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‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street Lyrics by ​The Jam

Snap!

1978

Where the streets are paved with blood
With cataclysmic overtones
Fear and hate linger in the air
A strictly no-go deadly zone
I don't know what I'm doing here
'Cause it's not my scene at all
There's an 'A' bomb in Wardour Street
They've called in the Army, they've called in the police too
I'm stranded on the vortex floor
My head's been kicked in and blood's started to pour
Through the haze I can see my girl
Fifteen geezers got her pinned to the door
I try to reach her but fall back to the floor
'A' bomb in Wardour Street
It's blown up the west end, now it's spreading through the city
'A' bomb in Wardour Street
It's blown up the city, now it's spreading through the country
Law and order takes a turn for the worst
In the shape of a size 10 boot
Rape and murder throughout the land
And they tell me that you're still a free man
If this is freedom I don't understand
'Cause it seems like madness to me
'A' bomb in Wardour Street
Hate bomb, hate bomb, hate bomb, hate bomb
A Philistine nation
Of degradation
And hate and war
There must be more
It's Dr. Marten's
A-P-O-C-A-L-Y-P-S-E, apocalypse
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​The Jam

​The Jam

About “‘A’ Bomb in Wardour Street” by ​The Jam

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