Track Two - Tower Block Terror
From the LP 'Danger of Death'
available at www.rubellaballet.bandcamp.com
This tragedy hit home even more for Zillah and me as we lived on the 24th floor of a block of flats designed by Goldfinger in East London called Balfron Tower. pictured on the front cover.
We both along with the rest of the world watched as the horrific inferno engulfed Grenfell Tower in a matter of minutes. We were horrified to hear the authorities and the Fire Brigade told residents to ‘Stay inside’ as we all watched in horror as the flames went from one side of the building, up and over the 24th floor and down the other side in a matter minutes. People making lifelines out of blankets and climbing down out of their windows instead of burning alive on TV for the whole world to watch. Onlookers questioning the fire brigade as to why they were not rescuing victims from imminent death. It looked like a controlled burn to demolish the block later on. Questions needed to be asked like ‘Who authorized the cheaper tiles to be fitted that were not fire resistant just to save money’ Who the fuck was it? No one has taken responsibility for allowing defective tiles to adorn a building to stop the area looking down trodden while the regeneration of the area was taking place
The fucking Government have got away with MURDER again without conclusive proof of who’s to blame. WTF?
Tower Block Terror Lyrics
Verse
DEATH SQUADS DISPOSING OF THE PEOPLE
NO LOVE LOST IN THIS LAND OF EVIL
GENTRIFICATION SOCIAL CLEANSING
WORKING CLASS ELIMINATION
TOWER BLOCK TERROR TERROR TOWER BLOCK HELL
PEOPLE FORCED IN TO A PRISON CELL
SCREAMING HELP OUT OF THE WINDOWS
SCREAMING JUST TO LET THEM OUT
IT IS SURVIVAL, IT’A LIFE ALONE
THERE IS A CRISIS & THERES NO GOING HOME
WERE ALL PART OF A MODERN DAY WITCHHUNT
A BLOODY SACRIFICE A MIDNI GHT MASACRE
GOODBYE SURPLUS POPULATION
WELCOME TO THE CITY OF DEATH
Chorus
BURN BURN WE WATCHED THEM BURN
THE MOTHER FUCKING GOVERNMENT SHOWED NO CONCERN
SCREAMS OF TERROR AS WE WATCHED THEM DIE
NO ESCAPE NO SPRINKLERS OR A WATER SUPPLY
WE WATCHED ON TELLY AS THE CORPES BURNED
WE WERE LIED TO WILL WE NEVER LEARN
Verse
THEY WERE TOLD TO STAY INSIDE
NO-ONE KNEW THEY WERE GONNA DIE
THE DEATH TOLL SPIRALED OUTTA CONTROL
SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE THE BLAME
10 MILLION NOT TO SPOIL THE VIEW
AND FUCK ALL FOR THE PEOPLE
THE WORLD WATCHED ON IN DISBELIEF
IT’S JUST LIKE 9-11 THE SEQUAL
IT’S CORPERATE MANSLAUGHTER
ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ‘S TO BLAME
IT’S THE FUCKING GOVERNMENT
WHILE THEY HOLD THEY’RE HEADS IN SHAME
ESCAPING FAMILIES FROM THE DEADLY FLAMES
THE AUTHORITIES ESCAPING THE BLAME
JUST AN EXCUSE TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING
THEY DIDN’T CARE THEY’D WASTED 10 MILLION
WE WATCHED THE VICTIMS TAKE THEIR LAST BREATH
THEY WERE NEVER TOLD THERE WAS A DANGER OF DEATH
Chorus
BURN BURN WE WATCHED THEM BURN
THE MOTHER FUCKING GOVERNMENT SHOWED NO CONCERN
SCREAMS OF TERROR AS WE WATCHED THEM DIE
NO ESCAPE NO SPRINKLERS OR A WATER SUPPLY
WE WATCHED ON TELLY AS THE CORPES BURNED
WE WERE LIED TO WILL WE NEVER LEARN
BURN BURN WE WATCHED THEM BURN
THE MOTHER FUCKING GOVERNMENT SHOWED NO CONCERN
SCREAMS OF TERROR AS WE WATCHED THEM DIE
NO ESCAPE NO SPRINKLERS OR A WATER SUPPLY
WE WATCHED ON TELLY AS THE CORPES BURNED
WE WERE LIED TO WILL WE NEVER LEARN
Sid Truelove Jan 2018