Empire
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They say they brought them civilisation The rule of law and education Enriched themselves through exploitation Dissension met with incarceration They rounded up the men, the women and children Put them in a camp called "Labour and Freedom" Broke them on the wheel, then they killed them Torture, rape, mass execution Tonight you wave your union flags And celebrate the past But where's the glory? How many deaths are you meant to forget? So now, the sun has finally set Now there's nothing left Just a whitewashed history If you want to move forward then you've got to let go Of lies...before you realise...... A banquet held in celebration, Gratitude, glorification Thousands gave thanks to the ruling nation While millions died from deliberate starvation Don't blame nature, this famine was man-made There was no shortage - they stole the grain Loaded on to ships, then they set sail A murderous cargo - they call it free trade Africa, India and Ireland The Caribbean and The Transvaal China, Malaysia, Pakistan. The blood of Empire soaked these lands Selective history, forgotten past Exceptionalism can never last An angry, hateful, splintered nation A country hellbent on self-destruction
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