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 We refuse to bend

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Mom, should I trust the government? 

It's not easy to believe when I watch the news
They lie through their teeth
Surely everyone can see it? 
But no one dares to care because they have been given a strict warning 
about doing as they say believe what they are told If everyone is lying nothing can go wrong, right? 

(Chorus.)
The scandalous orchestra will never let itself be broken
We refuse to bend to people who are so rude
They split 
and conquer 
and scare people out of their wits
Yes, we are very scared, but we must never forget this, that we must stand together 
and fight back hard
When the people unite
yes, then they will get a taste of it

lah
lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah lah

So what do we do when they come to trick us again? 
Yes, we must listen to Knutsen and Ludvigsen, my friend 

We take a giant slingshot and chase them away 
And then when they are gone we can finally have peace 
Yes, they should get a taste of their own medicine
And we will go out into the streets and everything will be so nice 

The scandalous orchestra will never let itself be broken
We refuse to kneel to people who are so rude
They split 
and rules 
and scares people out of their wits
Yes, we are very scared, but we must never forget this, that we must stand together 
and fight back hard
When the people unite
yes, then they will get to taste it 

lah
lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah
lah lah lah lah-lah lah
lah lah lah lah lah 

El pueblo jamas sera vencido
El pueblo (etc) 
 Vi nekter å knele

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Mamma skal eg stole på myndighetene? 
Det er'kje lett å tro det når eg ser nyhetene
De lyer så det renner
Det kan vel alle se? 
Men ingen tør å bry seg for de har fått streng beskjed 
om å gjøre som de sier tro på det de blir fortalt Hvis alle sammen lyer kan vel ingenting gå galt? 

(Ref.)
Det skandaløse orkester vil aldri la seg knekke
Vi nekter å knele for folk som er så frekke
De splitter 
og hersker 
og skremmer folk fra vettet
Ja vi e veldig redde men skal aldri glemme dette at vi må stå sammen 
og kjempe hardt tilbake
Når folket forenes
ja da skal de få smake
 
la
la
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 
la la la la-la la
la la la la la
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 
la la la la la la
la la 
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 

Så ka gjør vi når de kommer for å lure oss igjen? 
Jo vi må høre på Knutsen og Ludvigsen, min venn

Vi tar en diger sprettert og jager de av sted 
Og så når de er vekke kan vi endelig få fred 
Ja de skal få smake sin egen medisin
Og vi skal ut i gatene og alt skal bli så fint

Det skandaløse orkester vil aldri la seg knekke
Vi nekter å knele for folk som er så frekke
De splitter 
og hersker 
og skremmer folk fra vettet
Ja vi er veldig redde, men skal aldri glemme dette at vi må stå sammen 
og kjempe hardt tilbake
Når folket forenes
ja da skal de få smake

la
la
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 
la la la la-la la
la la la la la
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 
la la la la la la
la la 
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 
la la la la-la la
la la la la la 

El pueblo jamas sera vencido 
El pueble (etc) 
 The lyrics has a nod to Knutsen & Ludvigsen,  
a Norwegian band with anarchic leanings, and who created absurd entertainment for children and adults. 

The band consisted of Øystein Dolmen ("Knutsen") and Gustav Lorentzen ("Ludvigsen"). They song about the two fantasy figures Knutsen and Ludvigsen, two "little guys who live in a tunnel," and their bizarre ideas.
https://image.nostr.build/d17123cc068d44a6ab5d550fc1ae0c6c8b685a699eff3c66f841c1ea265eda7b.jpg
 https://image.nostr.build/3f3674f933c16c338b083150e7761ae5d8fa57612678f9f87c8c6a277bd2c5c5.jpg