lirik lagu violent femmes – jesus of rio
christ the redeemer towering high over rio
rio de janeiro, rio
where they held a summit to save the world
and to mark the time when development
as traditionally understood-had failed
and the affluent north raping the south
investment from the north means
economic bondage for the south
under the burden of debt payments
i was with a wh-r- in copenhagan
drinking eight hundred dollars worth of
champagne in kroner
she came from rio
we were trying to save the world
we did not get what we wanted
she wanted money–
she did not get what she wanted
i missed my wife–
i did not get what i wanted
death sat on my lap
death sits on all our laps
while christ the redeemer
towers high over rio
rio de janeiro. rio
gordon gano: vocal, organo
brian ritchie: upright b-ss
guy hoffman: drums, pu-ili
recorded and mixed by david vartanian at dv’s perversion room, milwuakee, wi
⌦㜱㬴 gorno music reprinted with permission
Lirik lagu lainnya:
- lirik lagu vince gill – victim of life’s circumstances
- lirik lagu vince gill – worlds apart
- lirik lagu vince gill – young man’s town
- lirik lagu vince gill – which bridge to cross (which bridge to burn)
- lirik lagu vince gill – whippoorwill river
- lirik lagu vines – scream
- lirik lagu vinnie vincent invasion – back on the streets
- lirik lagu vines – orange amber
- lirik lagu vines – a girl i knew
- lirik lagu vines – kara jayne