A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive, legislative and judicial powers, alert citizens to change their normal behaviours, or order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. It can also be used as a rationale for suspending rights and freedoms, even if guaranteed under the constitution. Such declarations usually come during a time of natural or man made disaster, during periods of civil unrest, or following a declaration of war or situation of international or internal armed conflict. Justitium is its equivalent in Roman law.
In some countries, the state of emergency and its effects on human rights and freedoms and governmental procedure are regulated by the constitution and/or a law that limits the powers that may be invoked. Rights and freedoms may be suspended during an emergency, for instance, freedom of movement, but not non-derogable rights. In many countries it is illegal to modify the emergency law or the constitution during the emergency.
Rough boy, too tough to fall in love
I never break down, always seem to hurt someone
I turn and tried to run too late, she's breakin' me down
It's over when I see her face, you know I can't find my way out
Chorus:
Emergency, the first time love's got a hold on me
Emergency, a state of emergency
Shot down in the web of a modern girl
You take your chances, when the fear inside is real
I turn and tried to run too late, she's breakin' me down
It's over when I see her face, you know I can't find my way out
chorus
(Solo)
Emergency, the first time love's got a hold on me
Emergency, into you helplessly
Emergency... (repeats out)
What's going on all over this whole wide world?
What's going on all over this whole wide world?
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only dialling cause it's necessary
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only calling cause it's necessary
What is going on in addy planet Earth? Dat ah where we live it addy place of our birth
Madness and mayhem man the world is corrupt, like a volcano it soon will erupt
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only dialling cause it's necessary
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only calling cause it's necessary
Look at the people in the streets, everywhere they don't seem like they care
And everyone is getting mad, it just seems like we've all lost the plot
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only dialling cause it's necessary
999 there's an emergency and I'm only calling cause it's necessary
These cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
All these cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
State of emergency, I'm gunner tell everyone
Check it out blood it ain't meant to be
The way they carry on man it's so crazy
When I think trouble is coming for me
I lay down in my bed and call the almighty
Now everybody can see hate is ugly and it's everywhere
You say you wanner be free
Yet everyday for the war you prepare
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only calling cause it's necessary
911 there's an emergency and I'm only calling cause it's necessary
These cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
All these cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
What's going on all over this whole wide world?
What's going on all over this whole wide world?
New York London Paris and Pill
Kingston Compton Birmingham Cape Hill
Moscow Bradford Brixton Amsterdam
Hamburg Detroit Karrabul Ely Milan
Basra Havana Rio Wolverhampton
San Paulo Sydney Osaka Lisbon Czechnya
Logos LA and Sudan Jerusalem
Gaza Strip Washington
State of emergency, I'm gunner tell everyone
There's a state of emergency I'm gunner tell everyone
These cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
like a shadow in the night
swallows up that city light
like fire in the rain gets put out again
like a weapon kept concealed
explosive elements reveal
a criminal inside of you no ground to stand nothing to lose
the distribution of wealth
such a fucking scam
that's why its so hard to survive in this so called promise land
you gotta do what you got to do to get by
facilitate that permanent high
smoke filled lungs inside of you
its hard to dream of glory when you got something to prove
sometimes were all victims of depression and unrest
some people got no heart that's just the way its always been
some never find what their looking for
few get what they want and fewer get more
sometimes you got to cross that line
when you aint got enough to get by
like an angel lost in hell
i walk a path i know so well
i feel lost in a familiar way another memory i cant explain
cos its the bottle that seems to flow
through another day of the drunk unknown
im looking for a fight at 11.15 on a saturday night
wake up on sunday morning
to the sound of breaking glass & sirens calling
bricks & bottles in the street
alert the police, it's a state of emergency
and the traffic lights all go blinking red
and a voice on the radio says 'get out while you can'
and in the gridlock panic sets in
and there ain't no engine built fast enough
to outride the Armageddon
and if you don't give it up i'm gonna take it
and how long did you think you could keep me tricked?
i'll be cold walking thru the backbay flinging bricks
Silk smooth how I move
But I'm gonna do do what I do
Ima hit this stinkin' move oh
Thinkin' bout slippin' in through the back door
I'm ready to explore I got my
black pants, black gloves, black can and I'm
Sneakin' through all the snakes in the grass so I
Can somehow make it right through the wall
And I'll be in the position of the one I adore
She's in the State of Emergency
All defenses on
I done set off all the alarms
And kidnap her heart
She's in the State of Emergency
All defenses on
I done set off all the alarms
And kidnap her heart
It's like breakin' and entering please excuse me girl if I'm wrong
I see that you've never ever been in this position before
So baby I'll take the lead, I need you to find love
Please don't leave the alarm
I don't wanna get caught
I got my black pants, black gloves, black can and I
Sneakin' through all the snakes in the grass so I
Can somehow make it right through the wall
And I'll be in the position of the one I adore
Call the paramedic cus shorty's bout to get it
She's gona need a stretcher or you might as well forget it
Thats the sound of the sound of the
State of Emergency, State of Emergency
What's going on all over this whole wide world?
What's going on all over this whole wide world?
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only dialling cause it's necessary
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only dialling cause it's necessary
What is going on in addy planet Earth? Dat ah where we live it addy place of our birth
Madness and mayhem man the world is corrupt, like a volcano it soon will erupt
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only dialling cause it's necessary
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only dialling cause it's necessary
Look at the people in the streets, everywhere they don't seem like they care
And everyone is getting mad, it just seems like we've all lost the plot
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only dialling cause it's necessary
999 there's an emergency and I'm only calling cause it's necessary
These cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
All these cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
State of emergency, I'm gonna tell everyone
Check it out blood it ain't meant to be
The way they carry on man it's so crazy
When I think trouble is coming for me
I lay down in my bed and call the almighty
Now everybody can see hate is ugly and it's everywhere
You say you wanner be free
Yet everyday for the war you prepare
Calling there's an emergency and I'm only calling cause it's necessary
911 there's an emergency and I'm only calling cause it's necessary
These cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
All these cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
What's going on all over this whole wide world?
What's going on all over this whole wide world?
New York London Paris and Pill
Kingston Compton Birmingham Cape Hill
Moscow Bradford Brixton Amsterdam
Hamburg Detroit Karrabul Ely Milan
Basra Havana Rio Wolverhampton
San Paulo Sydney Osaka Lisbon Czechnya
Logos LA and Sudan Jerusalem
Gaza Strip Washington
State of emergency, I'm gonna tell everyone
There's a state of emergency I'm gonna tell everyone
These cities are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
All these places are on fire and the pandemonium's getting higher
State of emergency, I'm gonna tell everyone
There's a state of emergency I'm gonna tell everyone
New York London Paris and Pill
Kingston Compton Birmingham Cape Hill
Moscow Bradford Brixton Amsterdam
Hamburg Detroit Karrabul Ely Milan
Basra Havana Rio Wolverhampton
San Paulo Sydney Osaka Lisbon Czechnya
Logos LA and Sudan Jerusalem
Gaza Strip Washington
Welcome to the state of emergency
Telepathic pace stresses urgency
I use your head to make you feel intruded
Now no one's useful, and you're polluted
What did you think when you entered?
How did you feel?
What did you think when you entered?
How did you feel?
Ignore the signs around you
So you don't have to leave
There's always room inside this State of Emergency
Welcome to the state of emergency!
Welcome to the state of emergency
Realize the fate of this urgency
A manic journey puts you in my hands
How did you get here? You don't quite understand
Maybe you should have got directions
But now you're here and you know my intentions
Walls go up around your head
This ain't the place that you expected
And when all is said and done
The population will all be gone
I know you from your license plate
Don't forget your in my state
There's a movie playing in my head
Bombs falling and children crying
The sunrise and the sky turns red
Load your guns tonight
There's a song playing down the hall
All alone there's an old man dying
I can't feel anything at all
Something isn't right
This is a state of emergency
I've been running from a tragedy
There's a battle raging in my head
I don't wanna to be left for dead
This is a state of emergency
Don't wanna be another casualty
There's a cemetery in my head
I don't wanna be left for dead, left for dead
There's a world standing in my way
Father said that I best stop trying
Stand down, it will be okay
You don't have to fight
There's a picture hanging on the wall
Of a memory that I'm denying
The sun sets and the angels fall
Something isn't right
This is a state of emergency
I've been running from a tragedy
There's a battle raging in my head
I don't wanna be left for dead
This is a state of emergency
Don't wanna be another casualty
There's a cemetery in my head
I don't wanna be left for dead
No, don't leave me here alone
I don't wanna make this hell my home
I would rather die than sell my soul
I would rather lie than let you go
There's a voice screaming in my head
Telling me that I'd best stop crying
Stand up, it will be okay
Load your guns tonight
This is a state of emergency
I've been running from a tragedy
There's a battle raging in my head
I don't wanna be left for dead
This is a state of emergency
Don't wanna be another casualty
There's a cemetery in my head
I don't wanna be left for dead
State of emergency
State of emergency
State of emergency
I don't wanna be left for dead
Left for dead, left for dead
You're looking for something
But what could it be?
You look for a hero
Well don't look at me
You look for solutions
But there's none you can find
You believe in something
That's only in your mind
You're looking around you
But hate has made you blind
And you've spent the last ten years of your life
In this emergency
So please don't just sit there
Let's try to break out
From all the hatred
Suspicion and doubt
Try to change your life
That is no life at all
Try to break down the imaginary wall
And if you couldn't be bothered
Well then, my friend, you'll fall
And spend all the rest of your life
STATE OF EMERGENCY
STATE OF EMERGENCY
STATE OF EMERGENCY
STATE OF EMERGENCY
Ready - Aim - Fire
From Brixton to Cape Town
Unrest all around
From Handsworth to Uitenhage
Lawlessness on the rampage
Sticks and stones they're throwing
Set ablaze the buildings
Youthful minds are stirring
Time to make a change
Who they think they're fooling
No want no diverse doctrine
Forever we will strive
Fighting against apartheid
CHORUS
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
Forever we will strive
I Never seen a thing like this before
How long can this go on
A riding riding ride the storm
Me tired me tired
Of being a stepping stone
To hell with words
And give me action
Sticks and stones they're throwing
Set ablaze the buildings
Youthful minds are stirring
Time to make a change
Who they think they're fooling
No want no diverse doctrine
Forever we will strive
Fighting against apartheid
CHORUS
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
State of emergency
Never seen such urgency
Forever we will strive
The whole wide world is burning
Forever we will strive
Pring pring gun shot ring
From Brixton to Cape Town
Unrest all around
From Handsworth to Durban
No satisfaction
We will strive for freedom now
We will strive for freedom now
We will strive for freedom now
You're looking for something
But what could it be?
You look for a hero
Well don't look at me
You look for solutions
But there's none you can find
You believe in something
That's only in your mind
You're looking around you
But hate has made you blind
And you've spent the last ten years of your life
In this emergency
So please don't just sit there
Let's try to break out
From all the hatred
Suspicion and doubt
Try to change your life
That is no life at all
Try to break down the imaginary wall
And if you couldn't be bothered
Well then, my friend, you'll fall
And spend all the rest of your life
We will always be, we will always be, we will always be together
We may never see, we may never see, we may never see it again
Red light!!!
This is an alarm stay where you are
State of emergency
This is an alarm don't go too far
State of urgency
This is not the end
State of urgency
This is not the end
We may never know, we may never know, we may never know what's ahead
If you believe it then you will see it it's in front of you, you know it's true
Red light!!
This is an alarm stay where you are
State of emergency
This is an alarm don't go too far
State of urgency
This is not the end
State of urgency
This is not the end
From the things we hate to the love we send what goes around comes around again
Standing on the starting line , make a wish and make it the time
It's just begun, it's just begun, it's just begun to matter
It won't be done, it won't be done, it won't be done until the time has come
Red light!!
This is an alarm stay where you are
State of emergency
This is an alarm don't go too far
State of urgency
This is not the end
State of urgency
This is not the end
We used to think that our ignorance is bliss
But we can't keep on thinking
That this moment doesn't exist
There's people fighting and fighting and fighting
For all that they own
It seems we twisted reality again
Looking for the opportunity for us to dig in
We're getting deeper and deeper and deeper
Into the unknown
(We've got to open up our eyes)
How long will we close our eyes to the youth?
How long until we recognize the truth?
How far will we let this go?
It's a state of emergency
It's time we see
There's a need to take action
This is a state of emergency
We're too blind to see
All of these simple distractions
All our attention is directed to the mirror
We want to forget that people live in terror
We're their only way out and the time is right now
We gotta grab a hold of this moment
How far do we let it go
Before we all take control
We are the hands
We are the feet
So we gotta go
Stop waiting for someone else
To take control
(Take back the control)
We will always be, we will always be, we will always be together
We may never see, we may never see, we may never see it again
Red light!!!
This is an alarm stay where you are
State of emergency
This is an alarm don't go too far
State of urgency
This is not the end
State of urgency
This is not the end
We may never know, we may never know, we may never know what's ahead
If you believe it then you will see it it's in front of you, you know it's true
Red light!!
This is an alarm stay where you are
State of emergency
This is an alarm don't go too far
State of urgency
This is not the end
State of urgency
This is not the end
From the things we hate to the love we send what goes around comes around again
Standing on the starting line , make a wish and make it the time
It's just begun, it's just begun, it's just begun to matter
It won't be done, it won't be done, it won't be done until the time has come
This is an alarm stay where you are
State of emergency
This is an alarm don't go too far
State of urgency
This is not the end
State of urgency
will we ever get back home?
will we ever get back home?
will we ever get back home?
will we ever get back home?
to the place,
is it the same as when we left
has anything really changed
did they forget if so,
we'll never know if we never get back home
i can't see no way out.
my time is running out
i feel i'm breaking down
stop what your doing get out, get out.
come back
stop what your doing get out, get out,
come back home.
i can't see no way out,
my time is running out.
i feel i'm breaking down.
will we ever get back home?
will we ever get back home?
will we ever get back home?
will we ever get back home?
will we ever get back home?
i can see the way out now
i can see the way out now
i can see the way out now
i can see the way out now