Napalm Death

Take the strain !
Can you take it ?
Take the strain !
or even fake it ?
Take the strain !
Aren't we lucky
Take the strain !
to be breathing ?
Take the strain !
Are you the man in the next bed
without the tubes,
without the life support ?
Maybe the man
whose pockets
weight you down.
Take the strain !
Do you wear strife
Take the strain !
like a clown ?
Take the strain !
Or accumulate
Take the strain !
with a frown ?
Take the strain !