Hegemony

歌詞

<firstly, I came here because I didn't know the lyrics, so, when i put 'what i hear' down there, feel free to update and correct. I don't think there are even 'real words' a lot of the time... the first two words are the same, with the two correct alternat pronunciations rendered phonetically the song is based on the old English folksong 'Lemady' (or Lemandy, various spellings and lyric sets exist, which Green Gartside liberally 'adapts') by the way here goes: hegemony, hegemony... (heggemony, hedjemony) you are the fairest creature you are the fairest creature that ever I have seen, and it's all for Monopoly on all those pretty sexibles/sensibles, that rot and raise a nation the capacity for change (spoken/chanted) an honest day's pay for an honest day's work you can't change human nature don't bite the hand that feeds you hegemony, hedjemony, you are the foulest cr... (eature) you are the foulest creature that set upon a race, you can generate and dissipate but only very stupidly such then is the splendour of popular control (spoken/chanted) Some are born the lead, and others born to follow, a place for everything, everything in its place How do you do this? how can you do it to me? when all you are is ordinary, it's pretty common sense you are natural, immutable and everyone exquisites (?) you as common sense and common sense is things just as they are spoken/chanted) rock'n'roll, is there a solo? can you dance to it? walk it like you talk it be there or be square. >