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Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next lyrics
The future teaches you to be alone
The present to be afraid and cold
So if I can shoot rabbits
Then I can shoot fascists

Bullets for your brain today
But we'll forget it all again
Monuments put from pen to paper
Turns me into a gutless wonder

And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next

Gravity keeps my head down
Or is it maybe shame
At being so young and being so vain

Holes in your head today
But I'm a pacifist
I've walked La Ramblas
But not with real intent

And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next

And on the street tonight an old man plays
With newspaper cuttings of his glory days

And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
And if you tolerate this
Then your children will be next
Will be next
Will be next
Will be next
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Songwriters: James Bradfield, Nicholas Jones, Sean Moore
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    Rachael Kennedy
    To me (and I could be wrong) but its basically saying if we tolerate things and what people say (and just accept it) then we will basically fall into a pattern of compliance and nobody would ever challenge authority and the govt or each other (basically like doormats) like theold saying It is easier to fall for anything than to stand for something.
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      Rachael Kennedy
      To me (and I could be wrong) but its basically saying if we tolerate things and what people say... Read more →

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