Pulling teeth from the bite of a larger beast
Cold eyes accept it
Bleeding out, this world’s infected!
As the grip tightens around your throat,
Will you fight for life or stand faceless, grey with guilt?
It's a cold man's world
It's a cold man's world
Looking down from the highest tower
Claiming wealth, land and power
Their stomach's empty but we're alive
You force-feed liberation, cold bodies intertwined
All these closed-handed gestures
You were our last hope, our last hope
Take another chunk of sorrow
Insert it in our lives
You’re our last hope
You’re our last hope
You’re our last hope
This ain't right!
You can't purloin our properties,
Devout, let's face our enemies
Don't believe the media, accept the facts
We're war-torn ‘cause of money
We fall short ‘cause of money
It's them!
All these closed-handed gestures
You were our last hope, our last hope
Take another chunk of sorrow
Insert it in our lives
You’re our last hope
You’re our last hope
You’re our last hope…
To survive
Don’t beg, don’t borrow, just watch the others follow.
It's a cold man's world
Cold man's world
Cold man's world
Cold man's world
credits
from Live Sessions,
released June 5, 2020
Music by Dan Willet, James Thompson and Tom Bradshaw-Smith
Lyrics by James Thompson
Studio support by Zowie Weaver
Produced by Dan Willett
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