Blowback
Asian Dub Foundation Lyrics

Step back from the blowback
Take a step back from the consequences of our actions

Plans that were hatched with the strings still attached
Schemes that come with unforeseen complications

See there's always a catch When you're livin' through a blow back
Blowback always carries an unpredictable catch

You're wonderin' why you need places to hide
You become paranoid in the aftermath of blowback

Keep one eye to the sky when you're waiting for the blowback
Be vigilant and expectant for the impending blowback

Sink into the mud watch out for the scud 'cause oil is thicker than blood in the world of blowback
Conflicts will be fueled by economic interests and blood ties won't matter in the aftermath

From ally to madman from client to badman From Gommorah to Sadaam Starring in the blowback
The changing relationships between two parties will have adverse effects

Invisible sins Invisible Kings The shit we're in gonna drown in the spin Permanent warfare Burning up welfare Add up add up Their share of the hardware
Concealed evil deeds of rulers will drown their people in permanent warfare leading to destruction of welfare systems

Rights disposed of Government gloves off Flick of the wrist Summary justice Feel the kiss of the U.S. fist
Human rights will be taken away with a mere gesture and the U.S. will deliver the consequences immediately

Hollywood, Hollywood tinsel this Fanning the flames of fanatical fervor One bad turn always deserves another
Hollywood will glamorize conflicts leading to fanaticism and retaliation

Covert and subvert and secret operation Still sufferin the conequence of active inaction Tunnelling through mountains building networks of caves $40 billion dollars for 40,000 graves Collateral damage and friendly fire Talking the talk of the undercover empire (live and direct from the undercover empire)
The covert operations and the negligence of the government continue to cause losses in term of lives and resources, cowering behind euphemisms

What's the rules of engagement What's the price of containment Can we come to an arrangement Make a buck off the blowback
Are there any rules or limits to what we engage in combat if it leads to a profitable outcome?

They don't know about this flow Watch the pipeline and oil show It's McWorld and fries to go Starring in the blowback
The public is ignorant of the underlying conflicts between nations and corporations that take place due to oil pipelines and the prevailing fast-food culture

One-sided triangle squarin' the circle Pentagonal diagonal Caught out in the Blowback
Complex and convoluted situations leading to severe consequences

Is it really all over Are we living in endtime Don't we know that there's no time Step back from the Blowback
The situation may be too late and we may be living in the end times, it's time to halt our actions

Control we now have air superiority Their only plane was the one we sold them last week As leaflets, food parcels explode into nails Bush chokes on a pretzel and Clinton exhales Sayin' Cool down India cool down Pakistan Here comes your new billion dollar air squadron Laying down a pipeline through Kazakstan This ends this broadcast live from ABSURDISTAN
The U.S. exercises hegemonic air superiority over others, leading to violence and insensitivity towards other nations, leading to chaotic situations leading to absurdity.

Live and direct from London, Absurdistan
The current world situations are as absurd as a fictional world called Absurdistan.