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Rhythm 10.0
Melody 10.0
Instruments 10.0
Lyrics 9.3
Vocal 10.0
This song has been reviewed 3 times. Overall score for this song, 9.9.
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The Clash - The Guns Of Brixton Lyrics

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TitleThe Guns Of Brixton
ArtistThe Clash
AlbumLondon Calling (1979) , Track 10 ,
From Here To Eternity (1999) , Track 13 ,
The Story Of The Clash, Vol. 1 (1988) , Track 9
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Song lyrics
When they kick at your front door, how are you gonna come
With your hands on your head or on the trigger of your gun
When the law break in, how are you gonna go
Shot down on the pavement or waiting on death row

You can crush us, you can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to, oh, the guns of Brixton

The money feels good, and your life you like it well
But surely your time will come, as in heaven, as in hell 

You see, he feels like Ivan born under the Brixton sun
His game is called survivin'
At the end of the harder they come
You know it means no mercy, they caught him with a gun
No need for the Black Maria, goodbye to the Brixton sun

You can crush us, you can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to, oh, the guns of Brixton

When they kick at your front door, how are you gonna come
With your hands on your head or on the trigger of your gun

You can crush us, you can bruise us
Yes, even shoot us, but, oh, the guns of Brixton

Shot down on the pavement, waiting in death row
His game is called survivin', as in heaven, as in hell

You can crush us, you can bruise us
But you'll have to answer to, oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Oh, the guns of Brixton....
lyrics submitted by Beaver
lyrics corrected by VirileVagabond on 05-02-2007




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18-07-2005 20:54BACKinBLACK is offline BACKinBLACK 

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this song is great....definitely a classic Clash song....I love the bass line
31-08-2005 16:46adam1285 is offline adam1285 

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its about discriminatory police brutality rampant in Brixton towards black people in heavy-handed police "stop-and-search" policies which set off race riots in 1981 and 1985
17-12-2005 03:49THECURE100 is offline THECURE100 

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definitely the best Clash song...


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