The sound of 'Direct Action' is the sound of The Alarm right up to the minute and explores themes of change and the ways in which change impacts on our daily lives. 'Direct Action's main tenet is in how to deal with that change and the diverse emotions that it brings out in all of us. Lyrically, it challenges the listener to not be afraid of change but to take positive action or as the title track declares in it's first verse, 'To find inspiration where there is none." Perhaps the lyric that sums up ‘Direct Action’ best can be found in the simple Mike Peters' acoustic performance of 'Badge Of Honour' [Part Two] where he sings "It's up to us to make a truce, up to us to broker peace, up to us to find the words that will make or break us".
Direct Action
Fire in the hole, war coming down
As Wall Street crashes to an all time low
To find inspiration where there is none
You're going to have to take DIRECT ACTION
Free man of this land, he knows what's going down
He's got a King James Bible right by his side
To find the truth in a web of lies
You're going to have to take DIRECT ACTION
I'd give my last drop of blood just to keep you alive
Take a bullet in the head for you
Make a stand in the court of humanity all alone
DIRECT ACTION now
