Mötley Crüe

Anarchy in the U.K.

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Oh I am an anti-Christ
And I am an anarchist
Don't know what I want
But I know how to get it
I wanna destroy the passers by
Because I, I wanna be, anarchy
In this fuckin' city

Anarchy for the U.S.A.
It's coming sometime, maybe
Give the wrong time
Stop a traffic line
Your future dream is a shopping scheme
Because I wanna be, anarchy
Well it's the only way to be

Ha ha ha ha ha ha
There are many ways to get what you want
I use the best, well I use the rest
Well I use the enemy
I use anarchy
Because I, I wanna be, anarchy
Fuck the rat race man

Is this the P.M.R.C.
Or is this the D.E.A.
Or is this the C.I.A.
I thought it was the U.S.A.
Or just another country
Some other fuckin' country
And I, wanna be, anarchy
Oh I wanna fuckin' hear it man
And I, wanna be, anarchy
Let's say it again boys
And I, wanna be, anarchy

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mellow_harsher On Jan 20, 2015

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by CKF929

11y ago

This is one of those songs that has been covered many times....both successfully, and also in some less than memorable covers. I had never really listened to it until the early 2000's, and it really struck a chord with me because I have always had a "screw the rules" mentality, and it was a punk anthem when it was initially recorded by the Sex Pistols. In the Crue's case, it was a screw you to the recording industry.

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