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Allow Them Lyrics

(Come here little skunky)

(Hhmmm...)

Allow them, they just crawled out of the woodwork
Allow them, like a roach in the expensive suit and tie
Allow them, failure has far too many fathers
Allow them, succeed and you're an orphan 'til you die

Now then no one is saying they deserve it
(No one is saying it so)
What's more they've gotten more than they deserve
(That’s why its gotta go)

Allow them, they've got a pitch and a proposal
Allow them, the runaround might be a better term for it
Allow them, they think that they've got us at their disposal
Allow them, sit still now this won't hurt a bit

Now then no one is saying they deserve it
(No one is saying it so)
What's more they've gotten more than they deserve
(That’s why its gotta go)
The day will come when there is nothing left to be afraid of
Allow them
They will destroy themselves if we allow them to

It's such a cold, cold, horrid place
There's more than rats running in the race
And more than weasels calling in the plays
These are cold, cold, horrid days
Deception is an ax they wield
There's wands to wave with every call they field
This just is not us at all
And if it is, we've dropped the ball

And we know who's not a carrier
They hide behind a barrier
That they'll destroy themselves somehow
It's up to us if we allow them
They will destroy themselves if we allow them to

Allow them
Well now they're setting it in motion
unaware, unaware where they're heading to right now
Allow them
We'll wait for the commotion
That's bound to come
That's bound to come
That's bound to come if we allow

Now then no one is saying they deserve it
(No one is saying it so)
What's more they've gotten more than they deserve
(That’s why its gotta go)
The day will come when there is nothing left to be afraid of

Allow them
They will destroy themselves if we allow them to
Yeah they're destroy themselves if we allow them to
They're gonna destroy themselves if we allow them to

(Alright)
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Cover art for Allow Them lyrics by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The

I kinda see this song as as a satire about military interventention and nations (like Iraq, even though this song was written before then).

Basically, if we (the West) allow them (the 3rd world), they'll destroy themselves. Overall though, it's not a noble task but rather a scheme to get money and we don't actually care of the plight of such peoples.

I'm probably wrong though.

Cover art for Allow Them lyrics by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The

I think it's just about politicians, media moguls, and businessmen... they way they deceive and cling to power, but in the end all the work they do will just end up destroying them all... that we should just let them do their thing and pick up the pieces afterwards...

Either that or it's talking about the music industry and the jet-setters in it, how they're trying to "pitch" things to the kids, market and package bands... draw up these deals and eat off the backs of the musicians... and if you just let them do their thing they're just end up destroying each other anyways.

 
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