New Model Army - A Liberal Education Lyrics






Take away our history
Take away our heroes
Take away our values
And leave us here with nothing
We were in the garden of Eden
Just as children mess around
We only leant against the tree
And the apple came tumbling down

You gave us what we asked for
But never what we wanted
We were only children
How could you have been so stupid
We went up to the steel walls
That guard the sacred town
We only whispered to ourselves
And the walls came tumbling down

We didn't want a victory
We just wanted to fight
But you wouldn't fight
You just gave in
You went and spoiled every game
You broke an everlasting chain
And nobody respects you for your weakness

Take away our idols
Take away our faith
Take away our hatred
And put us in this vacuum
Then say be yourself, please yourself
Express yourself some more
It's your right to do what you like
Because we can't really be bothered with you at all

We didn't want a victory
We just wanted to fight
But you wouldn't fight
You said it isn't nice to fight
You went and spoiled every game
You broke an everlasting chain
And nobody respects you for your weakness





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  1. M.... t....

    Thanks for posting this. This might be of interest, it's a psychological analysis of the meaning. Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LVREaWRM2M&t=73s

  2. S.... ....

    Just the first melancholic chords send waves of pleasure down my spine. And it only gets better from there.

  3. E.... F....

    Thumbs down from four liberals

    E.... F....

    Fuck Trump. Fuck Republicans.

  4. l.... m....

    Leave us here with nothing ☹️

  5. H.... L....

    chills down my spine ...

  6. F.... ....

    This is eerily what is happening now. We need songs and bands like this more than ever these days.

  7. F.... E....

    Band: New Model Army
    Song: A Liberal Education
    Album: Vengeance
    Year: 1984
    Origin: Bradford, England
    Genre: Post-Punk/Alternative Rock
    A LIBERAL EDUCATION
    Take away our history. Take away our heroes. Take away our values. And leave us here with nothing. We were in the garden of Eden. Just as children mess around. We only leaned against the tree. And the apple came tumbling down. You gave us what we asked for. But never what we wanted. We were only children. How could you have been so stupid. We went up to the steel walls that guard the sacred town. We only whispered to ourselves. And the walls came tumbling down. We didn't want a victory, we just wanted to fight. But you wouldn't fight. You just gave in. You went and spoiled every game. You broke an everlasting chain. And nobody respects you for your weakness. Take away our idols. Take away our faith. Take away our hatred. And put us in this vacuum. Then say be yourself, please yourself. Express yourself some more. It's your right to do what you like. Because we can't really be bothered with you at all. We didn't want a victory, we just wanted to fight. But you wouldn't fight. You said it isn't nice to fight. You went and spoiled every game. You broke an everlasting chain. And nobody respects you for your weakness.

  8. F.... N....

    oo i,m back agaain ... DAM this song is awesome and means a lot to me

  9. K.... B....

    No Man Is an Island !! You Gave Us What We Asked For ...But Never What We Wanted ....

    K.... B....

    KEITH Blake The lyrics to this song are excellent. It exposes the total fallacy of the whole "anarchy" punk trend that prevailed in those times, and to me, it also exposes the complete fraud and emptiness of the total capitalist and overly-individualistic idea which dominates everything over here in the wasteland of the USA. The sick worship of man as rootless and atomized. Common sense ethical European socialism mixed in with a free market is always the way to go. Europe is so superior to the USA. I lived for three years in both Germany and England as a kid. Great memories.

  10. L.... M....

    Brilliant.

  11. P.... T....

    if it only had been stupidity - i m sure most of us would forgive them, but it was sooo much worse.....

  12. l.... m....

    Tryed but failed ......

  13. p.... d....

    class! Dont even remember how long I know this tune...

  14. o.... b....

    to valhala and the honour of a good death 

  15. o.... b....

    these are words of wisdom and what we all must over come to get it back   ..... always loved this band 

  16. M.... C....

    this is my past,now its here in the godness of you tube, thank god for the future

  17. r.... ....

    Better late than never, glad ya could make it!!

  18. G.... V....

    When I was young

  19. f.... ....

    There are soo many good songs on this album. I'm late to the NMA party.

  20. D.... ....

    Trying toget hold of this album these days is bloody difficult. :(

  21. a.... ....

    Amazing !
    Click on my name et check our cover version of this beautiful song.

  22. d.... ....

    Damn. Sounds just like college and institutes of supposed higher learning today.

  23. N.... D....

    Remembers me Off an Good Old friend! R.I.P. Moppel

  24. f.... f....

    one of my favourite song !! great....

  25. D.... P....

    awesome