Beg Your Pardon Lyrics - Christ The Album - Crass

Chorus: Beg the question, bend the truth 

Bail out the basement while there's holes in the roof 

In the beginning they said there was light 

There ain't much left of it now 

We're lost in the darkness, searching sound and sight 

Of an answer to the what, where or how 

We're talking 'bout freedom while we're locked in a cell 

Dreaming of a world without war 

Forced to live on the boundaries of hell 

Like no-one's ever thought of peace before 

What's the point of preaching peace if it's something you don't feel? 

What's the point of talking love if you think that love ain't real? 

Where's the hope in hopelessness? Where's the truth in lies? 

Don't try to hold my hand if you can't look me in the eyes 

Chorus 

In the beginning they said there was light 

But somebody's burnt out the fuse 

And now we're all lost in eternal night 

Looking for a candle to use 

Lots of little candles, isolated hope 

Frail little flames in the gale 

Lost little people who just can't cope 

Knocking their heads on the nail 

What's the point of talking freedom if you just protect yourself? 

What's the point of preaching sharing as you accumulate your wealth? 

It's so easy to be giving if the things you give ain't real 

It's easy to lie if your ignore the things you feel 

Chorus 

In the beginning they said there was light 

But we never had the eyes to see 

But rather than struggling or putting up a fight 

We ran like lemmings to the sea 

No-one really wants to get it all together 

It's easier to just grab what you can 

Everybody's going it, hell for leather 

Building little castles in the sand 

Hypocrisy, delusion, lies, pretence, deceit 

Think only of yourself and the world's at your feet 

I don't believe the things you say, you make bullshit of the truth 

The game you play's offensive and you life's the living proof 

Chorus (x 2) 

In the beginning they said there was light 

But I'm tired of hearing their lies 

I'm tired of deceit, gonna put up a fight 

I'm going to use my own eyes 

Gonna make MY decisions, live my own life 

They can keep their darkness and gloom 

Hypocrisy, trickery, I've had enough 

They can keep their destruction and doom 

I've only one life and I'll live it my way 

They can keep their restrictions and law 

If they think different I'll have one thing to say 

"Fuck off cos I've heard it before"