I wrote this work originally in the late 1980s for The Apostles but it is one of a brace of works (the others include The Fighters, For Adults Only and The Answer) we either never recorded or (in the instance of The Fighters) mangled it in the studi…
I wrote this work originally in the late 1980s for The Apostles but it is one of a brace of works (the others include The Fighters, For Adults Only and The Answer) we either never recorded or (in the instance of The Fighters) mangled it in the studio with a temporary arrangement that satisfied nobody and ought never to have been released.
Unlike the other 3 members of what I refer to as the ‘Apostles Quartet (The Fighters, The Answer, For Adults Only and Look & Learn) this piece is radically different from its originator. The lyric is similar and the music is marginally the same but the tempo is twice as fast and I added a further 11 chords plus a part for 2 saxophones and a two-part vocal harmony.
Any school teachers who hear this piece or read this lyric might be offended. Well, guess what? I really don’t give a damn – how does that grab you?
Teachers burn – look and learn!
Just take a look at all our schools:
children oppressed by vicious fools.
For thirteen years they steal our time
yet go unpunished for their crime.
They try to push us till we crack,
so take up arms and fight them back!
Burn down schools – no more rules.
Neither slave nor master!
Teachers are bullies and nothing more,
it’s what their cowardice is for.
They teach us only to obey,
to worship blindly all they say.
You know it’s courage teachers lack
so take up arms and fight them back!
Burn down schools – no more rules.
Headmaster: run faster!
We’ve been assaulted and abused,
intimidated and confused;
attacks upon our body and mind,
all this in schools is what you find.
Let’s pile their bodies to the sky
and, laughing, watch those cowards die!
Revenge is justified: each teacher must be tried
for crimes against mankind and torture of the mind.
So send them to the showers: vengeance is ours!
Andy Martin – Vocals, Hammond Organ, Saxophone.
Fabian Fritze – Bass Guitar.
Colin Murrell – Drums.
Text & Music – Andy Martin.
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Band Camp address – unit-united.bandcamp.com
