I Was In A Little Punk Band

I Don't Mind Being Labeled As A Political Songwriter. I've Chosen To Do That. What Really Annoys Me Is Being Dismissed As A Political Songwriter. That Really Pains Me, Because Life Isn't All About Love; It's Not All About Politics, Either. It's A Beautiful Mixture Of Events That Absolutely Baffle You, And You Think, "why Can't I Do Something About That?", Whether Those Events Are In Your Bedroom, Or Out There In The Wide World. In Our Daily Lives We Engage With Them At Different Times, And I'm Trying To Write About The Whole Human Experience, Or My Perspective On It Anyway.

We Have Laws To Deal With People Who Defame Other People's Religion. We Have Laws To Deal With People Who Try To Blow Up Our Citizens. We Have Due Process. We Have Laws To Deal With People Who We Capture During Combat And War, But Somehow Guantanamo Bay Seems To Be Outside All That. And Perhaps It's Being Maintained With The View To What People Are Talking About Now, This Idea Of The "long War," That This Is Going To Go On And On, And Perhaps Iran Is Going To Be Next.

Never Trust Anyone Who Has No Doubts. And I'm Not Talking About Scepticism Either: Scepticism Can Be A Healthy Thing. You Can Have An Argument With Someone Who's A Sceptic. When I Say 'cynic', I Mean Someone Who Has Given Up, And They Want You To Give Up Too, So It Makes Them Feel Better About Themselves.

Start Your Own Revolution, Cut Out The Middleman In A Perfect World We'd All Sing In Tune But This Is Reality So Give Me Some Room So Join The Struggle While You May The Revolution Is Just A T-shirt Away

I Never Met A Politician Who Didn't Want To Be A Guitar Player In A Rock Band. I've Got The Opportunity To Say What I Believe In.