Hunting for Witches Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm sitting on the roof of my house
With a shotgun
And a six pack of beer
Six pack of beer, six pack of beer
[Pre-Chorus 1]
The newscaster says "the enemy's among us"
As bombs explode on the 30 bus
Kill your middle class indecision
Now is not the time for liberal thought
[Chorus]
So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for
[Verse 2]
In the '90s, optimistic as a teen
Now it's terror
Aeroplanes crash into towers
Into towers, into towers
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The Daily Mail says "the enemy's among us
Taking our women and taking our jobs"
All reasonable thought is being drowned out
By the non-stop baying, baying, baying for blood
I'm sitting on the roof of my house
With a shotgun
And a six pack of beer
Six pack of beer, six pack of beer
[Pre-Chorus 1]
The newscaster says "the enemy's among us"
As bombs explode on the 30 bus
Kill your middle class indecision
Now is not the time for liberal thought
[Chorus]
So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for
[Verse 2]
In the '90s, optimistic as a teen
Now it's terror
Aeroplanes crash into towers
Into towers, into towers
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The Daily Mail says "the enemy's among us
Taking our women and taking our jobs"
All reasonable thought is being drowned out
By the non-stop baying, baying, baying for blood
[Chorus]
So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for
[Bridge]
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
I watched TV, it informed me
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
There must be accountability
Disparate and misinformed
Fear will keep us all in place
[Chorus]
So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for
[Bridge]
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
I watched TV, it informed me
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
There must be accountability
Disparate and misinformed
Fear will keep us all in place
So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for
[Bridge]
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
I watched TV, it informed me
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
There must be accountability
Disparate and misinformed
Fear will keep us all in place
[Chorus]
So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for
[Bridge]
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
I watched TV, it informed me
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
There must be accountability
Disparate and misinformed
Fear will keep us all in place
About
Genius Annotation
The song is a social commentary of the “Rupert Murdoch” style TV and how the press tries to keep people scared. The recent acts of terrorism are mentioned such as the London Bombings and 9/11 which have been used as a tool for fear. This caused a “witch hunt” looking for the enemy among us, similar to those that occurred in the Medieval ages. This witch hunt is based on xenophobia and it causing increasing violence. The song eventually comes to the conclusion that fear will keep us in our place. Only rational thought will move us forward.
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Drums
Bass
Lead guitar
Rhythm Guitar
Vocals
Recorded At
Grouse Lodge, Ireland; The Garage, Kent, England; The Garden, London; Olympic, London; RAK, London; Mayfair, London
Release Date
January 24, 2007
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