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Declare Independence by Björk
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Maybe I felt that up to here things would be okay and the ’good’ would win in the end if only it persists. But things are not looking so good right now. It is time to go up on a mountain with a flag and a trumpet and insist on justice.
—Björk
Volta’s ninth track and third single, the industrial “De...
Declare Independence Lyrics
[Chorus]
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
[Refrain]
Justice
[Chorus]
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
[Refrain]
Justice
[Verse 1]
Start your own currency
Make your own stamp
Protect your language
[Refrain]
Justice
[Chorus]
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
[Bridge 1]
Make your own flag
Make your own flag
Make your own flag
Make your own flag
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
[Chorus]
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
[Verse 2]
Damn colonists
Ignore their patronizing
Tear off their blindfolds
Open their eyes
[Chorus]
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
[Bridge 2]
With a flag and a trumpet
Go to the top of your highest mountain
And raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
Raise your flag (Higher, higher)
[Chorus]
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
[Outro]
Raise the flag
Declare Independence Q&A
When did Björk release Declare Independence?
Björk released Declare Independence on Tue Jan 01 2008.
What did Björk say about "Declare Independence"?
Declare Independence is very confrontational…
For me, every time its starts I just burst laughing. I’m finding a lot of people don’t take it that way, which is okay. I seem to have a warped sense of humor that me and my three friends can understand, it’s very local. This one dress, for example… But...