This Act Must End (v1)

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The Carpenters:

[Verse 1]
We warned you
We told you
At the end of 1985
Homosexuality is just around the corner

We are looking at the prospect of
Bars for gays, and gay tourists too
Coming for a quick one, or a thick one
From you, and you, and you

[Chorus]
So, it’s your duty to make a stand
It’s your duty to get in behind
It’s your duty to testify
And make this appalling act end

So look to your neighbours
Your righteous neighbours
They’re fully erect and ready now
To end this act

[Verse 2]
It’ll be worse than nuclear destruction
Where at least y’know you’re fried
But this is insidious, slow penetration
That turns and roasts you on your side

And of course, there’ll be gay marriage
And of course, there’ll be gay adoptions
Gays living their lives openly
In a naturally unnatural way

[Chorus]
So it’s your duty to make a stand
It’s your duty to get in behind
It’s your duty to testify
And make this appalling act end

So look to your neighbours
Your righteous neighbours
They’re fully erect and ready now
To end this act

[Verse 3]
After all the noise we’ve madev
After all those lurid warnings
We’re still standing strong
Keeping God’s golden line

And we’re praying for a golden shower
To wash this filth away
Praying for a golden shower
That’s what we pray

[Bridge]
It’s the thin edge of the wedge
It’s a crack in our morality
It’s tickling our curiosity
And we must hammer it away

So, it’s time to tap that Adam
It’s time to tap that Steve
Tap their heads one by one
That’s what we carpenters can achieve

[Chorus]
So it’s your duty to make a stand
It’s your duty to get in behind
It’s your duty to testify
And make this appalling act end

So, look to your neighbours
Your righteous neighbours
They’re fully erect and ready now
To end this act

[Big Outro]
This act must end
Right here
Right now
This act must end

This act must end
Right here
Right now
This act must end
Aah men.