Get Your Brits Out
Kneecap Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴Guess who's back on the news, it's your favourite Republican hoods,
It's your fella with the nike air shoes,
Two chains, two birds and we know what's good
Guess who's back to abuse, every solvent that I choose,
Two blues and a pint of stout,
And never you mind if it smells like trout
Foc
[?] ag teacht i mo dhiaidh ach Stalford agus an DUP, gach lá, Taobh amuigh de mo theach, go back to Dublin if you want to rap
Anois éist, I'm gonna say this once,
Yous can all stay just don't be cunts,
And don't be runnin round like silly old tans,
Just take these yokes and we'll go for a dance,
Go for a dance, go for a dance, go for a dance, go for a dance

Bhí an DUP harassin me but now we're all on the yokes and it's
Startin to be, a good night out,
They forgot all about the time that I said something like '
Brits Out'
Arlene's throwing shapes off a yoke nearly
Killed her, Jeffrey Donaldson's lost all his filters
Seo duit mate, take two sticks,
He got me in a headlock and gave me a kiss
And now Christy Stalford's having the craic,
Showing everyone his old tattoo on his back, Arlene says '
Relax or you'll get sacked'
Dúirt mé 'tóg go bog mé' 'things get weird when you're whacked'
Brits Out for the night and we landed in Thompson's
Told Donaldson to double drop to see what happens
Sammy Wilson got knocked back at the
Door and now he's up the front in bad form

Start na hoíche, ár yokes na hoíche,
'Nois tá mála de fiche críochnaithe, these E's are sweet,
They're sweet E's,
I'm eatin em like sweeties, mála mór cola bottles agus mála meanies

Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one
Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one
Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one
Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one

Ar ais ag an teach and things are getting crusty
Arlene ar mo chlé and she's getting touchy, must be,
Just mar gheall ar na yokes cos she whispered in my ear '
I like to be choked'
And then I boked right into her face cos
The room was spinning all over the place
I couldn't stand couldn't sit but I kept her
Lit and then my best mate is a distinguished Brit

We're at the afters and it's a disaster,
Cunts are talkin politics, there's a lack of a laughter
Scaggin out on the sofa, Arlene's chinned,
Paro off her head, she believes she's sinned
Donaldson has started with his homophobic chats,
So everyone has started on him and that's enough of that
Stalford's lickin coke off a plate, you've got issues mate,
You've got issues mate, issues mate, issues mate, issues mate

Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one
Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one
Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one

Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one

Overall Meaning

"Get Your Brits Out" by Kneecap is a satirical and politically charged song that delves into the theme of Brexit and Irish unification. The song appears to be about a night out where the singer and his friends (who are fans of the Republican way of thinking) are indulging in drugs and alcohol while taking aim at the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and anti-Irish sentiment. The song mocks the DUP politician Jeffrey Donaldson for his homophobic comments and pokes fun at Christy Stalford's tattoos. The hook "Get Your Brits Out" is a call for the United Kingdom to leave the island of Ireland and for Irish unification to take place.

The lyrics mention Arlene Foster, the former First Minister of Northern Ireland who was a key figure in the DUP. She is depicted as getting touchy with the singer after taking drugs. There is also a reference to Sammy Wilson, a DUP politician who was refused entry to Thompson's nightclub. The song seems to suggest that taking drugs can break down the barriers between people and unite even those who hold different political views.

Overall, "Get Your Brits Out" is a complex and layered song that uses humor and satire to address serious political issues. The song aims to provoke thought and challenge the status quo by exposing the hypocrisy of politicians and the flaws in the current political system.

Line by Line Meaning

Guess who's back on the news, it's your favourite Republican hoods,
We're back in the news and we're your favourite people with Republican views.

It's your fella with the nike air shoes,
It's me, the guy with the Nike Air shoes.

Two chains, two birds and we know what's good
I have two chains and two women, and we know how to enjoy ourselves.

Guess who's back to abuse, every solvent that I choose,
I'm back to using drugs and abusing every type of drug I choose.

Two blues and a pint of stout,
I'm taking two blue pills and drinking a pint of stout.

And never you mind if it smells like trout
Don't worry about the smell, it's not important.

Foc [?] ag teacht i mo dhiaidh ach Stalford agus an DUP, gach lá,
Stalford and the DUP are always harassing me.

Taobh amuigh de mo theach, go back to Dublin if you want to rap
If you want to argue, go back to Dublin, I don't want to hear it.

Anois éist, I'm gonna say this once,
Listen up, I'm only going to say this once.

Yous can all stay just don't be cunts,
You can all stay here, just don't be jerks.

And don't be runnin round like silly old tans,
Don't act foolish like an old politician.

Just take these yokes and we'll go for a dance,
Take these drugs and we'll go out to dance.

Go for a dance, go for a dance, go for a dance, go for a dance
Let's go dance, dance, dance, dance!

Bhí an DUP harassin me but now we're all on the yokes and it's
The DUP was bothering me, but now we're all high on drugs and having fun.

Startin to be, a good night out,
It's shaping up to be a good night out.

They forgot all about the time that I said something like 'Brits Out'
They've forgotten about the time I mentioned getting rid of the British presence in Northern Ireland.

Arlene's throwing shapes off a yoke nearly
Arlene is dancing wildly under the influence of drugs.

Killed her, Jeffrey Donaldson's lost all his filters
Arlene is having a great time, and Jeffrey Donaldson is not holding back anymore.

Seo duit mate, take two sticks,
Here you go friend, take two ecstasy pills.

He got me in a headlock and gave me a kiss
He put me in a headlock and then kissed me.

And now Christy Stalford's having the craic,
Now Christy Stalford is enjoying himself.

Showing everyone his old tattoo on his back, Arlene says 'Relax or you'll get sacked'
Christy is showing off his tattoo, and Arlene is warning him not to get too wild and lose his job.

Dúirt mé 'tóg go bog mé' 'things get weird when you're whacked'
I said 'take it easy' because things get strange when you're on drugs.

Brits Out for the night and we landed in Thompson's
We're not thinking about British rule tonight and we went to Thompson's.

Told Donaldson to double drop to see what happens
I dared Donaldson to take two pills at once to see how he would react.

Sammy Wilson got knocked back at the
Sammy Wilson got rejected at the door.

Door and now he's up the front in bad form
He's angry and upset that he was turned away at the door.

Start na hoíche, ár yokes na hoíche,
The night begins with our drugs.

'Nois tá mála de fiche críochnaithe, these E's are sweet,
Now we have a bag of 20 ecstasy pills which are sweet.

They're sweet E's,
The pills are sweet and good.

I'm eatin em like sweeties, mála mór cola bottles agus mála meanies
I'm consuming them like candy, already gone through a bag of cola bottle shaped pills and a bag of meanie shaped pills.

Ar ais ag an teach and things are getting crusty
Back at the house and things are getting intense.

Arlene ar mo chlé and she's getting touchy, must be,
Arlene is on my left and getting flirty, it must be due to the drugs.

Just mar gheall ar na yokes cos she whispered in my ear 'I like to be choked'
It could be only because of the drugs, cause Arlene whispered that she likes to be choked.

And then I boked right into her face cos
But then I vomited right in her face because

The room was spinning all over the place
The drugs made me dizzy and the room felt like it was spinning.

I couldn't stand couldn't sit but I kept her
I couldn't stand up or sit down, but I still kept Arlene laughing.

Lit and then my best mate is a distinguished Brit
And then I remembered that my best friend is a distinguished British person.

We're at the afters and it's a disaster,
We're at the party after the party and it's turned into a disaster.

Cunts are talkin politics, there's a lack of a laughter
People are talking about politics and it's ruining the mood.

Scaggin out on the sofa, Arlene's chinned,
Some people are getting high on drugs on the sofa, and Arlene is passed out.

Paro off her head, she believes she's sinned
Paro is high and thinks she's done something bad.

Donaldson has started with his homophobic chats,
Donaldson has started making homophobic comments.

So everyone has started on him and that's enough of that
Everyone started to confront Donaldson for what he's said, and then we all moved on.

Stalford's lickin coke off a plate, you've got issues mate,
Stalford is snorting cocaine off a plate, he's got issues.

You've got issues mate, issues mate, issues mate, issues mate
You definitely have some problems, man, a lot of them.

Get your Brits Out, Get Your Brits Out,
We want the British out of Northern Ireland.

Get Your Brits Out, we're on a mad one
We're crazy and want the British out of Northern Ireland.

Writer(s): Mo Chara Kp, Móglaí Bap Kp

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