The Equaliser Lyrics

Lyric discussion by The Dog That Ate... 

Cover art for The Equaliser lyrics by Clash, The

Absolutely right, pretzzr ! Sweet smoky dub song, with reggae imagery : "See the world you have built it with shoulders of iron See the world but it is not yours say the stealers of Zion" I'm really struck by the premonition of these 2 lines : "Don't check with Rome paint strike on the door It's one to one the fight is on so don't go to war" The pretty ugly Margaret Thatcher had to face big strikes and social fight, in response to her ultra-capitalist and reactionary politics during the 80's. 2 years after this song was written, she distracted people's attention from the resentment they felt by declaring war to Argentina about the Falkland Islands...

@The Dog That Ate... Many Clash fans who came in on the band's punk/thrash period would have been dismayed by almost all of Sandinista.