[Intro] [stomping drums, handclaps, jagged guitar stabs] Oi! Is this thing on? Good. Bad news, everybody! [Verse 1] Hospitals coughing in the corridor light Nurses doing miracles on a Saturday night Granddad's in a queue with a number and a prayer While the minister smiles with immaculate hair The planet's got a fever and a rash on the sea The rivers run brown like bad black tea The summer bites hard, the winter comes late But there's money in the cupboard for a military parade [Pre-Chorus] So clap your hands And stamp your feet There's no bread left But the drums still beat [Chorus] Buy more guns! That'll fix the weather! Buy more guns! We can all burn better! No more beds, no homes, no fun... Ladies and gentlemen... buy more guns! [Verse 2] Your rent went mad and your landlord got blessed With a boutique flat and a vintage vest The old pub's gone, now it's "local cuisine" For people who discovered your street last week The factory's dead with a flag on the gate The boss flew off with the bailout crate Your wages got thin, your bills got fat But they found three billion for a thing that goes BLAT! [Pre-Chorus] So mind the gap And kiss the boot They sold your town In a designer suit [Chorus] Buy more guns! That'll fix inflation! Buy more guns! For a peaceful nation! No more schools, no trains that run... Ladies and gentlemen... buy more guns! [Post-Chorus] Guns for the potholes! Guns for the flu! Guns for your landlord Coming after you! Guns for the beaches! Guns for the sun! If it ain't working... Buy another one! [Bridge] [bass-led dance-punk breakdown, deadpan British spoken vocal] I know... I know... They don't get it. They still want jobs... Cheap food... Cheap houses... Under forty degrees in June... And all those silly little things. Have you tried turning society off and on again? No? [Explosive fuzz guitar solo] [Final Chorus] Buy more guns! That'll fix the weather! Buy more guns! We can all burn better! No more beds, no homes, no fun... Ladies and gentlemen... buy more guns! Buy more guns! That'll fix inflation! Buy more guns! For a peaceful nation! No more schools, no trains that run... Ladies and gentlemen... buy more guns! [Outro] Buy! More! Guns! Buy! More! Guns! Buy! More! Guns! Sleep tight, everyone.
