Ostrich Head (Radio Edit) Lyrics

The future of humanity

Relies on fighting hate with love and peace and empathy

Stand up for lives that don’t have a choice

Speak up for those who have no voice

I’m the Notorious P.I.G

That’s P.I.G. in capitals see?

‘Cos my name shouts out for your attention

It says “wake up humans and smell my bacon”

It’s time to listen to what I have to say

So don’t all try to hide or run away

Cos I have some questions that I’m gonna ask

So sit down humans until I complete this task

For yeah, I’m one angry intelligent creature

That’s what years of confinement and abuse does to ya

First question: ‘What is the Human Kind?’

Let me answer that with a piece of my mind

For a start. Right? An oxymoron

Two opposing words to show you how you got that wrong

Please tell me what is kind about the human race?

So come on, step forward and let’s hear your case

What’s that? Is there silence in your house?

Well here’s an observation from the slaughterhouse

Human Kind’s an animal that’s so blood-thirsty

Do you have the capacity to show kindness and mercy?

Those behaviours require developed IQ

Which your ‘Kind’ refer to

As ‘empathy’

But us P.I.G’s ain’t received none of that

So you certainly do not get

Our sympathy

All we experience is suffering and pain

From neglect and abuse which YOU’RE to blame.

What’s that? Oh? Did one of you say something?

“It’s not my fault. I ain’t done nothing!”

Well, there we have it! You ain’t done nothing

I find your apathy deeply disturbing

Not to mention shocking and disappointing

So it IS because of you we’ll continue with our suffering

The future of humanity

Relies on fighting hate with love and peace and empathy

Stand up for lives that don’t have a choice

Speak up for those who have no voice

If violent delights have violent ends

Which part of ‘murder’ don’t you comprehend?

YOU are the freak of nature

YOU are the nature’s raper

For I ain’t inferior

‘An you sure as hell ain’t superior

‘Cos YOU ain’t unique hon’

You are the weak one

Remember this when you come to us and try to get your freak on

(No no nono no no nooo, no no nono no no nooo)

Remember this when you come to us ‘cos clearly YOU’RE the ‘Freak One’

Keep spending most our lives

Factory farms ain’t no paradise

The future of humanity

Relies on fighting hate with love and peace and empathy

Stand up for lives that don’t have a choice

Speak up for those who have no voice

Now, I don’t normally like to swear and cuss

It’s a rap song. Really? It’s too obvious

I think it’s about time I made a fuss

So are you ready? It goes like thus

If you give an itsy bitsy teeny weeny mother flying?

Would the real members of your ‘KIND’ please show themselves and stand up?

That’s right I said ‘stand up’

I’m inviting you to ‘stand up’

Would the real members of your ‘KIND’ please show themselves and stand up?

What? Wait? STILL no takers?

No one in your house? No peacemakers?

Why’s that? Are you all asleep?

Or deaf? Or blind? Oh yeah, you’re sheep!

Now it all makes sense ‘cos you follow the herd

Never question stuff never say a word

It’s happened before for members of your own species

Women and blacks; those written out of history

How long can you ignore the mistreatment and atrocities

This cannot continue. They’re facts; don’t gloss over these

So stop what you are doing ‘cos YOU’RE the perpetrator

YOU hold the power: YOU are the consumer

Choose carefully where you spend your dollar

Vote with your dough we can end this horror

But then it’s so much easier to go home instead

Pull the covers right over your drugged up head

As you lie there protected in your rose bed

It’s far easier to put on your ostrich head

But if nothing improves then nothing changes

Do you realize your mind is being manipulated?

So stick it in the sand

Don’t wanna understand

And carry on - ignore me instead

Repeat: Stick it in the sand

Don’t wanna understand

Carry on - ignore me instead

Stick it in the sand

Don’t wanna understand

Go on, put on your ostrich head

Go on, put on your ostrich head

Go on, put on your ostrich head

Go on, put on your ostrich head