Name: Sacred Cows
Duration: P00H03M26S
Description: Inspired by the brutal animal sacrifice scene from 'Apocalypse Now', no one is spared from the venting spleen of this hostile and angry piece. From the Broderick sessions, Diatribe at their very best.

Sacred Cows

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Inspired by the brutal animal sacrifice scene from 'Apocalypse Now', no one is spared from the venting spleen of this hostile and angry piece. From the Broderick sessions, Diatribe at their very best.

lyrics

You'll never have what you want to see
you'll never have your victory
if you're bound hand and foot
in the trappings of history
relying on habits formed through the years
you bore me to tears

On a force fed diet from cradle to grave
by the chains of tradition reduced to a slave
the lessons learned on your mother's knee
to bow and scrape and never be free
fall to the feet of the Priest or the Guru
believe in the good Lord or the Voodoo
blame all the others for your tribulations
but never suspect your sacred cows
Your sacred cows

Excuses, pardons, miracles, fables
candles and crosses and Holy Tables
take away your crutches
and what would we make of you
Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Jew
well it makes no odds to me
I'll bring my sword down on you
bring my sword down on you
and kill your sacred cows

We'll kill your sacred cows
We'll kill your sacred cows

credits

released February 25, 2021
Music: Dave Bessell, Jonathan Kirby, Tim Kirby
Lyrics: Tim Kirby
Dave Bessell: Guitar
Jonathan Kirby: Drums
Tim Kirby: Bass & Vocals

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Diatribe England, UK

Formed in Reading, England in 1983, Diatribe burned out fast and hard, but left their mark on those who witnessed and heard.

One 12"EP, a John Peel Session and the promise of so much more, thwarted by the demons of addiction and self doubt.

This page is their legacy. Tracks are free to download, as they are sourced from masters of varying levels of quality and compression. ... more

discography

No Reason

Mar 2021
Sacred Cows

Feb 2021
Goose Green

Feb 2021
Like a Disease

Feb 2021
Ha Fucking Ha

Jan 1984

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