Big brother

Recorded somewhere in the 90s, this recording just sat on the shelf doing nothing. But when considering the state of our nations, and how the state strive to control people and abuse power, it is still relevant, probably more relevant, now. Words by Benjamin Zephaniah Music by Benjamin Zephaniah Copyright RED DREAD MUSIC 2023 Big Brother Tax you till your dead, and give you no future Your name and address is on his computer, Talk amongst yourselves, Aint nothing you can do, Wherever you may be, Big Brother is watching you. Big Brother has a very big sister Dirty money lovers just can’t resist her, Turns on the masses like a page three girl Turns off your senses and controls your world, Big Brother has a satellite dish A spy in the sky, and he poisoned the fish He poison the food, and he poisoned your rain, He got a wicked idea and poisoned your brain. Big Brother’s looking at you, Big Sister at his side, Said he got you covered, take it in your stride, Don’t bother get upset now, you were warned before, Just prepare for a showdown when he knocks on your door. You can’t judge him by his colours, Bluey grey don’t glow, Tell your sisters and your brother He’s come to wreck the show He don’t consider judgment time Tries to play god too, so just sign the dotted line, Big Bother is watching you. Big Bother is watching you Dekho Big Bother is watching you You know Big Bother is watching you it’s true Big Bother is watching you ooh In his patrol car staking out your life Doing evil deeds in the station at night Cruising up the highway, or burning up the motorway He got you on video, listening to what you say. Loving on the back seat it don’t matter Mr big brother tunes into your chatter, Like a voyeur at the local zoo, Big Bother is watching you. He studied you and filmed you for his documentary Upon your wall he was a fly, upon you cat a flea, You said that you won’t deal with him, well he will deal with you, You don’t have to invite him in, Big Bother is watching you. He has got our music on a micro chip He can hear us moaning from an off shore ship Tuned in to your turn on, hidden in the barcode He’s into aviation, and damaging the ozone. Nosing in your business, tapping on you phone, You may not want to hear this, but he is in your home, As for the homeless he is with you there, He could help you out but he don’t really care, He could stop the war, and educate the masses, He won’t help the workers, he drinks with the bosses, He could feed the hungry, but he walks away, When I get this angry, I let me guitar play. Big Bother has a house in the city, A house in the country and outer space, When you get down to the nitty gritty Big Brother has an interface, So know why you dance, know why you love, Know why you sing, he checks that too, If you feel out of place and you don’t know a thing. Know this, Big Bother is watching you. Big Bother is watching you Dekho Big Bother is watching you You know Big Bother is watching you It’s true Big Bother is watching you Watching you Big Bother is watching you It’s clear Big Bother is watching you Beware Big Bother is watching you Look out Big Bother is watching you No doubt Benjamin Zephaniah