Take away our history - Take away our heroes - Take away our values - And leave us here with nothing - We were in the garden of Eden - Just as children mess around - We only leant against the tree - And the apple came tumbling down - You gave us what we asked for - But never what we wanted - We were only children How could you have been so stupid - We went up to the steel walls - That guard the sacred town - We only whispered to ourselves - And the walls came tumbling down - We didn't want a victory - We just wanted to fight - But you wouldn't fight - You just gave in - You went and spoiled every game - You broke an everlasting chain - And nobody respects you for your weakness - Take away our idols - Take away our faith - Take away our hatred - And put us in this vacuum - Then say be yourself, please yourself - Express yourself some more It's your right to do what you like - Because we can't really be bothered with you at all - We didn't want a victory - We just wanted to fight - But you wouldn't fight - You said it isn't nice to fight - You went and spoiled every game - You broke an everlasting chain - And nobody respects you for your weakness ....
This was always one of their best. Saw them Cambridge in 85. Take away our history Take away our heroes Take away our values And leave us here with nothing Hell yes.
the best of nma, each song speaking clearly for those who will listen, but listen the songs say something different to each of us, making it brilliant even more.
I agree, it is a conservative song- but conservative with a small 'c'. It's definitely against the whole thuggish Tory government that we endured between 78 and 97. I still maintain that the best thinkers have been on the side of a kind of enlightened socialism. Great song, though :)
i could be completely missing the point here, but isn't the song about the effects of post-colonisation? how colonisation starts off by taking away a country's identity and exploiting them, giving them a european education to try and control them, but because this kind of education involves a lot of egalitarian values, everyone pretty much used these ideas against them. and after the war, the colonies jumped ship and evaded responsibility, leaving all of those countries to go into civil war.
ribqueen I think that this song might be interpreted at different levels. I personally think that this song is quite literally a critique of the liberal education...
That's a good interpretation. I like it, but I think it more of a song about making excuses to god about wrong doings. More so, making excuses to authority about wrong doings. Like the first verse. Obviously about Adam and Eve with the apple. Second verse is either the walls of Jericho or the tower of babel. Third verse is a little more intricate. It's possibly about exodus and numbers. Freeing the Jews from Egypt, but then sending them into the desert for 40 years. Then the Jews rejected GOD when they begged him for food and all they got was Mana. The chorus is about getting what you want but not being happy with the outcome. "We didn't want a victory, we just wanted to fight." The ones that are happy. "You went and spoiled every game, you broke an ever lasting chain." LoL. All this coming from someone who doesn't believe in GOD.
@@mouradsabri4869 No they clearly are and have always been on the left, so they are definilty neither liberal nor conservative. I guess the song "lurhstaap" does answer that question quite clearly.
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Monsieur sullivan est quelqu'un de bien ...merci ....merci
One of your finest, Mr Sullivan.
Take away our history -
Take away our heroes -
Take away our values -
And leave us here with nothing -
We were in the garden of Eden -
Just as children mess around -
We only leant against the tree -
And the apple came tumbling down -
You gave us what we asked for -
But never what we wanted -
We were only children How could you have been so stupid - We went up to the steel walls - That guard the sacred town - We only whispered to ourselves - And the walls came tumbling down - We didn't want a victory - We just wanted to fight - But you wouldn't fight - You just gave in - You went and spoiled every game - You broke an everlasting chain - And nobody respects you for your weakness - Take away our idols - Take away our faith - Take away our hatred - And put us in this vacuum - Then say be yourself, please yourself - Express yourself some more It's your right to do what you like - Because we can't really be bothered with you at all - We didn't want a victory - We just wanted to fight - But you wouldn't fight - You said it isn't nice to fight - You went and spoiled every game - You broke an everlasting chain - And nobody respects you for your weakness ....
my first NMA-gig, being 16 by that time this song was and still is a revelation
miss you Robert.
I love finding amazing songs accidentaly,
since 1987 been listening to these guys...
My favourite NMA song. 😎🖤
saw them in the hacienda manchester around 82 , loved them , since ,
great band , great lyrics .
This was always one of their best. Saw them Cambridge in 85.
Take away our history
Take away our heroes
Take away our values
And leave us here with nothing
Hell yes.
Blinding!.. takes me back so so long ago but the memories are sooo sweet
the best of nma, each song speaking clearly for those who will listen, but listen the songs say something different to each of us, making it brilliant even more.
This was brilliant at Nottingham on Friday.
Still relevant .. x
+Tunde Hale
i fear this generation doesnt want to fight anymore...
Still relevant...
Only gets more relevant
I love it.❤❤❤
Awesome
love this band,absolutely adore this song
I love all NMA, but this...is sublime!!
brilliant band awsome song!!!!!
Hey, I've been to that concert!
Some things don't change.
Check out Show of Hands. They know too...
Fucking love it.
Luchar x nuestros sueñxs✊🖤
Never give up. All the greatest thinkers throughout history have been on the left.
NMA- outstanding.
I think of Thomas Sowell and smile wryly. How there are suckers in this world!
@@giovanifraga7511 The dichotomy rules all, and Sowell is a great thinker.
I agree, it is a conservative song- but conservative with a small 'c'. It's definitely against the whole thuggish Tory government that we endured between 78 and 97. I still maintain that the best thinkers have been on the side of a kind of enlightened socialism. Great song, though :)
nice album
I was there :)
The hardest touring band in history
Tune
@weebig wasn't an accident......you was meant to hear it :)
@weebig wasn't an accident......you was meant to hear it
@Nihilocracy
about a liberal education, quite literally. The rest is up to you I guess.
Silviu
i could be completely missing the point here, but isn't the song about the effects of post-colonisation? how colonisation starts off by taking away a country's identity and exploiting them, giving them a european education to try and control them, but because this kind of education involves a lot of egalitarian values, everyone pretty much used these ideas against them. and after the war, the colonies jumped ship and evaded responsibility, leaving all of those countries to go into civil war.
ribqueen I think that this song might be interpreted at different levels. I personally think that this song is quite literally a critique of the liberal education...
That's a good interpretation. I like it, but I think it more of a song about making excuses to god about wrong doings. More so, making excuses to authority about wrong doings.
Like the first verse.
Obviously about Adam and Eve with the apple.
Second verse is either the walls of Jericho or the tower of babel.
Third verse is a little more intricate. It's possibly about exodus and numbers. Freeing the Jews from Egypt, but then sending them into the desert for 40 years. Then the Jews rejected GOD when they begged him for food and all they got was Mana.
The chorus is about getting what you want but not being happy with the outcome.
"We didn't want a victory, we just wanted to fight."
The ones that are happy.
"You went and spoiled every game, you broke an ever lasting chain."
LoL.
All this coming from someone who doesn't believe in GOD.
@timdalf more like Anti Conservative.......
TheLexyboy this song is against liberal relativism, which borders on nihilism. But New Model Army are neither conservative, nor liberal.
@@mouradsabri4869 No they clearly are and have always been on the left, so they are definilty neither liberal nor conservative. I guess the song "lurhstaap" does answer that question quite clearly.