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Pet Shop Boys – Violence (Haçienda Version) (1993) | Track profile | Dork

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Pet Shop Boys
Alternative
Violence (Haçienda Version)

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Violence (Haçienda Version)

Release date: 29th November 1993

From Alternative

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"Violence (Haçienda Version)" is a track by Pet Shop Boys, from the album Alternative, released 29th November 1993. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 11 articles about Pet Shop Boys.

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Lyrics

Violence (Haçienda Version)

[Verse 1]

The sons and brothers, fighting for another cause

Anything to give their lives some meaning

Busy with their guns and dreaming

Far away from here

Said they would act in self-defence

[Verse 2]

And all the others, running 'round so hot and bothered

Anything to give their lives some meaning

In the evening

Running around with guns and

Said they would act in self-defence

With violence

[Chorus]

Violence breeds violence

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

Violence breeds violence

(Ooh yeah, violence breeds violence)

(Ooh yeah, breeds yeah, breeds yeah)

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

[Verse 3]

The son and brother, when he gets home

He gives someone some love

And mutters: "Woman, you'll never understand

I did what I said in self-defence

With violence"

[Interlude]

[Chorus]

Violence breeds violence

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

Violence breeds violence

(Ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

[Outro]

(Ooh yeah, violence)

(Ooh yeah, violence breeds violence)

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Track details

From Alternative

1993

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1993

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