Downbeat Clique

by Napalm Death

From the album: Time Waits for No Slave

Track 7 of 14 on Time Waits for No Slave (2009).

Duration: 4:28

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Lyrics for Downbeat Clique

For independence we alone define Open-ended, not monopolised, it's just as it is. Does not need overstatement Don't broadcast it from the rooftops It's we alone that convene But radical actor there you are The radical statesman picking holes But radical actor there you are The radical stateman's checklist of faults But radical actor there you are In radical terms this target's soft But radical actor there you are In radical terms it's power to your lost soul But radical actor there you are The radical heights of alienating To be a cut above - or below. Infighting starts to establish A clearly marked distance because image is at stake Mindlessly stifling, downbeat clique Down-at-heel, downbeat clique Infighting starts to establish A clearly marked distance because image is at stake Pitifully sniping, downbeat clique Re-branded morality, downbeat clique. Exactly what are YOU achieving? The faithful patron of one conclusion With reflection, effects are null and void, It's just as it is But radical actor there you are The radical statesman picking holes But radical actor there you are In radical terms it's power to your lost soul. But radical actor there you are, The radical slip into social structure, And your threatening alliance with the norm.

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More from Time Waits for No Slave

  1. Strong-Arm
  2. Diktat
  3. Work to Rule
  4. On the Brink of Extinction
  5. Time Waits For No Slave
  6. Life and Limb
  7. Downbeat Clique
  8. Fallacy Dominion
  9. Passive Tense
  10. Larceny of the Heart
  11. Procrastination On the Empty Vessel
  12. Feeling Redundant
  13. A No-Sided Argument
  14. De-evolution Ad Nauseum