The Rats of Tobruk - Bear McCreary

(Respect!) Is never given enough today! I'm tired of looking the other way. (Respect!) An appetite that we can't sustain! We're on a mission to kiss our days away. So how long before the rivers start to rise dear? Yeah I thank my lucky stars to be alive here. (Respect!) A generation of castaways! Under a nation of tidal waves. (Respect!) Are we the passengers or the prey? You can't escape from the past on holiday. So how long before the rivers start to rise dear? Pack your bags because the tide is getting high. Don't be afraid of the view from economy class! It's just the captain and crew jumping off of the mast! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! Who's gonna sound the alarm when the bridges collapse? Is this the point where the bomb reaches critical mass? All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! (Respect!) Catastrophic events don't change, Today we feast, but tomorrow we pay! (Respect!) But don't you worry cause you'll be safe, I got a ticket to piss your days away! So how long before the rivers start to rise dear? Yeah I thank my lucky stars to be alive here. Don't be afraid of the view from economy class! It's just the captain and crew jumping off of the mast! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! Who's gonna sound the alarm when the bridges collapse? Is this the point where the bomb reaches critical mass? All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! Don't be afraid of the view from economy class! It's just the captain and crew jumping off of the mast! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! Who's gonna sound the alarm when the bridges collapse? Is this the point where the bomb reaches critical mass? All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! One city from the coast. Disappearing too fast! One city from the coast. Sunk into the past! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! One city from the coast. Disappearing too fast! One city from the coast. We can never come back! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! All aboard on the ghost ship of cannibal rats! CANNIBAL RATS!

I was lost just wandering round downtown Many people pushing me around Hate spreads just like infection Those rats jumping on and off my back Fat black rats holding me down I see rats in every direction No time to catch your breath Crazy people lost their heads Masses trampling on my feet, inconsiderate in their heat Those rats breeding angriness and spite Never have done anything right for people like you and me Walk over all the people you can't see If they die there's more bread for me Like snakes crawling through the grass No time to catch your breath Crazy people lost their heads Masses trampling on my feet, inconsiderate in their heat Those rats breeding angriness and spite Never have done anything right for people like you and me See that face man look at me, he's much too selfish to see Once he was warm and was kind Now all he has got is a pinstripe mind See that face man look at me, he's much too selfish to see Once he was warm and was kind Now all he has got is a pinstripe mind

There was a lot of rocking going on that night Cruising time for the young bright lights Just down past the gasworks, by the meat factory door The five lamp boys were coming on strong The Saturday night city beat had already started And the, the pulse of the corner boys Just sprang into action and Young Billy watched from under the yellow street light And said "Tonight, of all nights There's gonna be a fight" Billy don't like it living here in this town He says, "Traps have been sprung long before he was born" He says, "Hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors And pus and grime ooze from its scab-crusted sores" There's screaming and crying in the high-rise block It's a rat trap Billy, but you're already caught But you can make it if you wanna Or you need it bad enough You're young and good looking And you're acting kind of tough Anyway, it's Saturday night Time to see what's going down Put on the bright suit, Billy Head for the right side of town It's only 8 o'clock, but you're already bored You don't know what it is But there's gotta be more You'd better find a way out Hey, kick down that door It's a rat trap And you've been caught In this town, Billy says "Everybody's trying to tell you what to do" In this town, Billy says "Everybody says you gotta follow rules" You walk up to the traffic lights You switch from your left to your right You push in that button And the button comes alight It lets you "Walk don't walk" "Walk don't walk" "Talk don't talk" "Talk don't talk" "Walk don't walk" "Walk don't walk" "Talk don't talk" "Talk don't talk" Hey, Billy, take a walk Take a walk Take a walk Billy, take a walk Take a walk Take a walk Billy, take a walk Take a walk Take a walk Hey, Billy, take a walk with me (Take a walk that leads to me) (Sweet high school blues) Well, little Judy's trying to watch 'Top of the Pops' But mum and dad are fighting Don't they ever stop? She takes up her coat And walks down to the street It's cold on her road But it's got that home beat Deep down in her pocket, she finds 50p Hey, is that any way for a young girl to be? I'm gonna get out of school Work in some factory Work all the hours God gives me Get myself a little easy money Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now Her mind's made up She walks down the road Her hands in her pockets Coat buttoned against the cold She finally finds Billy down in the Italian Café But, when he's drunk It's hard to understand what Billy says But then he mumbles in his coffee And he suddenly roars "It's a rat trap, Judy And we've been caught" Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it Rat trap You've been caught in it

Crazy times that we all live in Hate and anger in our homes Socials rule us, can't see it leaving I wanna breath in, let me breath in hope In a world of self-styled experts No place left for us to hide All is shit, our lives just hit dirt I wanna clean it, let me clean it now They only see us black or white Always pawns in the game Even lead us left or right Fuck all what politicians say On my way tonight Just wanna get away from hate I won't ever be afraid Now I'm here to fly on the horizon With broken wings I fall But I aim so high Again I try I'll be risin' Even if it's dark after the night Childhood dreams make life worth living Shake me, I forgot to play When I'm hurt, just leave me bleeding I wanna feel it, let me feel alive Only lies were promised To believe in eternity Faith in my God lays in the abyss I wanna fix it, let me fix it now They only see us black or white Always pawns in the game Even lead us left or right Fuck all what politicians say On my way tonight Just wanna get away from hate I won't ever be afraid Now I'm here to fly on the horizon With broken wings I fall But I aim so high Again I try I'll be risin' Even if it's dark after the night They only see us black or white Always pawns in the game Even lead us left or right Fuck all what politicians say On my way tonight Just wanna get away from hate I won't ever be afraid Now I'm here to fly on the horizon With broken wings I fall But I aim so high Again I try I'll be risin' Even if it's dark after the night I'm here to fly on the horizon With broken wings I fall But I aim so high Again I try I'll be risin' Even if it's dark after the night

Havohej another me born to serve To plague and moan So many years my seed condemned No free to soar! Will is yours? So creator No intent could shadow My disease... Ever lusting pain World of sickness Blessed are we to taste life of sin My touch is inhumane Nocturnal beast inside Is void of light And empty shall remain World of sickness Blessed are we to taste life of sin

Leitið og finnið hugdjarfa menn Til Valhallar þeir fara' og dvelja þar Blóði drifinn valkostur Hornin gjalla Bundnir eru, sóru eið Bölvun hinna sviðnu vængja Leitið og finnið hugdjarfa menn Til Valhallar þeir fara' og dvelja þar Lít und skarða skildi Finn þá vegnu Vængir blakta yfir sálum og Fylgja' í nýjan heim Hátt gjalla hornin og Stríðsdrumbur slá Tónlist hins vængjaða flota

Bjart og dimmt Örlög þræla Dimmt og bjart Og hatur þræla Stríð og hatur þræla Hatur og stríð Dimm og björt Björt og dimm Auðna þrælsins Örlög grimm Guðs plága Ég syndir ber Blóðs bölvun Óbætanleg Ljósi bundin Alla tíð Björt og dimm Og dimm og blíð Hatur þræla og stríð