Michael Virtue

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you

Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you

Oh, can't you see
You belong to me?
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take
Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around, but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby please

Oh, can't you see
You belong to me?
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take
Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
I'll be watching you
Every breath you take, every move you make
I'll be watching you...

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry he home

I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry he home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

If you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry he home

I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry he home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

If you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry he home

I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry he home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

If you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

[Verse 1:]
Through all of the hurt and the pain,
Through all the stormy nights and the hard rain,
Through all of the trails that you go through,
God has a blessing waiting for you.

The sun will come out and it will shine,
And you can make it through all of the hard times,
With love so sweet and divine,
Everything will be just fine.

[Chorus:]
I know you feel like you just can't make it,
And the heartache and pain isn't worth it,
But joy comes in the morning when the sun shines,
Everything will be alright.

Everything will be alright,
Just keep your head up high,
Up towards the sky
And everything will be alright.

[Verse 2:]
You see trials come just to make you stronger,
Times will get rough and they'll get harder;
So when you feel like you can't make it through,
He'll show you what to do.

So don't give up nor give in
To what the devil gives to you,
So hold your head up high and believe
There's going to be a bright day.

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
He will never put more on you
(than you can bear),
Life is just no crystal stair.

Just have faith, He'll see you through,
Just keep your head up high,
Everything will be alright.

Alright, alright.
Alright, alright.
Alright, alright.

[Chorus]

Rip the pages from the book of lies
Never will we ever fall to compromise
Now we're back to set the record straight
Fueled by anger, our pain has turned to hate

Symptoms of stagnation are coming to an end
Solitude's frustration has been our only friend
Now we must break free

Mercy is no virtue when the mercyful is betrayed
There must be some kind of justice before it's too late

Right at you straight between the eyes
This relentless attack will be no disguise
Things have been said that just are not true
Hear what I say when I say this to you

Symptoms of stagnation are coming to an end
Solitude's frustration has been our only friend
Now we must break free

Mercy is no virtue, that's what the merciless say
When justice is lost, the system fails, and all we do is pay

Take a look around, 'cause the band is back in town
And vengeance and revenge is what they seek
If you see them coming you better step aside
Because now they'll show no mercy
You can see it in their eyes

Because mercy is no virtue

[Verse 1:]
Is it somebody on a corner,
Or someone on a subway,
Or a baby with a baby,
Selling her body for money?

I know that you've seen them,
A relative or a good friend,
Childhood dreams been shattered,
Thinkin' that life don't matter.

[Bridge:]
When your heart's been wounded,
Tell me who can you turn to?
Do you try to improve it
Or accept what you're goin' through?

Tell me what were you thinkin',
Tell me what you've become;
When you feel yourself sinkin',
And you know that you need some...

[Chorus:]
(Healin') tell me what's goin' on,
Look at the world today,
I know we need some....

(Healin') all of these broken hearts,
People torn apart,
I know they're lookin' for...

(Healin') searchin' for love's embrace
In the wrong place,
I know they need...

(Healin')
But it's somethin' that only He provides.

[Verse 2:]
It might hit you when you're sleepin'
Or when you're lookin' in the mirror,
It's an overwhelming feelin',
That you need Him nearer.

And I know that you need Him,
Look at your situation,
Take His hand and follow,
Have no hesitation.

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

Chorus:
Jesus Paid the Ransom with his blood
Said he rescued me and he washed my sins away
(repeat)

Verse:
He forgave me, when my life was lost
Jesus paid the cost and he saved me
He made me whole and restored my soul
He is always right on time
And he loves me inspite of my mistakes
Thats why I say

Hook:
I'm no longer heavy hearted I ain't gotta cry no more
Every single day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before
I'm trustin' in his word, I'm leanin'
On the everlasting arms I'm joyful in his grace recievin'
The burden of my sin is gone

Chorus

Verse:
I was on the verge of giving in, searching for the light
I tried to go my on way but I just ended up lonely(oh my)
Just when I gave up thought that all was lost
I found my redemption at the cross
Thats why I say

Hook

Chorus 2x

He paid it all7x

[Verse 1:]
Miracle after miracle,
I can't count the times You undergirded me.
You loosed the chains and removed the shame,
You kept my mind from hurting.

Lord, I thank You.
Lord, I thank You.
Lord, I thank You.
Lord, I thank You,
For You're worthy to be praised;
I magnify Your name.

[Chorus 1:]
Lord, I lift my hands, I bless Your name.
I look back and see
Where You brought me from.
Through the good and bad,
You remain the same;
I praise Your name.

[Verse 2:]
So many tears fall,
Just hearing Your name.
My Lord and Savior,
My God and King.

How I love Your name,
It's the sweetest name I know;
Lord, I lift my hands to Thee.

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2:]
Lord, I lift my hands,
I bless Your name.
I look back and see
Where You bought me from;
Lord, I bow down to worship You,
Lord, I magnify Your name.

[Ending:]
Lord, I magnify Your name.
[repeat as desired]

Verse1:
I called up Karima, Heather and told em' that
Lately I,ve been feelin' that
We need a little somethin' we can grove to
You know somethin' with some bump that don't offend you
Cause I hear what it is that they're playin'
But I don't really like what they're sayin
But I think we can give em' what they need
Wanna take a chance join me

Chorus:
We wanna give you somethin' to make ya dance
Maybe make you wanna clap your hands
Make you wanna catch a circumstance
But first you gotta understand
This ain't bout' relationship
Not the kinda party party that be poppin' cris
All that bling bling just leave where it is
Only God's in this

Verse2:
Now we gon take you to another place
Where it's all good if your stayin' late
But if you wanna get inside you gotta give some praise
Gotcha guaranteed you never felt this way
Got you lookin' foward to every Sabbath day
Still spreadin' the word on Thursday
Don't it make you wanna go on

Chorus

Bridge:
Said it feels good to my soul
Just like a fire that won't go cold
Oh and it'll give joy unspeakable
Makes life more meaningful
If your curious bout' what I say
Then just walk this way

Chorus

My child please come home
I'm waiting for you
I feel your pain
I want to comfort you
I know you
Think that its
Too late to come home
No, I welcome you home
No, I welcome you home

Chorus:
You can turn to me
I'll take you in
I've been here hoping
You would choose me
I'm standing here
I've never left you
I'm standing here
With open arms
I'm standing here
With open arms

Verse 2:

Can you move without me
Can you breath without me
Oh, can't you see
How much you need me
I want to help you
Can't you feel me near
Oh, I welcome you Home
Oh, I welcome you home

Bridge:

You can turn to me
I'll take you in
I've been here hoping
You would choose me
I'm standing here
I've never left you
I'm standing here
With open arms
I'm standing here
With open arms

Verse 1:
It's a wonderful thing to go to sleep and
wake up in the morning, and your breathin'.
It's a wonderful thing to see the sun light
shine across the window after dreamin'. (Ohh)

It's so easy to take it for granted,
but we're only alive because he allows it. (Say it again)
It's so easy to think we're independent,
but just think if he wasn't there where would we be?

Chorus:
We must take some time to give thanks to him,
for the sunny days he gives us and lights up our lives. (ohh)
We must be sure that we to give thanks to him, (be thankful)
for those chilly nights he holds us, and caresses our lives.

Verse 2:
It's a wonderful thing to see your loved-one cured of their diseases.
It's a wonderful thing to hear the voice of freedom when you need it,
I've heard it. (Whuu)

It's so easy to loose understanding,
Then it's not them it's us who more so demanding. (It's so easy)
It's so easy to get complaced,
but just imagine if we lost him where would we be?

Chorus
We must take some time to give thanks to him, (Ohh)
for the sunny days he gives us and lights up our lives.(For those sunny days,ohh,ohh)
We must be sure that we to give thanks to him, (give thanks to him)
for those chilly nights he holds us, and caresses our lives. (when I'm cold, yeah)

Bridge:
He greets us in the mornin', (in the mornin') from a peaceful sleep, (yeah)
and watched over us all through the night. (ohh)
From the cars we drive, (cars we drive) and the planes that fly, (the planes we fly)
He shows us his love, by reserving our lives...

Be thankful for all that he's done for you, (Ohh)
take a minute and send it up. (Eee)
Be thankful for all that he's done for you,( I know, yeah yeah)
take a minute and send it up. (We gotta take some time)

Chorus x2
We must take some time to give thanks to him, (Thank you lord, Thank you Jesus)
for the sunny days he gives us and lights up our lives. (Rejoice, "Rejoice" in the day of his name)
We must be sure that we to give thanks to him, (Ohh)
for those chilly nights he holds us, and caresses our lives. (Take out a little time to thank him)

We must take some time to give thanks to him, (Yeah)
for the sunny days he gives us and lights up our lives. (Must see my father, oh lord, oh lord)
We must be sure that we to give thanks to him, (we won't ever, never never never forget it Jesus)
for those chilly nights he holds us, and caresses our lives. (thank you, yeah)

We just want to say, "thank you", (Thank you for the ways)
for all the ways you've made (Oh, God thank you for health and strenght)
Yes God,
My health and strenght.

[Verse 1:]
In a world that seems so fake, artificial everything;
Oh I just want be real,
I gotta say how I feel, can't wait.

Always looking at myself,
Never liking what I see;
I never gave me the chance,
Never knew what I really could be.

[Chorus 1:]
(Better than living a lie),
(it's better than wearing a disguise);
Take a chance on you,
(You just be you),
(take a chance on you).

[Verse 2:]
I can't say the world has changed,
They still judge by what they see.
Though I can't help what they say,
I know who's inside of me.

It's okay to take that chance,
Try your possibilities (possibilities);
No one can do what you do,
Or stop all the things you can be
(they can't even stop what you're gonna be).

[Chorus 2:]
(Better than living a lie) living a lie,
(it's better than wearing a disguise);
Take a chance on you,
(You just be you),
(take a chance on you, on you).

[Bridge:]
The grass is always green on the other side,
It's when you're looking through your insecure eyes.
And it's better than living a lie (living a lie),
So much better than wearing a disguise,
(take a chance on you) You just be you,
(You just be you, You just be you).

[Ending:]
It's better (better)
Than living a lie (living a lie),
So much better than wearing a disguise;
(take a chance on you),
(take a chance on you),
(take a chance on you),
You just be you.

[Verse 1:]
In a world that seems so fake, artificial everything;
Oh I just want be real,
I gotta say how I feel, can't wait.

Always looking at myself,
Never liking what I see;
I never gave me the chance,
Never knew what I really could be.

[Chorus 1:]
(Better than living a lie),
(it's better than wearing a disguise);
Take a chance on you,
(You just be you),
(take a chance on you).

[Verse 2:]
I can't say the world has changed,
They still judge by what they see.
Though I can't help what they say,
I know who's inside of me.

It's okay to take that chance,
Try your possibilities (possibilities);
No one can do what you do,
Or stop all the things you can be
(they can't even stop what you're gonna be).

[Chorus 2:]
(Better than living a lie) living a lie,
(it's better than wearing a disguise);
Take a chance on you,
(You just be you),
(take a chance on you, on you).

[Bridge:]
The grass is always green on the other side,
It's when you're looking through your insecure eyes.
And it's better than living a lie (living a lie),
So much better than wearing a disguise,
(take a chance on you) You just be you,
(You just be you, You just be you).

[Ending:]
It's better (better)
Than living a lie (living a lie),
So much better than wearing a disguise;
(take a chance on you),
(take a chance on you),
(take a chance on you),
You just be you.

I'm running away
I've got to get home
I'm lost in a crowd
But I'm still on my own
I'm looking ahead
So I'm staying behind
I'm not being cruel
I'm just being kind
I close my eyes
It's no surprise
I'm always there
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere

I'm trying to lay low
But I keep getting high
My feet on the ground
Got my head in the sky
My eye on the future
That's stuck in the past
I find I can't lose
When I aim to come last

I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here

I'm right on the ball
But I'm missing the mark
I burn in the sun
I'm scared of the dark
Got an ivory tower
With a bird's eye view
Got plenty of time
But nothing to do

The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere

I'm running away
I've got to get home
I'm lost in a crowd
But I'm still on my own
I'm looking ahead
So I'm staying behind
I'm not being cruel
I'm just being kind

I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here

The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere

I close my eyes
It's no surprise
I'm always there
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere

I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here

The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere

Did I ever say, how I feel about you
A thing I never found that easy to do
The things that you do, don't need to be heard
You know your actions, baby, speak louder than words

Chorus

I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork, and try a sup
And when you're empty, I'll fill you up
We'll drink it down till the sun comes up

I'm heading home, like a steaming train
Foot to the floor, in the driving rain
My head is aching and my mouth is dry
I've got a thirst only you can satisfy

Chorus

I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, I'll fill you up
We'll drink it down till the sun comes up

A woman came and said to me
She'd seen a lady sell her baby
For ten or twenty dollars maybe
And everybody thinks she's crazy
They're too blind to see
She never failed to call attention
To the things we never mention
Real horror, daily, courtesy of your TV
C'est La Vie




A woman came and said to me
Now listen very carefully
There's brother killing brother
People living on their knees
Biting sugar coated bullets
For the pain of this disease
C'est La Vie

A woman came and said to me
She had a husband on an island
Found his body on a wasteland
Soldiers came and took him
Just to torture her you see
All alone she mourned her lover
Crossed the sea to find a brother
Maybe he could help her get her baby back for free
C'est La Vie

Don't do the crime,
If you can`t do the time
It's said that it just don't pay.
But what good's working hard
When all they give you is your cards
And you know there's not much you can say.

So you take what they give
You've no money to live
And your family don't understand.
After all these years
They will end up in tears
With a mountain of bills in their hands.

Chorus

Now your lesson is learned
There's nowhere to turn
And it's no use pleading for help.
When you're left on the heap
There is nothing to keep you
From going and helping yourself

The dilemma you've found
Is you`re morally bound
Now your moral code needs a review
So what do you care
You know life isn't fair
And for years they've been stealing from you.

You might believe, and still you feel the chase has just begun.
That you must reach that horizon before the setting of the sun.
You chase the light in front of you, nightfall close behind.
If you stop to catch your breath, you know what you will find.

Chorus

Don't slow down don't touch the ground.
You know what you will find.
That old grey man in tattered clothes following behind.

No time to stop, don't go to sleep, prepare to pay the cost.
The hours and minutes are passing by, another day is lost.
Impatience is a virtue, catch me if you can.
The seconds have been ticking by since your life began

Moon and stars sit way up high
Earth and trees beneath them lie
The wind blows fragrant lullaby
To cool the night for you and I
On the wing the birds fly free
Leviathan tames angry sea
The flower waits for honeybee
The sunrise wakes new life in me.

Chorus

And every hour of every day I'm learning more
The more I learn, the less I know about before
The less I know, the more I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground...

The fishes swim while rivers run
Thru fields to feast my eyes upon
Intoxicated drinking from
The loving cup of burning sun
In dreams I'll crave familiar taste
Of whispered rain on weary face
Of kisses sweet and warm embrace
Another time another place

Chorus

And every hour of everyday I'm learning more
The more I learn, the less I know about before
The less I know, the more I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground...

I love it when you smile
When you're with me honey
It happens all the while
How it kills me when you cry
And you know my heart
That's no word of a lie

Verse One

Everyday you show me something new about you
Honestly I could never live without you
Look at me here's a soul who'll never doubt you
And I will be forever by your side

Repeat Chorus

Verse Two

Probably the greatest feeling I have ever known
Actually is when you wrap yourself around me
Promise me you'll stay now that I've found you
And I will be forever by your side

Repeat Chorus

Verse Three

And you could say you've heard it all before
And I know that anyday you may walk out the door
When I say no one will love you more believe me
And I will be forever by your side

Repeat Chorus

(Chorus)
Love Is all is alright
But you left it a little to late
Love is all is alright
But you`ve got to find a little more hate.


Take the man in the white cloak
A pointed mask to hide his face
Murders in the name of religion
If you`re not the right colour or race.
Take the man in the black cloak
He`s holding justice in his hands,
Lets the man in the white cloak go,
Calls it the law of the land.


(Chorus)

Love Is all is alright.......etc


Take the man in the brown shirt
A burning hatred in his eyes
Fired by ignorant reaction,
Fanned by political lies
Take the man in the blue cap
His back`s against the wall
Links arms with the man in the brown shirt
He`s trying to break his own fall.


(Chorus)

Love Is all is alright.....etc

The neon haze of city lights
The tribal sound of marching feet
Cuts through the gloom on cold dark nights
The tired and homeless roam the streets
The sirens wail the engines roar
A shadowed man just glances around
A victim of life's mindless toil
Lies cold and helpless on the ground

The window dummies silent stare
Bear witness on the nights
If they could move
What it would proved
To see them all take flight

The neon haze of city lights
The tribal sound of marching feet
Cuts through the gloom on cold dark nights
The tired and homeless roam the streets
The walls shout loud with angry words
The people air their views
The poor can scream but no-one hears
The concrete jungle sings the blues

A warm dry wind is all that breaks the silence,
The highways quiet scars across the land.
People lie, eyes closed, no longer dreaming,
The earth dies screaming.

Like scattered pebbles, cars lie silent waiting,
Oilless engines seized by dirt and sand.
Bodies hanging limp, no longer bleeding,
The earth dies screaming.

The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
Your country needs you, lets strike up the band.

The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming
Despite all odds we must defend our land.

Half eaten meals lie rotting on the tables,
Money clutched within a boney hand.
Shutters down, the banks are not receiving,
The earth dies screaming.

A smile for every passing car
And when they stop with door ajar
She shrugs and whispers que sera
And turns her thoughts to the pillow
Her face is etched with memories
She finds now joy amid the sleaze
It's hard when you've been paid to please
So she turns her thoughts to the pillow

Chorus

Daylight comes she rests her head
The beauty of an empty bed
She dreams of happy days instead
Of brooding on tomorrow

She swapped her dreams of shining knights
For pushers, bars and money fights
For nameless faces in red light
So she turns her head to the pillow
Those black eyes don't hurt any more
She's heard the jokes and jibes before
She's felt the long arm of the law
So she turns her head to the pillow

Chorus

Daylight comes ..... Etc

Taking drugs was not for fun
It made her feel like going on
But now she hurts when its all gone
And she turns her head to the pillow
She take a blade and breaks her skin
Sweet life force flows from within
The white clouds in her head grow dim
And she turns her head to the pillow

Chorus

Sunlight creeps across her head
Pale beauty in a crimson bed
No dreams of happy days ahead
She'll have no more tomorrows

You try to close your ears
And you try to close your eyes
But the blasphemies keep coming
Tempting you with lies

Chorus

Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight

You just don't understand it
But it strikes a distant chord
So you look for away of escaping
And sanity's restored

Chorus

Give thanks for your protection
Your ....... Etc

You focus your direction
Cloak tightly pulled around
But somewhere in the distance
You can hear a haunting sound

Chorus

Give thanks for your protection
Your ....... Etc

You're in danger of corruption
And you're always running scared
You cannot make decisions
You're completely unprepared

Chorus

Give thanks for your protection
Your ....... Etc

Chorus

You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Life in the shadows ain't no fun

It's easy getting up there
Never think of coming down
Not hard to say "I want you"
When you're floating on a cloud
But you know that lonely feeling
When nothing's going right
'Cause it's only the beginning
Of a cold and sleepless night

Chorus

You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Your only chance is to turn and run

It's harder getting up there
And it's painful coming down
And now you can't see clearly
Beneath the thunder cloud
And the loneliness gets longer
When nothing's going right
And things ain't getting any better
With another sleepless night

Chorus

You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Your only chance is to turn and run

I thought I knew you well, your right and wrong
Thought I could steal your secrets and put them in a song
I thought that you'd be waiting patiently for me
That only I could see

You build me up and tell me lies
You hold my hand, say close your eyes

You're always pulling me down
You make me lower my expectations
You're always pulling me down
Why do you complicate situations
You're always pulling me down

I don't know what else to do
I'm still in love with you

I wish that I could see things through your eyes
I want to lift the veil and penetrate your lies
I want to take your truth and hold it in my hand
Maybe then I'll understand

You contradict in a thousand ways
You call the tune and guess who pays

Cover up
With loving protection
Guard your love
In every direction CHORUS
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection


Run away my sister and brother
Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another

(Repeat chorus)

Cover up prolonging the yearning
Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2
Swim for shore the tides are now turning
Love the ones you love with your learning

(Repeat chorus)

Look ahead the futures depending
On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3
Tell the world the message you're sending
We don't need an unhappy ending

(Repeat chorus)

Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE
To sit in the shade of the family tree

(Repeat verse 1)

(Repeat chorus)

Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree

Cover up
With loving protection
Guard your love
In every direction CHORUS
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection


Run away my sister and brother
Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another

(Repeat chorus)

Cover up prolonging the yearning
Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2
Swim for shore the tides are now turning
Love the ones you love with your learning

(Repeat chorus)

Look ahead the futures depending
On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3
Tell the world the message you're sending
We don't need an unhappy ending

(Repeat chorus)

Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE
To sit in the shade of the family tree

(Repeat verse 1)

(Repeat chorus)

Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree

Cover up
With loving protection
Guard your love
In every direction CHORUS
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection


Run away my sister and brother
Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another

(Repeat chorus)

Cover up prolonging the yearning
Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2
Swim for shore the tides are now turning
Love the ones you love with your learning

(Repeat chorus)

Look ahead the futures depending
On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3
Tell the world the message you're sending
We don't need an unhappy ending

(Repeat chorus)

Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE
To sit in the shade of the family tree

(Repeat verse 1)

(Repeat chorus)

Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree

Cover up
With loving protection
Guard your love
In every direction CHORUS
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection


Run away my sister and brother
Be afraid of love when the lover VERSE 1
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another

(Repeat chorus)

Cover up prolonging the yearning
Just ahead the fires are burning VERSE 2
Swim for shore the tides are now turning
Love the ones you love with your learning

(Repeat chorus)

Look ahead the futures depending
On the brave to now start defending VERSE 3
Tell the world the message you're sending
We don't need an unhappy ending

(Repeat chorus)

Got to be safe if you want to be free BRIDGE
To sit in the shade of the family tree

(Repeat verse 1)

(Repeat chorus)

Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree

Thing's ain't so bad
They sure could be better
Thing's ain't so good
But I'm sure it won't last Verse 1
Storm clouds above
But I got my umbrella
I would if I could
I can't change the past

I'm on the up
My futures tomorrow
Why should I worry
All I've got to find Chorus
Is another sad someone
Who'll happily give me
Just enough loving
For their peace of mind.

Things are a drag
But I'll get it together
Things make you strange
But that's how it goes, Verse 2
I always say sorry
So no one remembers
I caused the pain
When I struck the first blows.

(Repeat chorus)

Things ain't so good
But I'm not complaining
Things could be worse
I don't need to tell you Verse 3
Hang out your washing
It's gonna start raining
Thunder clouds burst
So tell me whats new.

(Repeat chorus

Let me know, what I got to do
Make it so, I can get it through to you (Chorus)
Blow by blow accounts in black and blue
Make it so, let it go, make it so.............

Any other time we would welcome you
Right now there's something else we got to do Verse 1
We commiserate but were running late
Hurry up and wait.

(Repeat chorus)

Have we met before, can't remember you
Now tell us what it is you wanted us to do Verse 2
Book a future date to negotiate
Hurry up and wait.

(Repeat chorus)

The problem is fundamentally
Over the horizon where we can't see Verse 3
We can't relate so we segregate
Hurry up and wait.

(Repeat chorus

Blame it all on me, you did nothing wrong
I was running free but it took so long VERSE 1
So long in fact that I
Can't remember why
I couldn't say goodbye


If you ask yourself, did I think of you
Oh so many times if you only knew
Knew how you made me feel VERSE 2
In dreams your kiss i'd steal
When nothing else was real


Far away from home everythings so clear
When you're all alone; no one else can hear VERSE 3
The loudest lonliness
Therefore I must confess
I'm full of emptiness


Full up on nothing I can call my own
I'll tell you something if only I had known VERSE 4
The end of every day
No matter what you say
Some how you always pay


Look at me, don't give up yet
What you see is what you get CHORUS
Things just like they used to be
I've been missing you and me.

Hold it down Rudie enough is enough
Kill it with kindness, kill it with love
No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves
Kill them with kindness kill them with love.
Fill them with feeling straight from the heart
Dealing with healing will set you apart
Respecting their meaning; releasing the dove
Will chill them with kindness;
instil them with love
Don't lose it Rudie get high on the buzz
Remember how kindness,
ould fill you with love
The sun could be shining
with blue skies above.
In love with the kindness, so kind of in love.


Believing in nothing is hard to believe
Discovering something is hard to achieve
A change must be coming the times right
because We're in need of some
kindness and needing some love
Hold it down Rudie enough is enough
Kill it with kindness, kill it with love
No more deceiving so throw off the gloves
Kill them with kindness kill them with love.


Believing in nothing is hard to believe
Discovering something is hard to achieve
A change must be coming the times right
because We're in need of some
kindness and needing some love
Hold it down Rudie enough is enough
Kill it with kindness, kill it with love
No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves
Kill them with kindness kill them with love.
Hold it down Rudie enough is enough
Kill it with kindness, kill it with love
No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves
Kill them with kindness kill them with love.
Hold it down Rudie enough is enough
Kill it with kindness, kill it with love
No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves
Kill them with kindness kill them with love.
Hold it down Rudie enough is enough
Kill it with kindness, kill it with love
No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves
Kill them with kindness kill them with love.

I said, there must be something more than this Verse 1
Green environmentalist
Back street agriculturist
Scientific herbalist
Herbalistic socialist
T.H.C dialysis
Grow your own psychiatrist
Smoking self-analysis

Said there must be something more than this Chorus
There must be something we a miss

Less is more so more or less Refrain
When there's nothing going on
Innocence is happiness
You ain't not doing nothing wrong

Said, there must be something more than this Verse 2
Anti-vivisectionist
Freedom fighting activist
Headline making terrorist
Religious fundamentalist
Money lending capitalist
Bible bashing moralist
Revolution catalyst

Said there must be something more than this Chorus
There must be something we a miss


Less is more so more or less Refrain
When theres nothing going on
Innocence is happiness
You ain't not doing nothing wrong

Tell me somethin' chorus
How come you walk on me land so?
How come you walk on me land so?
And tell me that it's yours

(repeat chorus)

For you to use as you see fit verse 1
So me and mine are forced to quit
And watch you devastating it
And tell me it belongs to you
You have the right, and I am wrong
You call the tune, I sing your song
And where I live, I don't belong
you tell me it belongs to you

(repeat chorus)

You have the right, and I am wrong verse 2
You call the tune, I sing your song
And where I live, I won't be log
You tell me it belongs to you
You get the riches, I have none
I do your work, you have the fun
I breathe your air, you block my sun
And tell me it belongs to you

(repeat chorus)

I've been away
High on a breeze
Tasted the salt of the seven blue seas Verse 1
Washed upon shores
Sun in my eyes
Stayed long enough just to say my goodbyes...

I walked in the rain
Wet me through and through
Following rainbows that lead me back to you Chorus
I've always believed
In what I've been told
Where rainbows end there's a pot of gold...

I'll read the stars
Talk to the moon
Stop when I hear somebody playing our tune Verse 2
Any excuse
And you'll see me
Drifting back home to the place I should be...

Some people say
Listen to me
Mostly I find that I disagree Verse 3
They tell me to change
Set myself free
I'm not convinced I don't want to be me

Maybe I'll stay
Maybe I'll go
Maybe I'll stick around I don't know Verse 4
One thing for sure
This I can say
I'm coming back; I've been so far away

WRITE OFF THE DEBT (Chorus)
ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT
ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT
AND STOP THE THIRD WORLD A FRET


I SAY THE IMF PUT ON TOO MUCH INTEREST
CERTAIN MAN PON THE STREETS CAN'T EVEN BUY A LITTLE VEST
I SAID THE EAST AND THE WEST THEM JUST A BUILD UP DEM CHEST
CERTAIN MAN IN THE THIRD WORLD CAN'T EVEN DIGEST, A LITTLE FOOD
BUT NO BOTHER TAKE THEM MAN DEH AS NO FOOL
COS' YOU KNOW SAY DEM TEACH AND GO A GOOD SCHOOL
ME SAY LORD A GOD A MERCY DEM LEARN UP ALL THE RULES
SO NO BOTHER PATRONISE DEM COS ALL DEM NEED IS THE TOOLS
ME SAY OVER THE MILLENNIUM ME SAY WHAT A BOMB
ME SAY A WHOLE HEAP OF RIGHT
ME SAY A WHOLE HEAP OF WRONG
I SAY IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER AND SING WE OWN SONG
AND MAKE THE SHOOTING AND ALL THE KILLING AND THE FIGHTING
HAVE FE DONE
I SAY THE IMF WIPE OFF THE LUMP SUM
YOU KNOW SAY ME BREDREN THAT WOULD A HANDSOME
SO COME ON FE ME POSSE LETS REHEARSE UP THIS SONG
AND HOPE SAY DEM MAN YAH DON'T TAKE TOO LONG


ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT (Chorus)
ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT
AND STOP THE THIRD WORLD A FRET


PICTURE A WORLD WITH NO MORE HURT AND PAIN
PICUTURE A WORLD WHERE WE ARE ALL THE SAME
MAYBE NOT IN MIND BUT IN SPIRIT
MUST DO THE RIGHT THING TO EASE THE PAIN

YES ME BREDEN THAT WOULD A WICKED

Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally
She shines the sun
She pours the rain
She touches me in places that I can't explain
She's got a powerful hold on me
The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free

Tell me what you know
Tell me is it true
Do you really love me just like I love you
Everything I say
Everything I do
It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you

People tell her she could do better than me
She wouldn't necessarily agree
We've got a thing going on you see
The two of us together for eternity

Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally

Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally

She shines the sun
She pours the rain
She touches me in places that I can't explain
She's got a powerful hold on me
The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free

Tell me what you know
Tell me is it true
Do you really love me just like I love you
Everything I say
Everything I do
It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you

People tell her she could do better than me
She wouldn't necessarily agree
We've got a thing going on you see
The two of us together for eternity

Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally

Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally
She shines the sun
She pours the rain
She touches me in places that I can't explain
She's got a powerful hold on me
The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free
Tell me what you know
Tell me is it true
Do you really love me just like I love you
Everything I say
Everything I do
It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you
People tell her she could do better than me
She wouldn't necessarily agree
We've got a thing going on you see
The two of us together for eternity
Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally

Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally
She shines the sun
She pours the rain
She touches me in places that I can't explain
She's got a powerful hold on me
The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free
Tell me what you know
Tell me is it true
Do you really love me just like I love you
Everything I say
Everything I do
It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you
People tell her she could do better than me
She wouldn't necessarily agree
We've got a thing going on you see
The two of us together for eternity
Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally

Chorus

I don't like the work but true i need the money
My life is like a joke but to me is isn't funny
People all around, telling me what to do
And all I want to do is stay at home with you

Time after time I say to myself
Working all my life isn't good for my health
Get old, get tired, get put on the shelf
I do all the work, someone else gets all the wealth
Wish I was on an island in the sun
Where I wouldn't have to worry how to get things done

Chorus

I don't like the work but true i need the money
My life is like a joke but to me is isn't funny
People all around, telling me what to do
And all I want to do is stay at home with you

Day after day becomes more of a grind
Bills pile up, moneys harder to find
Trying to get ahead money's harder to find
If I don't give it up I'm gonna lose my mind
Wish I was on an Island in the sun
Where I wouldn't have to worry how to get things done

Chorus

I don't like the work but true i need the money
My life is like a joke but to me is isn't funny
People all around, telling me what to do
And all I want to do is stay at home with you

There are murders that we must account for
Bloody deeds have been done in my name
Criminal acts we must pay for
And our children will shoulder the blame

Chorus

I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame Repeat

As a nation we're following blindly
No-one stops to question why
Our money's supporting an army
And a boy in Soweto dies

Chorus

I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame Repeat

Must we go on ignoring forever
The cries of an African son
There's a soldier's hand on the trigger
But it's we who are pointing the gun

Chorus

I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame Repeat

I think its only fair to say
We'd welcome riches down our way
No stigma knotted in my hair
I want to be a millionaire

Nevertheless I must insist
A thought is spared for those who missed
The handouts when it came to wealth
To education and good health

The time has come now all can see
As seeing this is killing me
our future victim to command
Together we can lend a hand

Chorus

So don't blame me for wanting more
The facts are too hard too ignore
I'm scared to death of poverty
I only want whats best for me

But even so I'm holding on
I think the world can live as one
If only credence took the lead
The world would see a world to feed

An endless sea of blood that's spilt
Enough to sail an ark of guilt
And when we lend our helping hand
We'll have our green and pleasant land

Ivory Madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.
Barren is her bosom, empty as her eyes,
Death a certain harvest scattered from the skies.

Skin and bones is creeping, doesn't know he's dead.
Ancient eyes are peeping, from his infant head.
Politician's argue sharpening their knives.
Drawing up their bargains, trading baby lives.

Chorus

Ivory madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.

Hear the bells are ringing, Christmas on it's way.
Hear the angels singing, what is that they say?
Eat and drink rejoicing, joy is here to stay.
Jesus son of Mary is born again today.

Chorus

Ivory Madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.
Ivory Madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.

Lonely, Lonely,
Tin can at my feet.
Think I'll kick it down the street,
That's the way to treat a friend

Broken windows and empty hall ways
Pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today

Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away.
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today.

Right before me, the signs implore me
Help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today

King, where are your people now?
Chained and pacified.
Tried in vain to show them how.
And for that you died.

You had a dream of a promised land.
People of all nations walking hand in hand
But they're not ready to accept
That dream situation, yet.

King, where are your people now?
Chained and pacified.
Tried in vain to show them how.
And for that you died.

Poor man's anger rising.
The ostrich hides his head.
Soon the red blood will be boiling.
And blue blood will be dead.
While we say.
(Chorus)
Little by little by little,
And stone by stone
.Rich man's mountain comes crumbling down

Poor boy sleeps on straw,
The rich boy sleeps in bed.
That fat boy fills his belly,
My poor boys's a dead,
While we say.

(Chorus)
Little by little by little,
And stone by stone.
Rich man's mountain comes crumbling down.

The rich man drives his car past,
The poor man on bare feet.
That rich man do get what he wants
The poor must know defeat,
While we say.

(Chorus)
Little by little by little,
And stone by stone.
Rich man's mountain comes crumbling down

Looking down at my reflection
In the puddle at my feet
Things don't seem so real down there
Or maybe I don't see
I see no starvation
I don't see any pain
I see myself not helping
Just a loner in the rain
Looking down at my reflection
In the puddle in the ground
Things are getting clearer now
I can see a thunder cloud
I see gross injustice
I see evil men
I see myself repeating
The same old words again

Looking down at my reflection
In the puddle lying there
Now I decide to change my mind
And show the world I care
I care about my fellow man
Being taken for a ride
I care that things start changing
But there's no one on my side
Looking down at my reflection
In the puddle in the ground
Things are getting clearer now
I can see a thunder cloud
I see gross injustice
I see evil men
I see myself repeating
The same old words again

From the land of shadows
Comes a dreadful sight
Lady with the marble smile
Spirit of the night
See the scourge of innocence
Swinging in her hand
Hear the silent suffering
That echoes through the land

From the tombs of ignorance
Of hate and greed and lies
Through the smoke of sacrifice
Watch her figure rise
The sick the poor the old
Basking in her radiance
Men of blood and gold

In her bloody footsteps
Speculators prance
Men of dreams are praying
For that second chance
Round her vacant features
Gilded serpents dance
Her tree of evil knowledge
Sprouts a special branch

Madam Medusa
Madam Medusa
Madam Medusa

Knock her right down
And then she bounce right back
Knock her right down
And then she bounce right back
She gone off her head
We've got to shoot her dead
She gone off her head
We've got to shoot her dead
Run for your life before she eat you alive
Run for your life before she eat you alive
Move out of the way 'cause you're blocking out the day
Move out of the way 'cause you're blocking out the day

I am the one in ten a number on a list,
I am the one in ten even though I don't exist
nobody knows me but I'm always there
a statistic a reminder of a world that doesn't care.

My arms enfold the dole queue malnutrition dulls my hair
my eyes are black and lifeless with an underprevileged stare
I'm a beggar on the corner can no one spare a dime
I'm the child that never learns to read
'cus no one's spared the time.

Refrain

I'm the murderer the victim I'm licensed with a gun
I'm a sad and bruised old lady in an alley in the slums
I'm a middle aged business man with a chronic heart disease
I'm another teenage suicide in a street that has no trees.

Refrain

I'm a starving third-world mother I'm a refugee without a home
I'm a housewife hooked on valium I'm a pensioner alone
I'm a cancer ridden spectre that's covering the earth
I'm another hungry baby I'm an accident of birth.

Refrain

There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do,
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna fix that rat.

When you open your mouth you don't talk, you shout
And you give everybody the blame,
But when they catch you up,
They will shut you up
And you got no one to blame

There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do,
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna fix that rat.

When you out on the street,
You practice lies and deceit
And you scandalize my name
But when I catch you up
I'm gonna pull you up
I'm gonna check-out inside your brain

There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do,
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna fix that rat.

When you deh pon the scene,
You make everyone scream
Because they know you're so unjust
But when they catch you up
They will kick you up
Because you're someone they cannot trust

There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen, what am I gonna do,
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna fix that rat.

You invade my space
Make me feel disgraced
And you just don't give a damn
If I had my way
If I had my say
I'd like to see you hang

The great flood of tears that we've cried
For our brothers and sisters who've died
Over four hundred years
Has washed away our fears
And strengthened our pride
Now we turn back the tide
We will no longer hear your command
We will seize the control from your hands
We will fan the flame
Of our anger and pain
And you'll feel the shame
For what you do in god's name
We will fight for the right to be free
We will build our own society
And we will sing, we will sing
We will sing our own song
When the ancient drum rhythms ring
The voice of our forefathers sing
Forward africa run
Our day of freedom has come
For me and for you
Amandla awethu
We will fight for the right to be free
We will build our own society
And we will sing, we will sing
We will sing our own song

Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees

Pastoral scene of the gallant south
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.

Here is a fruit for the crow to pluck
For the rain to wither, for the wind to suck
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop.

Chorus

I sus' a tell it like it is, yeah
I sus' a tell it like it is, oh yeah
I've got to be blatant in this time
Jus' like I know 1 + 1 no make 9 Repeat

Now what was I saying about being blatant
You got to be blatant in an argument
You got to make sure your feelings are felt
Perfect example for you from me
Watch lying politicians me seh on me T.V.
Pay big big money for the licence fee
(At the same time them a try fi fool we) Repeat

Chorus

I jus' tell it like it is, yeah
I jus' tell it like it is, oh yeah
I've got .... Etc

I've got to be blatant in this time
Now let me tell me more about being blantant
You got to be blatant me seh
With product you invent
If you don't patent it
You nah see a cent
You have no money fi go pay up your rent
If you crash fi your car
Or you in an accident
If it's not your fault you be blatant

Chorus

I jus' tell it like it is, yeah
I jus' tell it like it is, oh yeah
I've got .... Etc

Now I get serious about being blatant
Police come and mess with me pon the pavement
They say oi' where you going, what you doing here?
I just leave mi house fi go buy a tin of beer
Another example of being blatant
South Africa police a kill the innocent
Fire live ammunition me seh into a crowd
If that's not blatant murder
Then murder can't be found Repeat

Repeat Chorus

1st floor decide what you'll be one day
With a head full of comment and nothing to say
2nd floor mixed up it happens that way
Soon you realize that listening don't pay
3rd floor in limbo, no easy moves
Up or down it's time to choose
The elevators going up
Quick the door's about to shut
Too late we're full just hang around
It won't be long -
it won't be long before it's down
4th floor the job hunt and all that you ask
Is an honest day's pay for an honest day's graft
5th floor you may make a little more money
Now it's apparent downstairs ain't so funny
6th floor a mortgage, a collar and tie
2 weeks vacation in june or july
The elevators going up
Quick the door`s about to shut
Too late we're full just hang around
It won't be long -
it won't be long before it's down
7th floor expenses and private schools
Pushing a pen you're not turning the tools
8th floor position, respect and acclaim
Move up the 9th for fortune or fame
10th floor for investment and real estate
Recouping the redies before it's too late
11th floor the penthouse the final cut
With a head full of comment
and a mouth that stays shut
The elevators going up
Quick the door`s about to shut
Too late we're full just hang around
It won't be long -
it won't be long before it's down
- 간 주 중 -
The elevators going up
Quick the door`s about to shut
Too late we're full just hang around
It won't be long -
it won't be long before it's down
The elevators going up
Quick the door`s about to shut
Too late we're full just hang around
It won't be long -
it won't be long before it's down
The elevators going up
Quick the door`s about to shut
Too late we're full just hang around
It won't be long -
it won't be long before it's down

Appeal to the governor of Louisiana
You may get an answer the process is slow
Federal government too much to help him
It's been nearly five years
And they won't let him go

Chorus

Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
What right do we have to say it's not so
Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
What right do we have to say it's not so

Testify under pressure, a racist jury
Government lawyers its all for show
With rows of white faces
False accusations
He's framed up for murder
They won't let him go

Chorus

Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
What right do we have to say it's not so
Tyler ..... Etc

Police gun was planted
No matching bullets
No prints on the handle, no proof to show
But tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
They show him no mercy
They won't let him go

Chorus

Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
What right do we have to say it's not so
Tyler...... Etc

Appeal to the governor of Louisiana
You may get an answer the process is slow
Federal government too much to help him
It's been nearly five years
And they won't let him go

Chorus

Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
What right do we have to say it's not so
Tyler .... Etc

You try to close your ears
And you try to close your eyes
But the blasphemies keep coming
Tempting you with lies
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
You just don't understand it
But it strikes a distant chord
So you look for away of escaping
And sanity's restored
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
You focus your direction
Cloak tightly pulled around
But somewhere in the distance
You can hear a haunting sound
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
- 간 주 중 -
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
You're in danger of corruption
And you're always running scared
You cannot make decisions
You're completely unprepared
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight

Chorus

You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Life in the shadows ain't no fun

It's easy getting up there
Never think of coming down
Not hard to say "I want you"
When you're floating on a cloud
But you know that lonely feeling
When nothing's going right
'Cause it's only the beginning
Of a cold and sleepless night

Chorus

You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Your only chance is to turn and run

It's harder getting up there
And it's painful coming down
And now you can't see clearly
Beneath the thunder cloud
And the loneliness gets longer
When nothing's going right
And things ain't getting any better
With another sleepless night

Chorus

You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Your only chance is to turn and run

I am the one in ten a number on a list,
I am the one in ten even though I don't exist
nobody knows me but I'm always there
a statistic a reminder of a world that doesn't care.

My arms enfold the dole queue malnutrition dulls my hair
my eyes are black and lifeless with an underprevileged stare
I'm a beggar on the corner can no one spare a dime
I'm the child that never learns to read
'cus no one's spared the time.

Refrain

I'm the murderer the victim I'm licensed with a gun
I'm a sad and bruised old lady in an alley in the slums
I'm a middle aged business man with a chronic heart disease
I'm another teenage suicide in a street that has no trees.

Refrain

I'm a starving third-world mother I'm a refugee without a home
I'm a housewife hooked on valium I'm a pensioner alone
I'm a cancer ridden spectre that's covering the earth
I'm another hungry baby I'm an accident of birth.

Refrain