The lyrics, which are sung both in English and French, convey Burnel's frustrations over finding the five men who committed the attack.
[2] In 1977, Burnel was living in a London flat with Wilko Johnson, then the guitarist of the band Dr. Feelgood, as well as a female employee of the Sex Pistols.
[3] The title of the song refers to Burnel's apartment being located in a dangerous area of London just five minutes away from The Bishops Avenue, one of the wealthiest streets in the world, and the juxtaposition of the two communities.
[3] The lyric "some say that I should hate them all," according to Burnel, refers to how people used the fact that the five rapists were black men as an excuse for racism.
"The main point, in the middle eight, was 'some say that I should hate them all' about all black people which was absolutely ridiculous and obscene.