With Just A Hint Of Mayhem

Earlier this month the High Priestess of Brat Punk and the Queen of all marginilised, mistreated minorities released “Illegal Aliens” possibly her best song so far. It is a powerful protest song driven by anger, caring, empathy. Much of the songs caustic venom and rage is directed at the patriarchal powers that be, notably the fascist Trump regime. It is built on a bed of music made from punk, hip-hop, nu-metal and the lyrics are in your face. The words are raw and passionate and convey a huge outrage better than some of the greatest protest songs that have come before. The depths of Delilah’s ire on this track are never ending. Why are more people not as angry as her at the various shit shows and vile people that are running/ ruining the world? To paraphrase the Sex Pistols Delilah “means it maaan!” Delilah has said “I’m donating all proceeds from my ‘Digital Downloads’ bought directly from my website to MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee) a grassroots volunteer based charity helping immigrants impacted across Minnesota with food banks, legal advise, support and protest organisation.” Go to her website to download this epic song, https://merch.delilahbon.co.uk/

Delilah has described the genesis of “Illegal Aliens” as “a song I wrote and produced in response to the violence happening currently in the US as over 73,000 immigrants including documented citizens and children have been captured and detained in unsanitary overcrowded ‘camps’ with no legal representation or justice. 38 people (that we know) have died within these camps without access to medical care, reporting abuse, SA and violence at the hands of ICE agents. 12 People have been shot and 4 killed, with thousands taking to the streets in protest to defend their neighbours while many hide within their homes in fear. I wrote this song back in February last year and have sat on this rage for too long. Before, I was too nervous to release this song as I had tours in the USA, but now is not a time for holding back, now is a time of urgency as we watch peoples lives being torn apart before us. This song is for those that are standing up and fighting back, a soundtrack to your incredible activism and strength“.

Following on from a first successful tour to the USA Delilah was scheduled to return later this year. However those plans have had to be cancelled thanks to the Nazi regime in the White House. America has become a totalitarian state where anyone who dares to be different, is not white skinned, straight or MAGAs is deemed persona no grata. I am radical leftist woke scum and proud of it. But the state of Trumpstein right now would be dangerous for anyone as outspoken as Delilah. Land of the free? Seriously? Delilah does not want her US fans, or Bon Bons, to be too disappointed so she has organised a one off gig in May at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds which will be professionally filmed and recorded for later release. The show will be dedicated to those US fans that have missed out on the tour and all profits from the show will be donated to 3 charities that will support immigrants impacted by ICE detention and family separation.

I believe that the lyrics are so powerful I have copied them below, I hope you don’t mind that Delilah!

“ILLEGAL ALIENS” – DELILAH BON – LYRICS

She did things that nobody would ever think of
Now she wants to do transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison
This is a radical left liberal
As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government
That there are only two genders, male and female

Yeah, yeah, yeah
All these people in the street
Holding signs, scream with me
We’re the mothеrfuckin’ change
That these men don’t wanna see
I see women and workers
The immigrants, POC
The Indigenous people
No LGB without T

All these people in the street
Holding signs, scream with me
We’re the motherfuckin’ change
That these men don’t wanna see
I see women and workers
The immigrants, POC
The Indigenous people
No LGB without T

Look, if that is the president
How fucking misguided is everything?
What happened to loving thy neighbour?
You’ve traded him into the government
They’re putting them all in these camps
We’re watching it all on our apps
I’m scrolling my phone and feeling so helpless
Just waiting for someone to act
Man, fuck your opinions, it’s awful
Mexican children in courtrooms
You went from “protecting the kids”
To letting them die just sat in their classroom
I go from believing in change
To hiding my face with the shame
They’re pointing their finger at immigrants, finger at anything
Other than what’s in their face

All these people in the street
Holding signs, scream with me
We’re the motherfuckin’ change
That these men don’t wanna see
Looking around at these artists
I wonder why none of them talkin’
So many not speaking about Gaza, speaking about nothing
Carry on scrolling

All these people in the street
Holding signs, scream with me
We’re the motherfuckin’ change
That these men don’t wanna see
I see women and workers
The immigrants, POC
The Indigenous people
No LGB without T

Try to divide us, keep us in silence
Segregating the people with violence
Talking about freedom, talking about justice
Talking about all of those seeking asylum
Talking about Gaza, all of those people?
Sending them back to the rubble?
Sending them back, knowing that nothing exists
Go ahead, call it collateral
I feel ready for change
Ready to say, say it with all of my chest
I will take to the street
Using my voice for those that gave every breath
The President’s calling them aliens
Illegal aliens
Dehumanize and terrify the majority
They’re putting all the blame and the hate on minorities
I never get it
I see the way that these people are indoctrinated
Force fed all the words that they never question
Walking blind in the line with a billionaire
His right hand in the air, sayin’
“Look what happens when a rich prick gets
All of the money while we pay the debt
Hands in the air, I’m the worst one yet”
Saluting these people that don’t even know what it means yet

Organise, defy, resist (Thirty thousand beds)
Organise, defy, resist (In Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens)
Organise, defy, resist (Threatening the American people)
Organise, defy, resist

Look, if that is the president
How fucking misguided is everything?
What happened to loving thy neighbour?
You’ve traded him into the government
You’re feeding your people with scraps
While saying that you got their back
Distracting the people with immigrants, people with anything
Other than what is a fact
Sending ’em back, taking the land from the natives
Drilling for oil, you’ve killed their environment, fact
All of your power is built on systemic racism
Putting your foot on their back
Watching as systems divide
You on the left and you on the right
Controlling the masses and trying to hide
They are the enemy, they are the reason you’re tired
Nothing to do with minorities
Nothing to do with the people just living their life
Nothing to do with the women and girls
You’re raping and killing, removing their rights
Nothing to do with the immigrants
Nothing to do with the books that you’re setting alight
Nothing to do with these people
But look at him, look at the men on his side
Where is your anger?
Where is the “save the children” when children are legal as brides?
Where is your passion for kids
When all of these immigrant children are spending the night
Treated like criminals, treated like animals
Holding their palms up out to the sky
You’ve traded them into the government

All these people in the street
Holding signs, scream with me
We’re the motherfuckin’ change
That these men don’t wanna see
I see women and workers
The immigrants, POC
The Indigenous people
No LGB without T

The problem’s in our phone (They’re fucking the robots)
The problem’s in our home
The problem is the media
They wanna take control (The men are fucking the robots)
The problem, the problem
We see it every time we scroll
The problem is the media (Let’s delete them)
They wanna take your soul

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