From Auschwitz To Ipswich Lyrics - Singles - Jarvis Cocker

"They want our way of life" 

Well, they can take mine any time they like 

Cause god knows, I know I ain't living right: 

I'm wrong 

Oh, I know I'm so wrong 

So like the Roman Empire fell away 

Let me tell you; we are going the same way 

Ah, behold the Decline and Fall 

All hold hands with our backs to the wall 

[Chorus] 

It's the end, 

Why don't you admit it? 

It's the same from Auschwitz to Ipswich 

Evil comes 

I know from not where 

But if you take a look inside yourself, 

Maybe you'll find some in there 

Not one single soul was saved 

I was ordering an Indian takeaway 

I was spared whilst others went to an early grave 

Oh, got stoned 

Yeah, went out and got stoned 

Well if your ancestors could see you standing there 

They would gaze in wonder at your Frigidaire 

They had to fight just to survive 

So can't you do something with your life? 

[Chorus] 

Here it comes, why don't you embrace it? 

You lack the guts needed to face it 

Say goodbye to the way you've been living 

You never realized you were on the wrong side 

And nobody's going to win 

"They want our way of life" 

Well, they can take mine any time they like