It is claimed that "God Save The Queen" out-sold the UK Number 1 record of the week (The First Cut is the Deepest by Rod Stewart). At that time it was unimaginable that this track could have been allowed to reach Number 1. In the chart rundown on that week's "Top of The Pops" (the weekly TV programme on the BBC that covered the charts) it was mentioned in chart rundown as a "a record by a group chosing to call themselves the Sex Pistols".
The God Save The Queen Songfacts reports that in 2011 Record Collector magazine compiled its Top 50 most collectable records, and top of the list came the A&M release of this song - if you happen to have a copy the good news is it worth $12,000 (£8,000).
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
Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" is a form of political protest song against the British government at that time. The song is an attack on the British monarchy and the fascist regime, which is portrayed as making the audience into morons or potential H bombs. The writer clearly depicts the ineffectual power of the system, in which the queen is just a figurehead and there is no foreseeable future. The chorus that repeats "God save the queen, we mean it man, we love our queen, and God saves" is believed to be a cynical comment on the British nationalism that places undue emphasis on the monarchy.
The writer believes that the government is feeding the public with lies and deceiving them with a false sense of security. This is evident in the lines "don't be told what you want, don't be told what you need, there's no future, no future, no future for you" which shows that the government manipulates the people and denies them any future. Furthermore, the phrase "We're the flowers in the dustbin, we're the poison in the human machine, we're the future, your future" portrays the band's claim that there's no hope for any success under the current legislation.
Line by Line Meaning
God save the queen
May the queen's life be preserved
The fascist regime
The authoritarian government
They made you a moron
They manipulated you and turned you into a foolish person
A potential H bomb
A person who is highly explosive and dangerous
She ain't no human being
The queen is no ordinary person, but a symbol representing a system of oppression and inequality
And there's no future
The current situation is hopeless, and the prospects for the future are grim
And England's dreaming
The country is in a state of delusion and denial
Don't be told what you want
Don't let others dictate your desires
And don't be told what you need
Don't let others dictate your necessities
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future for you
You have no future prospects
We mean it man
We are serious about our message
We love our queen
We love our country, but not the oppressive system it represents
Because tourists are money
The monarchy is a financial asset for the country
And our figurehead is not what she seems
The queen is not a real leader, but a puppet controlled by a corrupt system
Oh god save history
May history not repeat itself
God save your mad parade
May you free yourself from your delusions
Oh lord god have mercy
May there be divine intervention and justice
All crimes are paid
All actions will have consequences
Oh when there's no future
In a hopeless situation
How can there be sin
Morality loses meaning when there is no hope for the future
We're the flowers in the dustbin
We are the rejected and ignored members of society
We're the poison in the human machine
We are the dissidents who undermine the oppressive system
We're the future
We represent the potential for change
We mean it man
We are serious about our message
There is no future
There is no hope for the future
In England's dreaming
In the country's delusions and denial
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future for you
You have no future prospects
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future for me
I have no future prospects
No future
There is no hope for the future
No future for you
You have no future prospects
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
@frostreaper6077
Punk never dies, but the queen does.
@javierclement3047
Wrong. Punk died long before the queen did. What also died is your youth (thinking punk is still alive, lol) and, ostensibly, your sense of decency as well on the day of her death.
@oksothereisd5158
@@javierclement3047 🤓
@frostreaper6077
@@javierclement3047 Is that right?
@epicmetod
ech deee
@pucknhusker9426
Love it
@lewis7535
This song aged like fine wine.
@banjokuma6797
Cuz the Queen died?
@zairebrandon9062
@@banjokuma6797 You ever heard of sarcasm.
@vennuv5626
@@banjokuma6797 yes