The backlash has started, but we ain't fucking laughing 
Take a look at how much has changed, there ain't much to smile about 
We've done four years of begging and a lot longer struggling 
Well ain't it about time, we took back what is ours 

Punk formed as a movement to set right what was wrong 
The opposing side said no, we're right, you're wrong 
They controlled our bands with money and they all sucked off our sweat 
Well that's the fucking lesson we never must forget 

The time moved on and rebellion just seemed to be a bore 
As one by one the leaders collapsed, the money bought the whore 
Time and time again, we heard new promises were made 
But words was all it was, the action was delayed 
They tried to salvage something, but the mistake was already done 
With CBS and EMI backing what went on 
Those tears upon the stage, we heard they all came from the heart 
And if we all stood together, it would just be the start 
Well the start just never happened, as our hopes ran down the drain 
Now take a good look, you'll see its happening again 
The punk movement once strong, once offering real change 
Is searching fame and fortune, and that just ain't the fucking way 

Punk is still our movement; we can put right what is wrong 
By learning to say no, we're right, you're wrong 
Fuck their fucking future, it means oppression, war and hate 
It's time to turn the tables around and recreate the state