Billy Bragg – Accident Waiting To Happen (Official Video)

A dark, brooding and at times violent video to match the mood of the song from the 1991 album ‘Don’t Try This At Home’. `You're a dedicated swallower of fascism’ is a politicalisation of a classic Ray Davies song title.

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Lyrics: I've always been impressed with a girl Who could sing for her supper and get breakfast as well That's the way I am, heaven help me He said, "We don't like peace camapigners 'round here" As he nailed another one to the wall And that's what gets me in trouble, heaven help me

Goodbye and good luck to all the rubbish that you've spoken Goodbye and good luck to all the promises you've broken Your life has lost its dignity, its beauty and its passion You're an accident waiting to happen

There you are standing at the bar And you're giving me grief about the DDR And that chip on your shoulder gets bigger as you get older One of these night you're gonna get caught It'll give you a pregnant pause for thought You're a dedicated swallower of fascism

Time up and time out for all the liberties you've taken Time up and time out for all the friends that you've foresaken If you choose to waste away like death is back in fashion You're an accident waiting to happen

And my sins are so unoriginal I have all the self-loathing of a wolf in sheep's clothing In this carnival of carnivores, Heaven help me

Goodbye and good luck to all the rubbish that you've spoken Goodbye and good luck to all the promises you've broken Your life has lost its dignity, its beauty and its passion You're an accident waiting to happen

You're an accident waiting to happen You're a dedicated swallower of fascism You're an accident waiting to happen