ok being politically correct is not one of my strong points. But in my defense, my grandfather on my Mom's side was. borne in Rawalpindi India, although that's not what this song is about. Sometime in the late 70's me and my friends were driving around Victoria when I noticed an incredible piece of graffiti. Not incredible in a good way though, it was obviously the work of a complete ingrate. It said (in huge letters) "PUNK ROCK IS EAST INDEAN" That is exactly how it was written, spelling and all. I just couldn't leave that one to fade away unnoticed by the world. That was the kind ignorant moronic racist stupidity that had to immortalized. I don't really have the power to immortalize, but I can try. Don't think that I haven't had regrets over some of the songs I have written. The first couple of times we toured the states I was horrified to find out that nazi skinheads were thinking we were a white power band. Fortunately there was only a few of them and there was way more Mexicans at our shows. They had no problem with my sarcastic satires of all the weirdness I saw in the world. They though it was quite funny. The skinheads weren't smart enough to figure that out. They were taking it all literally. One guy actually told me that he felt one song I had written (W.A.S.P. from 2 dogs fucking) was actually written about him. I told him that in a way it was. Just not in the way that he thought. He didn't get it. This is something I feel very strongly about. Music is a very important medium that helps humans understand the complexities of life. When the world gets fucked up, the music get's fucked up too because it has to. It has to show the world how fucked up things are getting. It would be irresponsible to avoid writing songs about socially sensitive issues like race or gender or religion just because someone might get offended by it. For starters I'm just telling a story. I am not the person in the story. I'm just acting. There's lot's of war movies with nazis in them, but the actors that played the nazis aren't fucking nazis. They're just actors. So hating them doesn't make any sense at all. And the stories need to be told. Over and over again. Otherwize the nazis will be back.
lyrics
I wanna be an east indian
cuz I really like the colour of their skin
I'd never vote for the KKK
cuz I'd rather be dead than from the USA
You don't understand me and my trans-am
You always put me down
cuz I only look good in orange
I wanna be an east indian
I wanna work in a corner store
And sell my meat like a local whore
I wanna live with my family
Fifty fucking kids in my lavatory
I wanna be an east indian.
credits
from out of the womb,
track released January 1, 1981
music and lyrics by Murray Acton (except the sex pistols riff at the end)
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