This Is The Noise
(lyrics Karl Allison/music Alvin Allison & Simon Herbert)
Like chastised schoolboys hiding our freedom
Keep your arms down by your side.
Conservatism’s what we came for
You’re saying Jesus far too loud !
But we are sure we have the answer
This is how you join the dancer...
This is the noise that heralds a new creation
This is the noise of a gradual revolution
This is the noise - grannies dancing in the street
This is the noise - Scrooge shaking hands with all he meets
This is the noise - Police obeying the Highway Code
This is the noise - Mods helping ladies across the road
Full grown men with toys
This is the noise !
With rules no man has ever written
We act like robots - all the same.
Chains of fear and inhibition
He’s got to find our worship tame.
We’ve got to offer Him emotion
A formula for a magic potion...
This is the noise that heralds a new creation
This is the noise of a gradual revolution
This is the noise - grannies dancing in the street
This is the noise - Scrooge shaking hands with all he meets
This is the noise - Police obeying the Highway Code
This is the noise - Mods helping ladies across the road
Full grown men with toys
This is the noise !
Tradition seeks to hide the story
FREEDOM is the Gospel story
I hear them laugh and call my name
Just because I’m not the same.
Labels can destroy each other
Share my joy - be my brother...
This is the noise that heralds a new creation
This is the noise of a gradual revolution
This is the noise - grannies dancing in the street
This is the noise - Scrooge shaking hands with all he meets
This is the noise - Police obeying the Highway Code
This is the noise - Mods helping ladies across the road
Full grown men with toys
This is the noise !