Netherlands

[Intro]
In the Netherlands, 1970s
Walkin' 'round town just for the hell of it
We were mistaken and hurt
Left battered, bloodied or worse
Hate crimes delivered with such little remorse

[Verse 1]
Can't put a face to the crimes
Skinheads all look the same
They can't put a face to the fears
It's just a fear of change
Fear of the unknown
How else can you explain
A Pakistani, German
And a Chinese man

[Chorus]
Being mistaken and hurt
Left battered, bloodied or worse?
Hate crimes delivered with such little remorse
Can't put a face to the crimes
Skinheads all look the same
They can't put a face to the fears
It's just a fear of change

[Verse 2]
He said you'll pay for your sins
So you can't sin by proxy
You don't pay for your country
Just your racist rhetoric
That keeps slipping through the cracks
That keeps falling up the stairs
That keeps making its way up to the top of the chain
You'll never fear the levity
Never grasp the longevity
A life under punches, a life an enemy
Passed down for generations, division and pain
Nationalism, racism, they're one and the same

[Chorus]
We were mistaken and hurt
Left battered, bloodied or worse
Hate crimes delivered with such little remorse
Can't put a face to the crimes
Skinheads all look the same
They can't put a face to the fears
It's just a fear of change