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lirik lagu david ford - raise

i cannot raise a smile
i cannot raise a fist
i cannot comprehend the cost of all these opportunities i missed
while i was waiting for an intervention
while i was waiting for the phone to ring
those creatures jumped the walls and they sunk their t~~th into the heart of everything

or did it happen while i wasn’t looking
did i just step aside and welcome in the wolves in poorly fitted sheep’s attire
the lambs adorned in wolfish skin?
the words are separatеd from their meaning
and truth is separatеd from the facts
the vermin have consumed the trail of breadcrumbs and
now i’m scared there’s no way back

ain’t that just the way it slides
a sleepwalk to the darker side?
and love is not the answer i’m afraid
the moment came and i just stood and let it happened
i’m ashamed. i’m ashamed

i spend my money in the usual places
i buy a lot of sh~t that i don’t need
i recognize the frailty of the age in terms of l~st and hate and greed
but i’ve never see it in my own reflection
i don’t consider that i’m one of these oblivious and self~interested fools
content to live and die on bended knees
like i’m the servant of some natural order
and never happier than when i’m crushed
beneath that looming, loving leather boot
of the sweet oppression i’ve come to trust
like it’s the only thing that keeps me grounded
that helps instill in me a sense of pride
ah these daunting odds i strived to overcome
but in truth i barely even tried

ain’t that just the way you find
your aspirations get resigned
and love is not the answer i’m afraid
the moment came and i just turned and looked away
and i’m ashamed. i’m ashamed

everybody tells it like it is
but every day the same old sun comes up on days like this
everybody tells it like it is
but every day the same old sun comes up on days like this
everybody tells it like it is
but every day the same old sun comes up on days like this

i cannot raise an army
but i will not raise the flag
i’ll call myself a rebel, scream seditious words into a paper bag
and make believe that it could make a difference
and maybe this time we can start a fire
by preaching eloquent, impassioned testimony only to the choir
it’s not important that you stand for something
you just need something you can rail against
the mortal sin of the poorly chosen word
or some joke that may just cause offence
but any god without a sense of humour
is not a deity that i could love
and who would choose eternity in a stern, unsmiling paradise above?

but that’s just the way you slide
the scripture will not be denied
and love is not the answer i’m afraid
the moment came and i just stood and watched it happen
and i’m ashamed

can we not raise the standard of our discourse
much above a howl of neatly scripted indignation
punctuated by cries of peace and love
it’s not enough to hold a firm opinion
the counter~argument must be eviscerated in some frenzied moral outrage
all d~mnation, no debate

you see the meek stand to inherit nothing
unless they have the will to lawyer up
or fight so dirty as to contradict their claims of meekness
and there’s the rub
i’m well aware that i’m the one who’s shouting
don’t think the irony is lost on me
a call for sober, calmly measured reason screamed in bold hypocrisy!
it’s gonna take a whole lot more than words to tame the dogs of war
and love is not the answer i’m afraid
my generation blew its chance, now let’s get the h~ll out of the way
get the h~ll out of the way

- lirik lagu david ford

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