This Is The Way Of Punk

A, D, E

That’s your three chords

Now go form a band

Guitar in hand and

Launch yourself at an

Unsuspecting public

This is the way of punk

As you write, remember

Your chords are words

Keep them simple

Direct

Hit them hard

Make your point

Make your exit

This is the way of punk

So much to be angry at

Yet you can fight

And be a voice for

The marginalised

Do not go quietly

Do not be silent

This is the way of punk

Thoughts

I don’t know what I’m doing when I write. I clear my mind and see what arrives. I’ve always been the kind of person who learns by doing. I find I enjoy it as a result. I hope you do too.

The Libertines in action – Lincoln 2024

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