Just drums: There was a red brick road where I grew up on And a pretty stone wall round a fragrant lawn Fish in the pond that sparkled in the dawn But it ain?t no more it?s all gone gone gone Whoa! Ram it! Cram it! Grand Slam it! Break up the concrete Break up the concrete Prod it! Sod it! Metal Rod it! Break up the concrete Thwak it! Crack it! Lineback it! Break up the concrete Shake it! Bake it! Earthquake it! Break up the concrete Break up the concrete Break up the concrete measure break Dak Dak Dak Dak Daka Daka Daka Daka And the depot over there right next to the tracks That the slaves put down while breaking their backs But those texas* zoo no would ever get into a carriage Or anything that might lead to an interracial marriage Whoa! Ram it! Cram it! Grand Slam it!! Break up the concrete Prod it! Sod it! Metal Rod it! Break up the concrete Thwak it! Crack it! Lineback it! Break up the concrete Shake it! Bake it! Earthquake it! Break up the concrete Now don?t tell me its progress cause that?s just a lie And don?t even try to come with an excuse why! We we?re so busy worrying about them dropping the bomb We didn?t notice where our enemy was really coming from! Hey boys c?mon let?s do it! Ram it! Cram it! Grand Slam it!! Break up the concrete Prod it! Sod it! Metal Rod it! Break up the concrete Shake it! Bake it! Earthquake it! Break up the concrete Ram it! Slam it! Just cram it! One more time! Break up the concrete Break up the concrete Now he who laid it come back here and raid it!

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque la nostalgie d'un passé révolu, où la beauté de la nature et la simplicité de la vie d'autrefois fleurissaient sur un chemin en briques rouges. À travers des images puissantes, elle souligne la destruction de cet héritage par le béton moderne, critiquant les progrès qui ne sont en réalité que des illusions. Elle évoque aussi les luttes sociales et les injustices du passé, rappelant les sacrifices des générations précédentes. Cette œuvre s'inscrit dans un contexte de prise de conscience sociale, dénonçant les impacts néfastes de l'urbanisation et des inégalités raciales. Elle incite à réagir contre cet état des choses, à briser le béton symbolique qui fragilise les fondations de notre humanité.