No Idea
Unveiling the Heart of a Nation: The Odd Project's Reflection on UK's Identity
Lyrics
This is the UK, what a great nation
This line expresses pride in the UK as a great nation.
2 times fought off a world invasion
Refers to the UK's historical achievements in repelling world invasions twice.
Home of the Beatles, Orwell, Statham
Mentions iconic figures from the UK like the Beatles, Orwell, and Statham.
Just don't ask about colonisation
Suggests avoiding discussions about the historical aspect of colonization.
Okay fuck yeah we might have a past
Acknowledges a problematic past but emphasizes the need to move forward.
But that doesn't have to dictate now who we are
Rejecting the idea that the past should define the present identity.
We might actually look fine at a glance
On the surface, the UK may seem fine, but there's more to explore.
But lets dig a little deeper let's get to the heart
Encourages a deeper examination to understand the true essence.
I'd love to see myself as an individual
Expresses a desire for individuality and uniqueness.
Live and let live and just stand by my principles
Advocates for living by personal principles and letting others do the same.
Say it all good because half my country's liberal
Positive aspects coexist with a liberal perspective in the country.
And drown out complaints as people being to cynical
Downplays criticism by labeling it as cynicism, hindering genuine concerns.
I hate to reduce myself down to the physical
Rejecting reduction to physical attributes as a defining factor.
To be reminded how divided we are of these minimal
Addresses the awareness of divisions despite minimal differences.
Differences with in us, respect should be equitable
Advocates for equitable respect among individuals.
Experience means nothing when to you it's not liveable
Experience holds no value if it doesn't contribute to livable conditions.
We have no idea
Emphasizes the consequences of silence on societal issues.
What we're doing
-By being silent
-Lives will ruin
-To every bouncer that has said they didn't like my vibe
Details instances of discrimination, violence, and trauma faced by the speaker.
After letting all my white friends just go straight inside
-To every officer that stopped me as an IC3
-Coz to them that's the only thing that makes me, me
-Age 12 my first stabbing I said what I saw
-you later threatened to arrest me when I didn't have more
-I was traumatised for life but you couldn't take pause
-And see me as another victim, you had to go by force
-For all the verbal abuse and the physical assaults
Expresses frustration with abuse, powerlessness, and lack of empathy.
From all the thoughts of powerlessness that would come as a result
-For all the times you started shit and tried make it my fault
-You'll never see a tear of sympathy shead for your cult
-The hatred burns like hell and melts pride like solder
Describes the enduring impact of hatred and being marginalized.
When walking home on the streets is 47 times colder
-You say this target on my back is just a chip on my shoulder
-But here I stand, half cast out of this culture
-We have no idea
Reiterates the importance of not remaining silent on societal issues.
What we're doing
-By being silent
-Lives will ruin
-My skin is stained
Highlights the speaker's skin being marked by historical hate.
By decades of your bullshit hate
-It's time to get over this phase
-We aren't done just coz theres no slaves
Addresses issues like underpayment, housing, police stops, and racial disparities.
Less jobs so we get underpaid
-Less flats so in the hood we stay
-Police stops come through day by day
-And lead to men inflicting pain
-4 times as likely to get tased
-2 times as likely to get slain
-Just some ways how they've rigged this game
-It's not just all inside my brain
Challenges the notion that the struggles are merely internal.
Got the battle of Cable Street in my veins
Invokes historical events and emphasizes the need for societal progress.
It's your mind that makes us far from the same
-We have to push for a better day
-And thats why you will hear some say
-We have no idea
Reiterates the negative impact of remaining silent on societal issues.
What we're doing
-By being silent
-Lives will ruin
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