've heard it all before,
Politicians saying "No more war",
Pulling wool across our eyes.
We don't need their dangerous lies.
We won't accept capitulation,
It's just manipulation.
They want the smooth without the rough,
But words and gestures aren't enough.
We've got to learn to reject all leaders
And the passive shit they feed us...

They're already dead, They're already dead,
They're already dead, They're already dead.

If you think moderation's going to pave the way to peace...
You're already dead, You're already dead.
What good is moderation 'gainst the army and police?
You're already dead, You're already dead.
We're not promoting mindless violence, keep that for the fools,
We're simply saying be prepared to break their laws and rules,
Let them know the bigger they come, the harder they will fall...
They're already dead, They're already dead.

They're already dead, They're already dead,
They're already dead, They're already dead.

If they're going to play it dirty, so are we...
They're already dead, They're already dead.
They can keep their lies about the land of the free...
They're already dead, They're already dead.
We've allowed them too often to use their iron fist,
But there's one little detail they appear to have missed...
You don't have to be PASSIVE just because you're a PACIFIST...
They're already dead, They're already dead.

They're already dead, They're already dead,
They're already dead, They're already dead.

They'll try to sell their system
Like it's some kind od age-old wisdom,
But we've been had like that before,
It's just the rich exploiting the poor.
Well here's an honest confession,
We think it's time they learnt a lesson.
They've tried to hold the people down,
But we've simply gone underground,
Moving in the darkness looking for the light,
Looking for a future and ready to fight.
Looking for the freedom that's been denied,
Fast to attack and fast to hide.
In a world where the people can't make it,
They've simply got to learn to break it,
And if the wealthy aren't prepared to shake it...
O.K., we'll simply have to take it...

You're already dead, You're already dead,
You're already dead, You're already dead,
You're already dead, You're already dead,
You're already dead, You're already dead...

The Feeding Of The 5000 (1978)

1. Asylum
2. Do They Owe Us A Living? (Well?...Do They?)
3. End Result
4. They've Got Bomb
5. Punk Is Dead
6. Reject Of Society
7. General Bacardi
8. Banned From The Roxy
9. G's Song
10. Fight War, Not Wars
11. Women
12. Securicor
13. Sucks
14. You Pay
15. Angels
16. What A Shame
17. So What
18. Banned From The Roxy
19. Do They Owe Us A Living- (Well- Do They-)
20. Fight War, Not Wars
21. General Bacardi
22. Reject Of Society

Stations Of The Crass (1979)

1. Mother Earth
2. White Punks On Hope
3. You've Got Big Hands
4. Darling
5. System
6. Big Man, Big M.A.N.
7. Hurry Up Garry (The Parsons Farted)
8. Fun Going On
9. Crutch Of Society
10. Heard Too Much About
11. Chairman Of The Bored
12. Tired
13. Walls (Fun In The Oven)
14. Upright Citizen
15. The Gasman Cometh
16. Demoncrats
17. Contaminational Power
18. Time Out
19. I Ain't Thick, It's Just A Trick
20. Big Man, Big M A N
21. Chairman Of The Bored
22. Crutch Of Society
23. Heard Too Much About
24. The Gasman Cometh
25. Upright Citizen
26. Walls (Fun In The Oven)
27. White Punks On Hope

Penis Envy (1981)

1. Bata Motel
2. Systematic Death
3. Poison In A Pretty Pill
4. What The Fuck?
5. Where Next Columbus?
6. Berkertex Bribe
7. Smother Love
8. Health Surface
9. Dry Weather
10. Our Wedding
11. Yes Sir, I Will
12. Berkertex Bribe
13. Poison In A Pretty Pill
14. Systematic Death
15. What The Fuck-
16. Where Next Columbus-

Christ - The Album (1982)

1. Have A Nice Day
2. Mother Love
3. Nineteen Eighty Bore
4. I Know There Is Love
5. Beg Your Pardon
6. Birth Control 'n' Rock 'n' Roll
7. Reality Whitewash
8. It's The Greatest Working Class Rip-Off
9. Deadhead
10. You Can Be Who?
11. Buy Now Pay As You Go
12. Rival Tribal Revel Rebel (Pt. 2)
13. Bumhooler
14. Sentimental (White Feathers)
15. Major General Despair
16. Buy Now Pay As You Go
17. I Know There Is Love
18. Major General Despair
19. Nineteen Eighty Bore
20. Reality Whitewash
21. Rival Tribal Revel Rebel (Pt 2)
22. You Can Be Who-

Best Before (1986)

1. Do They Owe Us A Living?
2. Major General Despair
3. Angela Rippon
4. Reality Asylum
5. Shaved Women
6. Bloody Revolutions
7. Nagasaki Nightmare
8. Big A, Little A
9. Rival Tribal Rebel Revel
10. Sheepfarming in the Falklands
11. How Does It Feel?
12. Immortal Death
13. Don't Tell Me You Care
14. Gotcha
15. You're Already Dead
16. Nagasaki Is Yesterday's Dog-End
17. Don't Get Caught
18. Smash The Mac
19. Bloody Revolutions
20. Do They Owe Us A Living-
21. How Does It Feel-
22. Major General Despair
23. Nagasaki Nightmare
24. Rival Tribal Rebel Revel

Yes Sir, I Will

1. Yes Sir, I Will

Miscellaneous Tracks

1. Angels
2. Asylum
3. Banned from the Roxy
4. Bata Motel
5. Beg Your Pardon
6. Berkertex Bribe
7. Big a Little A
8. Birth Control
9. Bloody Revolutions
10. Bumhooler
11. Buy Now, Pay As You Go
12. Chairman of the Bored
13. Contaminational Power
14. Crutch of Society
15. Darling
16. Deadhead
17. Demoncrats
18. Do They Owe Us A Living?
19. Dry Weather
20. End Result
21. Fun Going On
22. General Bacardi
23. Gs Song
24. Have A Nice Day
25. Health Surface
26. Heard Too Much About
27. Hurry up Garry
28. I Know There Is Love
29. Major General Despair
30. Mother Earth
31. Mother Love
32. Nineteen Eighty Bore
33. Poison In A Pretty Pill
34. Punk is Dead
35. Reality Asylum
36. Reality Whitewash
37. Reject
38. Reject Of Society
39. Rival Tribal Rebel Revels
40. Securicor
41. Sentiment
42. Smash The Mac
43. Smother Love
44. So What
45. Sucks
46. System
47. Systematic Death
48. The Gasman Cometh
49. The Greatest Working Class Rip Off
50. Theyve Got a Bomb
51. Time Out
52. Tired
53. Upright Citizen
54. What a Shame
55. What the Fuck
56. Where Next Columbus
57. White Punks on Hope
58. Women
59. You Can Be Who?
60. You Pay
61. Youve Got Big Hands