"London", sebuah lagu yang dinyanyikan oleh Pet Shop Boys, melukiskan pengalaman sekelompok orang yang melarikan diri dari kesulitan di tanah air mereka dan tiba di London. Lirik lagu tersebut mengeksplorasi tema-tema ekskomunikasi paksa, kesulitan imigran, dan keinginan untuk membangun kembali kehidupan baru di lingkungan yang asing. Melalui syair-syair yang kuat dan nada yang menghantui, lagu ini menyoroti perjuangan dan harapan individu-individu yang dipaksa mengungsi dari rumah mereka untuk mencari perlindungan dan peluang baru.
London Lyrics
Pet Shop Boys
We came from the far North summered in Crimea deserted the armed forces had to disappear made it to the free West on a chartered flight so we could see what we trained to fight
We were in London
"Let's do it - let's break the law'."
We were in London
Tell it like it is
We were in London
Tell it like it is
Looking for hard work or credit card fraud What do you expect from us?
We come from abroad to get ourselves a new job on a building-site They work you so hard but we trained to fight
We were in London "Let's do it - let's break the law!" We were in London Tell it like it is
We were in London "Let's do it - let's break the law!" We were in London Tell it like it is
My father fought in Afghanistan
His widow's pension ain't worth a damn
My mother works and goes home to cry
I want to live before I die
We were in London
"Let's do it - let's break the law!"
We were in London
Tell it like it is
We were in London
Tell it like it is
We were in London
"Let's do it - let's break the law'."
We were in London
Tell it like it is
We were in London
Tell it like it is
Looking for hard work or credit card fraud What do you expect from us?
We come from abroad to get ourselves a new job on a building-site They work you so hard but we trained to fight
We were in London "Let's do it - let's break the law!" We were in London Tell it like it is
We were in London "Let's do it - let's break the law!" We were in London Tell it like it is
My father fought in Afghanistan
His widow's pension ain't worth a damn
My mother works and goes home to cry
I want to live before I die
We were in London
"Let's do it - let's break the law!"
We were in London
Tell it like it is
We were in London
Tell it like it is