Shadows under the light of main street
i was taught to fear what i don’t understand
i was taught to fear the foreign man
the mountains brought low, a gathering storm
complacent inside great banquet halls,
the blind lead the blind, how can i know if i'm going blind? There's no place for us...
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You can smell it in the air they're putting fear out to sell tonight
pushing lies, pushing heat, pointed fingers all believe they're right
they've been wrong before, wrong before
someone's stoking up the fire
sending passions even higher
i'm suddenly scared, everything's wrong
blowing...
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Calm down they say its not so bad, its not gonna bring you down now
they think that i should calm down, and blame it all on who i’ve been reading
but i’ve been thinking
if control is what they want,
they’ll just tell me that i’m wrong
if control is what they want,
there’s no room,...
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This is not how they said it would be
you’re preaching the end, i can’t forget the means
the harsher the tone, stronger the hand
taking hold, go on possess the land
where children cry in the desert heat,
this ain’t no time to be a refugee
snakes in the barns, sing siren songs
come...
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