1) a anarcho-punk band… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) a anarcho-punk band from South London.
2) an industrial metal band from Moscow, Russia.
3) a Japanese breakbeat artist
4) a gospel rap artist from Sacramento, CA.
5) an 80's hardcore band from Tucson, AZ.
6) Goa trance from Jerusalem
1) Conflict is an anarcho-punk band originally based around Eltham in South London. Formed in 1981, the band's original line up consisted of: Colin Jerwood (vocals), Paco (drums), Big John (bass), Steve (guitars), Pauline (vocals), Paul AKA 'Nihilistic Nobody' (visuals). Their first release was the EP "The House That Man Built" on Crass Records. By the time they released their debut album It's Time To See Who's Who on Corpus Christi Records, Pauline and Paul had left the band. Conflict later set up their own Mortarhate label, which put out releases by other artists including Hagar The Womb, Icons of Filth, Lost Cherrees, The Apostles, Admit Your Shit and others.
In 1983 Steve Ignorant, at the time a member of the band Crass, guested on the band's pro-animal rights single "To A Nation of Animal Lovers." After the dissolution of Crass, Ignorant later became second vocalist for Conflict on a semi-permanent basis. This followed a 1986 gig in Brixton, London wherin he had joined the band on stage for a few numbers.
The band have always been outspoken regarding issues such as anarchism, animal rights, the anti-war movement and in their support for the organisation Class War, and a number of their gigs during the 1980s were followed by riots and disturbances. The band's 'Mortarhate' logo, originally designed by 'Nihilistic Nobody' is commonly mistaken as a reference to the initials CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), but as quoted directly by paco the drummer for conflict is in actual fact a nihlist symbol. it incorporates two 'A's for anarchy and autonomy, and an 'N' for nihilism. The logo originally appeared around 1980 in Thanatos, a small circulation pamphlet produced by Toxic Graffity (sic) fanzine editor Mike Diboll.
The band continues to exist today, although their record releases and live performances are sporadic.
2) CONFLICT\CONFLИCT is an industrial death metal band from Moscow, Russia. Band formed in 2004, and finally released first LP, called "Prototip\Прототип", in february 2009. http://www.myspace.com/conflictmetal
3) Conflict is a Japanese breakbeats/downtempo unit name currently on the Soup-Disk/Corde Inc. labels.
4) Introducing Conflict, a west coast youth evangelist and gospel rap artist from Sacramento, California.
Violence?
With such a name as Conflict, most people would assume the title represents violence or war. Well, the name means just that, only in a different context. In such a world as the one we live in, corrupted by lust, abuse, addiction and a lack of sexual integrity, Conflict stands to counterattack society's ideas of morality, with God's divine purpose for His creation.
Vision
With a burden for today's generation of young people, Conflict's vision is to "speak life right into the face of death, and stand as an ambassador of Jesus Christ, to reconcile a love- relationship between God and His creation." Coming from a gang-related past and his father's fatal overdose of heroin, Conflict speaks a common language to young people of the urban culture
5) Conflict was a hardcore band from Tucson, AZ, together between 1982-1984. Fronted by the female vocalist/bassist Karen Allman, they played with the likes of Black Flag, Minor Threat, Ill Repute, Channel 3, D.O.A., and many more. They put out a self-released EP called "America's Right," then in 1983 they released their only studio album, "Last Hour" (on Placebo Records). They also have 3 songs on the compilation "This is Phoenix, Not the Circle Jerks." The band was known for their biting feminist lyrics in an era when hardcore was highly male-dominated.
5) Conflict Special Goa/Psytrance Project from Jerusalem, also known as Do-D-Idea.
Do They Owe Us a Living
Conflict Lyrics
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About the state of nation, the way it treats us today.
At school they give you shit, drop you in the pit,
You try, you try, you try to get out, but you can't because they′ve fucked you about.
Then you're a prime example of how they must not be,
This is just a sample of what they've done to you and me.
Do they owe us a living?
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
OF COURSE THEY FUCKING DO.
Don′t want me anymore, cos I threw it on the floor.
Used to call me sweet thing, I′m nobody's plaything,
And now that I am different, ′d love to bust my head,
You'd love to see me cop-out, ′d love to see me dead.
Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
OF COURSE THEY FUCKING DO.
The living that is owed to me I'm never going to get,
They′ve buggered this old world up, up to their necks in dept.
They'd give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done,
They′ll make you an epitomy of everything that′s wrong.
Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
OF COURSE THEY FUCKING DO.
Don't take any notice of what the public think,
They′re so hyped up with T.V., they just don't want to think.
They′ll use you as a target for demands and for advice,
When you don't want to hear it they′ll say you're full of vice.
Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
OF COURSE THEY FUCKING DO.
The lyrics of Conflict's song "Do They Owe Us a Living" express the frustration and anger of the working class against the government and the state of the nation. The song comments on the mistreatment and apathy towards the difficult lives of the working class who struggle against the system of organized oppression. Through their lyrics, Conflict points out that the government is responsible for providing its citizens with a decent standard of living, and the working class has every right to protest their inhuman conditions.
The first verse of the song addresses the state of the education system that mentors individuals to contribute to the workforce, only to be exploited for profit-seeking purposes. The second verse points out how the system pulls back on any support once people start deviating from the norm. The line "Do they owe us a living?" is repeated numerous times throughout the song, reinforcing the point that the government owes its citizens a life worth living. The final verse highlights how the government should not dictate how the public is meant to think, and that they need to think critically and not just accept propaganda blindly.
The song "Do They Owe Us a Living" is one of Conflict's most popular songs and is regarded as a classic punk anthem. The song was released in 1983 on the band's first album "It's Time to See Who's Who" and has become one of the most recognizable punk songs of all time.
Line by Line Meaning
Fuck the politically minded, here's something I want to say, About the state of nation, the way it treats us today.
I reject those who prioritize political maneuvering and want to speak out about how our nation is mistreating us.
At school they give you shit, drop you in the pit, You try, you try, you try to get out, but you can't because they've fucked you about. Then you're a prime example of how they must not be, This is just a sample of what they've done to you and me.
Schools mistreat and discourage students, which makes us examples of how they shouldn't treat us. This is just one instance of the wider issues they've caused.
Do they owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? OF COURSE THEY FUCKING DO.
We are owed a living by those who set up our society and thus should be given what we're due.
Don't want me anymore, cos I threw it on the floor. Used to call me sweet thing, I'm nobody's plaything, And now that I am different, d love to bust my head, You'd love to see me cop-out, d love to see me dead.
Once I expressed myself with disregard to their authority, society turned against me, now wanting to harm and even kill me. I refuse to be their plaything.
The living that is owed to me I'm never going to get, They've buggered this old world up, up to their necks in dept. They'd give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done, They'll make you an epitomy of everything that's wrong.
The living we're owed will never be given to us because those responsible have worsened the world who are also financially in debt. They'll harm and reference us as examples of what's wrong even for things we never even did.
Don't take any notice of what the public think, They're so hyped up with T.V., they just don't want to think. They'll use you as a target for demands and for advice, When you don't want to hear it they'll say you're full of vice.
The general public is brainwashed by television, making them easily manipulated and unlikely to think for themselves. They will make demands and give advice, attacking anyone who disagrees.
Writer(s): Jones, Peter Coomber, Gee Vaucher, Steve Ignorant, Philip Andrew Clancey, Andrew John Palmer, Joy Muriel Elizabeth Haney, Penny Rimbaud
Contributed by Lucas L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.