lirik lagu mick hanly - on the blanket
[verse 1]
the truth comes as hard as the cold rain
on your face in the heat of a storm
and the stories i’m hearing would shock you
to believe such cruel deeds can go on
you can starve men and take all their clothing
and then beat them up till they fall
you can break the bodies but never the spirit
those on the blanket
[verse 2]
but the truth must be told so i’ll tell it
it all began four years ago
when one man refused to be branded
a criminal and wear prison clothes
so they threw him in naked to h~block
and spat out their filthy abuse
and kept him awake till the cold morning came
with only a blanket
[chorus]
england your sins aren’t over
the h~blocks still stand in your name
and though many voices have cried out to you
it is still your shame
and if we stay silent we’re guilty
while these men lie naked and cold
in the h~block tonight remember the fight
of those on the blanket
[verse 3]
this one man’s courage was steady
soon he was joined by some more
refusing criminal status
these men were prisoners of war
the screws tried to break them with beatings
and certain no human can stand
from morning till night, it’s a daily routine
for those on the blanket
[verse 4]
and it’s hard to believe that we humans
can mistreat our fellows this way
and kneel at the alter on sundays
and join in the words “let us pray”
oh jesus, to high heaven
for the crimes we commit in your name
can you touch the poor hearts of the times to keep
and on the blanket
[chorus]
england your sins aren’t over
the h~blocks still stand in your name
and though many voices have cried out to you
it is still your shame
and if we stay silent we’re guilty
while these men lie naked and cold
in the h~block tonight remember the fight
of those on the blanket
[verse 5]
today in long kesh there’s three hundred
and eighty or more men in the cells
in armagh there’s thirty more women
on the blanket in the cold prison cells
each day is a nightmare inflicted
by those who’ve oppressed for too long
in [?][4:53] convicted, no difference it makes
to those on the blanket
[chorus]
england your sins aren’t over
the h~blocks still stand in your name
and though many voices have cried out to you
it is still your shame
and if we stay silent we’re guilty
while these men lie naked and cold
in the h~block tonight remember the fight
of those on the blanket
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