Citizen Fish is a ska punk band that has been together since 1990. The band often makes strong social and political statements, dealing with themes such as anti-consumerism, vegetarianism, questioning the status quo, and encouraging people to get along with one another. The band and the Subhumans share several members.
Based around Bath, England, the original members were Dick Lucas (vocals/words), Jasper (bass), Trotsky (drums), and Larry (guitar). Following their first album, Free Souls in a Trapped Environment, Larry left the band and was replaced by Phil, who, along with Dick and Trotsky, had previously been a member of the Subhumans. Jasper and Dick had previously played together in Culture Shock. In July 2006, Silas (formerly of Bath-based band Cooper S with Jasper and Andy Evans) and replaced Trotsky on drums. In the following month, after a five year recording hiatus, the band returned to the studio to record songs for a split album with the New York band Leftöver Crack.
They make the roads and telephones
And shrink the planet down
Mass dispersal universal information now
We're overdosed for all we know
On all the facts we found
Addicted to the ever-new
The old excitement drowned
Now this one's better
It's so much better
With fear and hate they generate
Divisions in the sand
Whose side you on?
Who's right or wrong?
That's how it's all been planned
It seems that lies get justified
When it's all we ever hear
The facts come out in a cloud of doubt
And then they disappear
Cos now it's better
Yeah so much better
Now it's better
So much better
Divide and rule and watch us all
Divide ourselves again
We replicate the fear and hate
It keeps us entertained
They don't exist it's just a twisted
Phrase I'm going through
Apparently it's you and me
Let's see if we can do any better
Let's see if we can do any better