The First World War memorial’s murdered in orange Cyrillic graffiti,
“Shapku rules dis joint!” It’s like that bombsite near Tahiti,
the streets all heave with human waste, defaced and armed banditti,
it’s a blindfold knife-thrower sort of show
down South-Central Walthamstow.
The only dreams are nightmares and romance is out the question,
the only feeling in your gut’s the stabs of indigestion
or Stanley Knives, the pimp, who sells the only kind of affection.
Hemmed-in children do not grow
down South-Central Walthamstow.
Down chloroformy former-glory alleyways of yore
conformy kids with hardened bars just shaft their craft and bore
the life right out of everyone who knows what life is for.
They burn copies of ‘No Logo’
down South-Central Walthamstow.
Pearly Kings were decapitated or abdicated instead,
the double-barrels rolled out and the chirpy sparras fled
and Dick’s not spotted anywhere, except on people’s heads.
Are there any rebels? No.
Not down South-Central Walthamstow.
With Cockney character kicked carefully in the lower spine
the atmosphere’s convenient, the situation fine
for phoned and pinstriped creatures sipping young professional wine
to toast the ghostly post-mortem show
that is South-Central Walthamstow.
Bruschetta-brained bastards barge in every bloody day
even though “There’s a distinct lack of café societé!”
and now it roughly costs the whole Canadian Army’s pay
for a shack on a shark-infested row
down South-Central Walthamstow.
The only ideology you’ll find here is brutality,
lust for cash the solitary source of joviality,
the animals go grazing on because of your mentality,
you dumb overpaid scum who go
and buy South-Central Walthamstow!
Comments
Dynamaso | August 15, 2008 - 01:47
I would love to hear this performed with music - a big thumping beat and fat bass line would do it, I reckon. I can see this applying to where I live in Sydney, particularly the 'lust for cash...' line. Well done, Mac.
Macjoyce | August 15, 2008 - 09:06
It's funny you should say that, Mr D, because this is actually a Norwich Face Transplant song which definitely has a big thumping beat, but I'm not sure how fat the bass line is. Unfortunately it's not on the myspace page right now though.
I can imagine Sydney being like this, yes, and most big cities nowadays. Such is the yuppification of the world...
Thanks for reading.
www.myspace.com/norwichfacetransplant
mykle | August 16, 2008 - 11:29
Brilliant stuff, Mac!
Go get ‘em Tiger.
Macjoyce | August 16, 2008 - 23:11
I shall...
Chars, Herr Mykle.
www.myspace.com/norwichfacetransplant
Dynamaso | August 17, 2008 - 04:21
Mac, I had a listen to Norwich Face Transplant. I really like 'Festival Moments' and 'Walking The Gangplank'. 'I'm A Geezer' is bloody hilarious. I love how you take the piss out of Skinner. Good stuff. Check out my band here: http://www.myspace.com/jcronikal Let me know what you think.
Macjoyce | August 17, 2008 - 12:57
Thanks a lot, Mr D. I had a listen to your band and I think you're all very talented. The music's top quality and I especially like 'Everything happens'. The only thing that puts me off is the American accents. Why do hip-hop artists feel the need to ape the Yanks all the time? I don't mean to have a go, but I just think it'd be a lot better if your rapper used his real, Aussie, accent.
www.myspace.com/norwichfacetransplant
Dynamaso | August 18, 2008 - 00:28
Mac, thanks for listening. I agree with you about the accent. Our MC taught himself listening exclusively to American MCs. He thinks his normal speaking voice doesn't have enough character to stand out. Of course, I disagree but it is hard to get someone to change their habits when they've been doing it one way for so long.
I live in hope. We're going to record our first album late this year and I am going to be on his back about making sure the accent is more Australian.