Brixton Songtext
von Rancid

I saw a new generation coming
Under the smoke over Oakland
In and out the streets are breathing

Under the smoke over Oakland

Chaos, disorder
Looting and order
From a blind man praying for some sight
Take a loot out my mind
Not the boot on the groove
My best intentions always ended in a fight
You can send me to hell
These pills mean I′ll tell
Take control and say what they're doing

350 Dead, the Tribune read

Oakland′s going off like a bomb

I saw a new generation coming
Under the smoke over Oakland
In and out the streets are breathing

Under the smoke over Oakland


Man, it just don't seem right
See, every time I turn around it's just the same story
And it′s like, it just don′t seem right
And I wonder when's it gonna end

Knocking down the doors
Slogans on the walls
One said fight back
Yeah, the system would fall
The police came out with tear gas and flames
Chaos in the city beating them at their game
Don′t pay the poll tax the headlines read
30 Cops beaten, another one dead
The fight lasted on through the bricks of the night
A thousand angry looters who knew they were right

I saw a new generation coming
Under the smoke over Oakland
In and out the streets are breathing

Under the smoke over Oakland

I saw a new generation coming
Under the smoke over Oakland
In and out the streets are breathing
Under the smoke over Oakland