Lyrics Napalm Death – Downbeat Clique

For independence we alone define
Open-ended, not monopolised, it’s just as it is

Does not need overstatement
Don’t broadcast it from the rooftops

But radical actor there you are
The radical statesman picking holes
But radical actor there you are
The radical stateman’s checklist of faults

But radical actor there you are
In radical terms this target’s soft
But radical actor there you are
In radical terms it’s power to your lost soul

But radical actor there you are
The radical heights of alienating
To be a cut above — or below

Infighting starts to establish
A clearly marked distance because image is at stake

Mindlessly stifling, downbeat clique
Down-at-heel, downbeat clique

Infighting starts to establish
A clearly marked distance because image is at stake

Pitifully sniping, downbeat clique
Re-branded morality, downbeat clique

Exactly what are YOU achieving?

The faithful patron of one conclusion
With reflection, effects are null and void
It’s just as it is

But radical actor there you are
The radical statesman picking holes

But radical actor there you are
The radical slip into social structure
And your threatening alliance with the norm