PKNB
Asian Dub Foundation Lyrics

Is there nothing that a madman won't say?
The possibility of a madman saying anything is limitless

Is there nothing that a goat won't eat?
A goat has no particular preference and will eat just about anything

Common sense,
The ability to make logical and practical decisions based on one's own experience and judgment

Misinformation received
Receiving incorrect or inaccurate information

By the common man
By regular people, not those in a position of power or influence

You've been just as deceived
You've been misled or tricked into believing something that is not true

An effect that was planned by the powers that be
A deliberate action taken by those in power to achieve a certain outcome

A most effective tool for division and rule
A tactic used to divide people and exploit their differences to maintain control

And people of different cultural persuasions
People who come from diverse cultural backgrounds and have different views and beliefs

Start to develop hindered relations
Their relationships become impeded or obstructed by prejudices and misinformation

So what can be done to dissipate the friction?
What actions can be taken to reduce or eliminate their conflicts

Gotta separate the facts, yes the facts from the fiction.
It's important to distinguish between what is true and what is not in order to address and overcome these issues

"Ah, I, I don't know
Uncertainty or lack of knowledge about a certain topic

But once they get get here
When people from other cultures or countries arrive in a new environment

There is no knowing what they'll get up to!"
It's impossible to predict what they will do or how they will behave

All this talk about housing
Discussions about accommodating people in a place to live

Just a method of arousing bad feeling
An attempt to provoke negative emotions

Appealing to people's prejudice
Trying to influence someone's opinion based on preconceived notions or biases

And then they redirect
They shift their focus or frustration to

Their lack of self respect
Their own feelings of inferiority or inadequacy

Towards a visible target
Directing their negative feelings towards someone or something that is easily noticeable

You seem to have forgotten
You appear to have lost sight of or neglected something important

That the apple has always been rotten
Referring to the history of injustice and corruption in society

And that black people are not the cause of your problems
Rejecting the notion that people of a particular race are responsible for someone else's issues

We're often told that this country's bursting at the seams.
There's a commonly held belief that there are too many people in the country

We're never told that there are in fact more people leaving than entering.
Contradicting the idea of overcrowding by highlighting the trend of emigration

Immigration has become synoymous with black people.
Associating immigration with a specific racial group

Yet over sixty per cent of immigrants are white
Highlighting the fact that the majority of immigrants are not people of color

"Things were good in the good olden days" they say
Referring to a commonly held belief that the past was better

"Jobs in the factories" (economic slaves!)
Challenging the idea that manual labor in a factory was a desirable job

"We kept our doors open right throughout the day"
Implying that their neighborhood was safe and welcoming

(But the poverty was such That there was nothing to nick anyway!)
Acknowledging that there was little to steal due to widespread poverty

Black people constitute less than six per cent of the population
Noting the small percentage of people of color in the country

"Enough is enough."
Expressing a sentiment that something has gone too far and must change

"Immigration must stop."
Advocating for an end to immigration

"This country's bursting at the seams."
Continuing the idea that there are too many people in the country

"This country's going to the wogs!"
Using a racial slur to suggest that the country is deteriorating

Oh, the Sun has got its facts wrong Hip, hip, hooray
Celebrating a victory in exposing false or misleading information in the media

The Sun has got its facts wrong and it's fucking up my day
Acknowledging the negative impact of false information on individuals and society

A race war That's what they're fighting for
Drawing attention to the danger of escalating racial tensions

Rivers of blood is what they want
Alluding to Enoch Powell's infamous speech that warned of violent conflict if immigration continued

By claiming influx, a flood or a swamp
Using exaggerated language to describe the arrival of foreign people and imply a threat

There ain't no influx, a flood or a swamp!
Rejecting the idea that immigration is a crisis or a threat