Full force of the law.
Again.
Full Force of the Law was written after ministers, including Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, warned that anyone involved in anti-migrant protests would face “the full force of the law.” For RebelliousBard, the phrase has become a familiar piece of political theatre: a warning delivered with absolute certainty whenever public anger over immigration spills onto the streets. The song doesn’t argue with the existence of the law. It questions the selective confidence with which politicians promise to use it, and why so many people already feel they know exactly who those warnings are aimed at before a single arrest has been made.
Full force of the law.
Funny how you already know
who that’s meant for.
Every time they say it
You already know the score
“Full force of the law”
Coming through the door
Never said with quiet confidence
Always dressed for the news
Another podium warning
Another enemy to choose
Funny how the phrase appears
Right on cue, right on time
Whenever British voices gather
And step outside the line
Same old script
Same old play
Different minister
Different day
Full force of the law
That’s the line they draw
Not for every broken promise
Not for every open door
Full force of the law
Always loud and proud
Point it at the taxpayer
Before the shouting crowd
Legitimate anger
Gets renamed hate
Concern becomes extremism
The moment you congregate
Flags become suspicious
Questions become wrong
Working-class frustration
Becomes another headline song
You don’t need a trial
You don’t need a charge
Just wait until a minister
Decides you’ve gone too far
Hear the words
Before they’re said
Same old sentence
Different head
Full force of the law
That’s the line they draw
Never short of warnings
Never short of awe
Full force of the law
Another practiced pose
Funny how it’s always aimed
Exactly where it goes
Full force?
Try full borders.
Full force?
Try full prisons.
Full force?
Try deporting criminals.
Try protecting towns.
Try protecting the people
Who paid for all of this.
See?
We’ve all got a wish list.
Every speech sounds identical
Every warning reads the same
Different logo
Different podium
Same old government game
If strength only exists
When speaking to your own
Don’t call it leadership
Call it staying safely home
Full force of the law
That’s the line they draw
Another television promise
Another little war
Full force of the law
Just remember when
Some governments fear
Their own working men
Full force of the law
Say it once again
Funny how you never need
To tell us
Who you meant.
Full force…
Of the law.
You said it.
We heard it.