The lead single for Suede’s Dog Man Star is a depiction of a “stylised riot” against the middle classes. In his memoir, Coal Black Mornings, singer Brett Anderson revealed that the title had been stolen from his friends' school band, The Pigs:
[…] they had a kind of band theme song called “We Are T...
[Verse 1]
Well, the church bells are calling
Police cars on fire
And as they call you to the eye of the storm
All the people say, "Stay at home tonight"
I say
[Chorus]
We are the pigs
We are the swine
We are the stars of the fire
Of the firing line
[Verse 2]
And as the smack cracks at your window
You wake up with a gun in your mouth
Oh, let the nuclear wind blow away my sins
And I'll stay at home in my house
I say
[Chorus]
We are the pigs
We are the swine
We are the stars of the fire
We are the pigs
We are the swine
We are the stars of the fire
Of the firing line
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
We are the pigs
We are the swine
We are the stars of the fire
But deceit can't save you so
[Outro]
Hey ho, hey ho
We all watch them burn
Hey ho, hey ho
We all watch them burn
Hey ho, hey ho
We all watch them burn
Hey ho, hey ho
We all watch them burn
We all watch them
We all watch them
We all watch them burn
We'll watch them burn
We Are the Pigs was written by Bernard Butler & Brett Anderson.
We Are the Pigs was produced by Ed Buller.
Suede released We Are the Pigs on Mon Sep 12 1994.