God Save the Queen
SeX PisTOLs Lyrics
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The fascist regime
They made you a moron
A potential H bomb
God save the queen
She ain't no human being
And there's no future
Don't be told what you want
And don't be told what you need
There's no future
No future
No future for you
God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves
God save the queen
'Cause tourists are money
And our figurehead
Is not what she seems
Oh god save history
God save your mad parade
Oh lord god have mercy
All crimes are paid
Oh when there's no future
How can there be sin
We're the flowers
In the dustbin
We're the poison
In the human machine
We're the future
Your future
God save the queen
We mean it man
We love our queen
God saves
God save the queen
We mean it man
There is no future
In England's dreaming
No future
No future
No future for you
No future
No future
No future for me
No future
No future
No future for you
No future, no future for you
The Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen” is a politically charged critique of the monarchic fascist regime in England. The opening lyrics, “God save the queen, the fascist regime,” sets the tone for the rest of the song, directly calling out the monarchy and its oppressive power. The second line, “They made you a moron, a potential H-bomb,” is a reference to the Queen's subjects who have been brainwashed by the government and military to blindly follow orders and potentially become weapons of mass destruction.
The chorus repeats the phrase “God save the queen” multiple times but with differing meanings each time. The line “She ain’t no human being” is a direct jab at the Queen as an individual and as a symbol of the oppressive ruling class. The phrase “There’s no future, no future, no future for you” is repeated three times, emphasizing the despair and sense of hopelessness felt by the working-class youth who saw no opportunities for their future in England.
The line “We’re the flowers in the dustbin, we’re the poison in your human machine” sums up the Sex Pistols’ message in this song. The band symbolizes the working-class youth as “flowers,” discarded and forgotten by the oppressive regime. The working-class is also seen as a “poison” to the existing human machine, threatening to disrupt the fascist system.
Line by Line Meaning
God save the queen
May God protect the monarch
The fascist regime
The authoritarian government in power
They made you a moron
The government has kept you ignorant and foolish
A potential H-bomb
You have the potential to become a destructive weapon
She ain't no human being
The queen is not like us, she is in a privileged position
And there's no future
There is no hope for the future
And England's dreaming
The country is lost in fantasies and illusions
Don't be told what you want
Do not let others dictate what you desire
And don't be told what you need
Do not let others define what is necessary for you
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future for you
The future holds nothing for you
God save the queen
May God protect the monarch
We mean it man
We are serious about this
We love our queen
We hold the queen in high regard
God saves
May God continue to protect the monarch
'Cause tourists are money
Tourists bring in money to the country
And our figurehead
The queen is a symbolic leader
Is not what she seems
The queen is not as pure or virtuous as she appears
Oh god save history
May God keep our history intact
God save your mad parade
May God help you maintain your absurd display
Oh lord god have mercy
May God show us mercy
All crimes are paid
Everyone pays for their sins
Oh when there's no future
When there is no hope for the future
How can there be sin
How can there truly be wrongdoing
We're the flowers
We are the beauties
In the dustbin
Thrown away, discarded
We're the poison
We are the toxic ones
In the human machine
Part of the larger, corrupt system
We're the future
We represent the future
Your future
The future belongs to you
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future for you
The future holds nothing for you
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future for me
The future holds nothing for me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Paul Thomas Cook, Stephen Philip Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@davidcrocker1028
punk never dies. but the queen does.
@YoDudeRock
Move forward to individual liberty and loving your fellow man/woman.
@DavePrice3156
😂😂😂😂
@michelegrimaldi7129
Yes bro
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@user-mu7vy4ii9y
PLS
@PoPphys
This song just got more hits in two hours than all years it’s been up combined
@melissaherliczek6959
Truth!
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@sonicjet7759
THE SEX PISTOLS ARE GONNA BE IMPORTANT AGAIN