I'm the same age, and finding these guys, ( Crass, & too many more to mention here) in the early 80's was life altering. It's hard to convey what this meant, at that particular time, to a young person. Anyway, I'm glad people are still listening. Still a favorite, after all these years.
lyrics: Well they took you from your mother's womb and put you in a school Told you how to run your life by following the rules Told you not to pick your nose or disrespect the queen Scrub your teeth three times a day keep mind and body clean Save up all your pocket money, nothing is for free And you'd better trust your parents cos there's no one else you see And then they send you off each day remember what you're told "You may think you don't need teaching but you'll need it when you're old" And if you're too intelligent they'll cut you down to size They'll praise you til you're happy then they'll fill you full of lies Cos intelligence is threatening and genius is sin If you could ever see through them they know they'd never win So they channel your ability into the right direction If you're good enough and rich enough you can be a politician On the other hand if your too thick they'll tell you that you're lazy They'll put you down and wind you up until it drives you crazy They'll say you ought to learn a trade to help you in your life Success is written in three parts: A job, a house, a wife They'll say that school prepares you for the awesome world outside Well it certainly gives you bigotry and patriotic pride Racism, sexism teacher to class From school to work remains the sameare you white and middle class? You'll learn that bad men dress in black and good men dress in white And the pamphlets in the playground say that's right And that girls were made for housework and boys were made to fight And the naughty pictures on page 3 make everything alright And so from school to the outside world these morals you will take And unless you can reject them you'll have your mind at stake They'll give you a decision when you get to 18, too The right to vote for someone else who says he cares for you But the only thing he cares about is getting to the top By conning you with empty words that promise you a lot But the end result is slavery to a false set of ideals You'll be tempted to believe them cos they'll seem so very real The slavery of attitudes that make you keep in line Subconsciously devoted to the morals of our time And when you end up on the dole which you very likely will They'll offer you a brand new trade: Learning how to kill Why don't you join the army? Be a man and not a fool There's someone else to think for you just like there was at school They'll promise you absolution from the murders you'll commit In the name of god and country they can get away with it They fill you full of orders and promise you rewards Like busting up your family by sending you abroad A holiday in Germany or Iceland or Hong Kong Making money being useless well it seems it can't go wrong But then it's off to Northern Ireland where you'll practice what they preached You'll shoot to keep yourself alive and kill to keep the peace And then it won't be so much fun as you hear the wounded crying Cos before they couldn't speak english and you didn't know what they were saying But when the children call you "Bastard" it will make you think again When you cannot tell the difference between animals and men Animals don't wear uniforms but they kill as much as you But the army kills for money and animals kill for food It's the basest degredation in the name of what is right Become something you never were and regret it til you die Cos your father will tell you "Sonny, you must do as you are told" And you'll say the same thing to your kids when you're 32 years old And unless you can react against the brainwash from the start Your government will rule your mind and your mind will rule your heart You'll conform to every social law and be the system's slave From birth to school to work to death, from the cradle to the grave....
Rest well my brother.. the best gift of lived memory in life was given to me by my late brother , he gave me the introduction to the Sud Humans when I was a youngster. I am forever grateful.. I love you Rory.......
This is like the Sgt Pepper Dark Side Of The Moon of Punk Rock. Absolute Classic that needs to be in the Library of Congress historical preservation. Subhumans are one of the most prolific bands of the modern era. These albums hold up through time, still sounds fresh.
Into punk since I was 7 or 8, especially this lot ..I'm 52 now and still love this,it's so on the ball.crass were ace but dick just has something no one else has.long live subculture fish...
Been listening to this for 15 years: nothing else compares in the sense of a song providing the drive, direction, and the concise, yet abstract brutal sense of our lives' meaning. Long live Anarcho Punk.
Seen dick at the Gilman Street project in the early years but they went to sub you and they were citizen fish but still I thought I was in the presence of greatness and to this day still do
this song is 30 years old!!! and if you just change the words "northern ireland" to "afghanistan" still relevent....timeless..and so so so sad cos of it.
I've been a huge NOFX fan for decades and someone finally mentioned this song to me after I mentioned the decline. How have I never heard this? This is great. And I am not even a huge fan of 70s/80s punk. Mostly prefer the stuff from Op Ivy and Suffer onwards.
I have lived my life anti society strung out on punkisms,but when I am reincarnated I'm going to live out the words of this song and conform. Living a rebellious life has been hell and will surely take me from the cradle to the grave.
I wonder how you're doing seven years later. I'm pretty sure the conformists are crushed too, but just with the added weight of having no vocabulary to describe it. Hierarchical power structures don't always go easier on the ones who buckle under their pressure. Anyway I hope you're holding up and still have the enrgy to fight the good fight. We all need each other.
One of the most influential albums of my life. Fight for our rights. Destroy Goverment Corruption and their leaders. We are the people ,they answer to us !
"there´s a rumor going round that we´ve lost" ( anti-system ). these guys are the same caliber. "worlds apart" and "the day the country died" are masterpieces of our punk-movement. h.m.
Shades of Bad Brains, Dred Zep, and a shitload of others, what a fantastic song imho! I'm older than dirt and grooving the whole thing, dancin', knocking over shit and disrespecting my cat... (bad slam-dancer), purring cat dgaf.
I've been listening to punk since I was 15 and I'm 49 now and this is the best punk song I've ever heard😸😸😸😸😸
I agree mark what a classic 👍
I'm the same age, and finding these guys, ( Crass, & too many more to mention here) in the early 80's was life altering. It's hard to convey what this meant, at that particular time, to a young person. Anyway, I'm glad people are still listening. Still a favorite, after all these years.
I'm 54 and pretty drunk fu
Absosubfuckinlutly!!!
Your mum when u were 15: oh it’s just a Phase, he‘ll grow out of it
You at 49 still being punk: sure
lyrics:
Well they took you from your mother's womb and put you in a school
Told you how to run your life by following the rules
Told you not to pick your nose or disrespect the queen
Scrub your teeth three times a day keep mind and body clean
Save up all your pocket money, nothing is for free
And you'd better trust your parents cos there's no one else you see
And then they send you off each day remember what you're told
"You may think you don't need teaching but you'll need it when you're old"
And if you're too intelligent they'll cut you down to size
They'll praise you til you're happy then they'll fill you full of lies
Cos intelligence is threatening and genius is sin
If you could ever see through them they know they'd never win
So they channel your ability into the right direction
If you're good enough and rich enough you can be a politician
On the other hand if your too thick they'll tell you that you're lazy
They'll put you down and wind you up until it drives you crazy
They'll say you ought to learn a trade to help you in your life
Success is written in three parts: A job, a house, a wife
They'll say that school prepares you for the awesome world outside
Well it certainly gives you bigotry and patriotic pride
Racism, sexism teacher to class
From school to work remains the sameare you white and middle class?
You'll learn that bad men dress in black and good men dress in white
And the pamphlets in the playground say that's right
And that girls were made for housework and boys were made to fight
And the naughty pictures on page 3 make everything alright
And so from school to the outside world these morals you will take
And unless you can reject them you'll have your mind at stake
They'll give you a decision when you get to 18, too
The right to vote for someone else who says he cares for you
But the only thing he cares about is getting to the top
By conning you with empty words that promise you a lot
But the end result is slavery to a false set of ideals
You'll be tempted to believe them cos they'll seem so very real
The slavery of attitudes that make you keep in line
Subconsciously devoted to the morals of our time
And when you end up on the dole which you very likely will
They'll offer you a brand new trade: Learning how to kill
Why don't you join the army? Be a man and not a fool
There's someone else to think for you just like there was at school
They'll promise you absolution from the murders you'll commit
In the name of god and country they can get away with it
They fill you full of orders and promise you rewards
Like busting up your family by sending you abroad
A holiday in Germany or Iceland or Hong Kong
Making money being useless well it seems it can't go wrong
But then it's off to Northern Ireland where you'll practice what they preached
You'll shoot to keep yourself alive and kill to keep the peace
And then it won't be so much fun as you hear the wounded crying
Cos before they couldn't speak english and you didn't know what they were saying
But when the children call you "Bastard" it will make you think again
When you cannot tell the difference between animals and men
Animals don't wear uniforms but they kill as much as you
But the army kills for money and animals kill for food
It's the basest degredation in the name of what is right
Become something you never were and regret it til you die
Cos your father will tell you "Sonny, you must do as you are told"
And you'll say the same thing to your kids when you're 32 years old
And unless you can react against the brainwash from the start
Your government will rule your mind and your mind will rule your heart
You'll conform to every social law and be the system's slave
From birth to school to work to death, from the cradle to the grave....
🙏
Wow bro it's hard to follow the lyrics if you don't know the progression of the song at all!
galloping glen 💚(A)🖤🏴 (E) A.L.F. anok Subhumans UK83 🔥🇬🇧 even bigger than The Clash
Thanks for posting lyrics.
@@reecherdbrown8156 i just followed them as he sang them
This may be the best song ever written. It sums up life pretty clearly. Brutally honest. We're all slaves from birth to death.
listen to culture shock 'civilisation street'.
i retired :P
I'm not a slave.
feels more and more the case just lately under this fucktard tory government.
This album, and this track got me through some dark times, Should be played in Schools.
Rest well my brother.. the best gift of lived memory in life was given to me by my late brother , he gave me the introduction to the Sud Humans when I was a youngster. I am forever grateful.. I love you Rory.......
This is like the Sgt Pepper Dark Side Of The Moon of Punk Rock. Absolute Classic that needs to be in the Library of Congress historical preservation. Subhumans are one of the most prolific bands of the modern era. These albums hold up through time, still sounds fresh.
Into punk since I was 7 or 8, especially this lot ..I'm 52 now and still love this,it's so on the ball.crass were ace but dick just has something no one else has.long live subculture fish...
I'll remember
Been listening to this for 15 years: nothing else compares in the sense of a song providing the drive, direction, and the concise, yet abstract brutal sense of our lives' meaning. Long live Anarcho Punk.
I keep playing this at least 5 times a week its got to be the best punk song ever the lyrics are superb absolutely love it 👍
This song takes up like the five first spots in the top 10 punk songs of all time.
Love my punk rock roots and this band
Thanks
Seen dick at the Gilman Street project in the early years but they went to sub you and they were citizen fish but still I thought I was in the presence of greatness and to this day still do
9:25 - 9:45 Amazing transition, with the 3/4 and 4/4 sections overlapping.
I also hear King Crimson - 'Red' at 12:15. These guys knew their stuff.
Yes beautifull album. Bought it when i was 13 years old. Still love it. Amazing...
this song is 30 years old!!! and if you just change the words "northern ireland" to "afghanistan" still relevent....timeless..and so so so sad cos of it.
Top 10 punk songs of all time for sure.
Stunning. Great live performance of this opus masterpiece.
I've been a huge NOFX fan for decades and someone finally mentioned this song to me after I mentioned the decline. How have I never heard this? This is great. And I am not even a huge fan of 70s/80s punk. Mostly prefer the stuff from Op Ivy and Suffer onwards.
Really an underated classic
Pure class. Totally inspiring from when I was 15, and will continue to be so.
I still think this one is one if not the best ov their songs and they have many more always
One over the best forever
Very great post - punk and streetcore. Réal good vocals and music.. find.super..
I have lived my life anti society strung out on punkisms,but when I am reincarnated I'm going to live out the words of this song and conform. Living a rebellious life has been hell and will surely take me from the cradle to the grave.
I wonder how you're doing seven years later. I'm pretty sure the conformists are crushed too, but just with the added weight of having no vocabulary to describe it. Hierarchical power structures don't always go easier on the ones who buckle under their pressure. Anyway I hope you're holding up and still have the enrgy to fight the good fight. We all need each other.
So sick! So stoked to see them in Detroit this September.
Masterpiece
Masterpiece 🔥
🏴🏴🏴🏴
one of the best songs they ever put together
I forgot how much of a masterpiece this track was.
Still such a great and truly powerful song!!
GREAT ALBUM!!!!
This song WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Subhumans were the best next to crass singing the truth!power to the people!
So long ago, but this song is still distinctive
No problem, consider it a public service broadcast!
The NOFX's Decline grandfather.
Album is dark as hell and amazing in a subs kinda way...every song attacks u in the gut...the vision became true of my life...karma man
Sublimes bud gaugh said this was crucial growing up
One of the most influential albums of my life. Fight for our rights. Destroy Goverment Corruption and their leaders. We are the people ,they answer to us !
Its listening to lyrics like this that tuned America iinto the freak show you see today
is this the best punk album ever worlds apart is a close second unbelievable lyrics and music
Thanks! Love this album.
Thanks for sharing this...
The Most intelligent punk song i listened to
The Stairway of punk rock!
Sounds awesome!!!
"there´s a rumor going round that we´ve lost" ( anti-system ). these guys are the same caliber. "worlds apart" and "the day the country died" are masterpieces of
our punk-movement.
h.m.
Absolute classic
Wow. Fuckin blast from the past 😁
thank you for doing so
What a great band
Love it!!!
One of My Fav's
bought this vynil yesterday night during the 24th anniversary of Kopi squat in Berlin. interesting, very interesting stuff.
Timeless song
This has everything
Simple Great
Nothing more to be said
just a fuckin classic.always relevant
Childhood fave
Shades of Bad Brains, Dred Zep, and a shitload of others, what a fantastic song imho! I'm older than dirt and grooving the whole thing, dancin', knocking over shit and disrespecting my cat... (bad slam-dancer), purring cat dgaf.
Epic!!!
Love the intro
Longest (real) punk song ever?
Nofx ;)
this is not even punk to me its badass
Crass??? More like Tame!
@@Jules-bass the decline.
@@bebopbountyhead Not crass..But, in the same anarcho punk family.
great tape.
ignore bullshit comments below and enjoy the music.great,great song
This is their "...And Justice For All"
except it's not shit
@@renniks1975 Ooh we got an edgelord 😆
fucking brilliant
Love wooo !!!!!!!!!
it's like Led Zeppelin for people with brains.
What a stupid comment...
a classic
It's a brilliant song from a brilliant album but they never bettered 'World's Apart' musically and lyrically.
Fucking beautiful 👍
cheers
Better than the adicts
Vu à la fabbrik antwerp j avais pas vu comment ils assurent
tip top tune. it's fuckin Awsome. I'd just school when I this album
OMG. This sonic thing. I'm packing for Marocco & I'v just found an fing sonic toothbrush!!!
Citizen Fish Culture Shock, all Amazing
🖤☠
tanks ....fer da cattle 2.
FROM BiRth, TO school, To WORK, TO DEATH! from the CRaaaadddlee to the GRaaaave!
From hate to drugs to jail to hell!
From wait to rock to art to love.
Hi SUB-HUM-ANS
PLEASE WILL YOU PLAY THIS AT 'BOOMTOWN' 2017
😍
Do you know Crass, Punk Is Dead?
This is like a Doors song.
Force feeds
So what?
This sounds complaining and crying. You cannot slam dance to it. Might be good for sleep
Words ok, but the best Punk has to be a basic rock beat, fast and aggressive, not poetry syrup ,like this
ye man dix
,1,1,1,,,bjbb Bjorn, n,n,n
Job,Mortgage,Kids...... BORING!!!!!
Anyone 14 or am I the youngest here? :’)
get off