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Carcinogenic

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Carcinogenic

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Working people down to the bone on their knees

9-to-5 every day of the week is

Carcinogenic (carcinogenic)

Getting minimum wage, while your boss takes a raise

As he lies through his brand new teeth, he is

Carcinogenic (carcinogenic)

Over-working, working nurses and teachers

Whilst you preach austerity is

Carcinogenic (carcinogenic)

You only die once

You'll never come back

You’re gone when you're gone

So, love what you can

You only die once

You'll never come back

You’re gone when you're gone

So, love what you can

Cramming people into high-rises, while selling their welfare for low prices

Public spending gets big slices, while ignoring the true crisis

Where were you when the ship sank?

Probably not queuing for food banks

Probably waving your Union Jack

Probably rallying for new tanks

Probably to blow up the ice caps

Because the lunatics have taken over the asylum

Ah-ahhh

You only die once

You'll never come back

You're gone when you're gone

So, love what you can

You only die once

You'll never come back

You're gone when you're gone

So, love what you can

Methamphetamine, crack and heroin and living a life on tick is

Carcinogenic!

Ten pints of G, Mad Dog 20-20, two pints of Bucky and some bouzi oozi is

Carcinogenic!

Class division and bear-baiting on television for better ratings is

You only die once

You’ll never come back

You’re gone when you're gone

So, love what you can

You only die once

You’ll never come back

You're gone when you're gone

So, love what you can

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