The Law is a song about a year and a half in the making which came out of a desire to explore my feelings about order and authority.
I'm a huge fan of the English comic character Judge Dredd, which is printed in 2000AD magazine. There's something about his world that I deeply love. It's not just Dredd, it's the grim, fascist, and surprisingly charming Mega City 1 that keeps me coming back to the thousands of progs that have been released over the years.
I wanted to write a song that was more than just a fanboy's homage, but instead an exploration of why I find Judge Dredd and his rigid world so compelling.
That being said, any Dredd fan worth his or her salt will probably enjoy picking out references to The Big Meg.
See you in the cubes,
- Joel Buxton
lyrics
I don't think you heard what I said / Turn around and hands on your head.
I don't think you know what I know / I can have you followed wherever you go
I don't think you see what I see / I don't think you see what I mean
I don't think you've seen what I've seen / Birdie says your lyin' in front of me
Which is to say / You're guilty in some way
Oh you're guilty in some way, guilty as charged
It's lookin' that way, uh huh, guilty as charged
You're goin' away, uh huh guilty as charged
It's lookin' that way, uh huh
I don't like the look of this place / I don't like the look on your face
I can take a stick to a juve / I can put your kid in a cube if he's rude
You can cry you want us to stop / wait until the war hits your block
We can keep the people in place / I don't think you're gruff 'nuff to stand in my place
Hey yo Anderson said: "You crossed us in your head"
Oh you're guilty in some way, guilty as charged
It's lookin' that way, uh huh, guilty as charged
You're goin' away, uh huh guilty as charged
It's lookin' that way, uh huh
We didn't know how to run until you caught us,
We didn't know how to bleed until you shot at us,
We didn't know how to fight until you taught us to live
We didn't know how to mobilize
We only know how to criticize
I confess my fellow man's a fool
You might be cruel, but baby this is cool.
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