Killing Joke - Total Invasion Lyrics

FUCKING HEAVY

been an actual fan since '89. Late I know. But loved them during The Persian Gulf War and years before slam dancing in "Harveys" in Jacksonville N. Carolina!

bloody Eloi and Morlocks - could not be closer metaphors for the future of man

Damn this is awesome

Completely educational, there is no sound like that anymore.

Richard Corben

Behemoth's cover is savage!

Holy crap, just looked it up and no offense but it's horrific by comparison

AWESOME !

Fletcher Shears

I've been on a massive music session just off that video lmao

GuVerrRRRrrrnMmmmeeent...!!!!!

As far as trying to go up against the government, well,
Unless the whole country did it , I guess..
Now you listen to me..
Just enough water
For one third of the world
Oil baron running the government
So I'll start a war
All votes invalid
Use any old lie
Gonna carve up your wealth
Like pumpkin pie
Only fools won't realize it
Won't be told that empires run on the old black gold
It's a global abrasion
It's conflagration
United nations
It's a total invasion
Terrify them
Complete submission
This our goal
This our mission
Destroy your customs
You'll have no say
We'll clothe your women
The western way
It's a Fucking Crusade
A Lesson In Trade
So all you intellectuals
Were gonna invade
It's a global abrasion
It's conflagration
United nations
It's a total invasion
Mexico city
24 million people
Half a liter a day
Is their ration
The final push
The last battle
Eden restored
Man is cattle
We want your oil
We want your land
We'll take your wealth
You'll have much less
Well change your god
To the bitch goddess.
It's a global abrasion
It's conflagration
United nations
It's a total invasion
It's a global abrasion
It's conflagration
United nations
It's a total invasion

Doesn't Jaz sound like Lemmy of Motorhead?

Saw killing joke last night in Newcastle uk ! Wow. They blew my eardrums !

saw them in october during Tool tour... it was beyond loud had trouble hearing the vocals but very good show... then tool came out and u could hear Tool at least (they had different equipment)

Just enough water to ensurface the world
Oil baron running the government
So I'll start a war

All votes invalid, use any old lie
Gonna carve up your wealth like pumpkin pie
Only fools won't realize, you won't be told
That empires run on the old black gold

It's a global abrasion
It's consecration
United Nations
It's a total invasion

Terrify them, complete submission
This is our goal, this is our mission
Destroy your customs, you'll have no say
We'll clothe your women in the western way

It's a fucking crusade
A lesson in trade
So all you intellectuals
We're gonna invade

It's a global abrasion
It's consecration
United Nations
It's a total invasionThe final push, the last battle
Even restored? Man is cattle
We want your oil, we want your land
We'll take your wealth, you'll have much less
We'll change your God to the "Bitch Goddess"

It's a global abrasion
It's consecration
United Nations
It's a total invasion

It's a global abrasion
It's consecration
United Nations
It's a total invasion

Jaz was the prophet. He sent the warnings and guess what...ignored again. "You asked for signs. The signs were sent" Leonard Cohen.

What is going on at 3:39? Is Jaz actually saying anything or is it just more of a demonic laugh? Sounds kind of funny but in a good way. It's not a sound any human should be able to make.

Song is an abrasive, testosterone fueled punch. I love it.

Some people mistake wearing what they wish as freedom, when really they are just slaves to consumer adorable 's

So much heavier and better than all the poser extreme metal bullshit.

I love the guitar riffs in this song, the chorus, and the screamed vocal segments. But my god - those whispered/raspy vocal parts kind of ruin the song. Good god, that voice is beyond fucking annoying. Just downright stupid sounding. Wow lol

Jarod Smith I like it, it scares away the posers

Just enough WOOOTTTTTAAAAAA

war pigs for the new generation...a f**king awesome song!!!!!!!

killing joke is fucking god

Had the chance to tour with them a while ago and used to go out front when they played this every night and watch the carnage. Goosebumps just thinking about it. Jaz is a legend.

Shock and awesome! 🤘

all the shit your fed as in music don't listen to the corporate shit just listen to the joke!

one of the best bands ever fact!

Hız (Speed )1.25 Mükemmel aq (perfect)

the bizz

tune and lyrics

As of now, in the year 2017, this song has transpired into the anthem for the anti-globalists.

Spread it far and wide.

How, exactly, does a song transpire?

Well this song is anti-war against the Iraq War back in 2003. But yet again, these wars are meant to destabilize countries to cause an ongoing migrant crisis in Europe, part of a huge globalist agenda. So pretty much making this song prettu damn relevant!

the only time I've ever heard, "mayonaise, ketchup" in a sincere song lyric.... and lo, it was appropriate. Bizarre. Nice job lads.... Jaz.... keep it up.

Those words don't appear in this song at all

timeless - still fits every moment of life

This mind-blowing anti-war song, fiercest of all that were written about the Irak war, sounds so relevant today, as the global powers are busy trying to eliminate the ISIS cancer. When ? When is the day Bush, Powell, Cheney, Wolfowitz, Blair and the likes are going to be judged by the IPT and put in jail ?

The ‘global powers’ created ISIL/ISIS.

Bilderberg / Rothschilds / Bush / Clinton / Obama

Id imagines the same day that Churchhill, and all of the politicians from that past who have done the same thing come to face their judgment. I expect sometime in the 2500s Unless we embrace the idea of unity earlier. but i cant see our consciousness evolving that fast.

The religion of collective international action to destroy the outsider nations who oppose a globalized world will make sure war criminals like the Bushes will never face justice.

Jaz sounds like he's sitting in the dentist chair with one of those little vacuums sucking out the words on this song. but what a tune. he sounds very grim when when he says "we'll clothe your women in the western waaaayy..."

I think I read somewhere that it was Raven who did the speaking parts... very eerie no matter who did it though, I love the effect it gives to the song. Uneasy feeling.

Jaz sounds like Lemmy Kilmister if he was sober and intelligent.

Dani Filth in the dentist chair, lol

I love Killing Joke, but their cultural relativist viewpoint annoys the hell out of me. "We'll clothe your women the Western way!" No, the point is that we allow women to choose what they want to wear, we do not clothe women any particular way. Get off this cultural relativist delusion - our culture is undeniably, empirically, demonstrably superior to Islamic culture, because it gives people a choice - what is so hard to get about that?

It's not Killing Joke, but your viewpoint that is limited. There are obviously many countries with rich cultures and customs. They reject westernization. And westernization doesn't only happen in Arabic countries.

Certainly odd lyrics but has nobody ever considered that he might have been singing from the point-of-view of a demon? The voice at that stage sounds possessed.

Lmao do you know anything about the philosophy of “white Man’s burden” or the American assimilation of Natives? Do you understand that “Western” can include European countries too?

@Nick Hannah I don't know who you're addressing but I'm willing to listen to all opinions.

to me that line is saying exactly the same thing you are and is not meant to be taken at face value, he is saying that is what western global interests are currently guilty of, not that it is an agreeable ideal.

It fucking blows you away

Joke kills this album with Dave on animal skins. Geordy is the master of power economics.

Definitely going gig in November!

Deftones might like Killing Joke grampas =)

love this song :---- ! it should be played on tv maybe the sheeple would wake up ????????????????????? its like the fkin twilight zone out there

"Refugees Welcome 2015" - official song

WHAT. A. FUCKING. SONG.

You sir are absolutely right

When this came out it was a MASSIVE return to form how good is the guitar bit just after Jaz says the western way?

Orgasmic that what it is

SO good

Probably the best song ever :D

Agreeeeeee!.

That's a Kick Ass Jam. Love that Riff.

no bass?

Great middle-eight, very "relaxing" to drum along on your steering wheel indeed. The Joke & Mr. Grohl in great shape!

Awesome track,great driving riff,Superb lyrics!!!....United Nations,one world government,watch this space. 2015 and humanity goes forever backwards,.

Gyming to this all day

One of the greatest song of KJ, and maybe their most powerful riff !

Thorneblade
it's up there with the best of em dude

This is a great song for driving!

haha this is a great song for behemoth to have covered. That riff is killer. If I ever have a day where I'm a bit tired of listening to death metal, I know where I'm going

love it

sounds like amebix... :)

great!!!!!!!!!!!! 

how on earth this song get only 9012 hits 

+Don Makiavelli they have to pay for it, of course.

this rocks my dome

Lol, for educational purposes only.

Schooling the population on quality rock and roll music.

That's the Douchenozzle's way of saying: "I'm ripping off this artist that I really like: Please don't fine me."

@ROOKTABULA yet you're here enjoying it

seriously excellent work, I'm subscribing.