Fragile Peace And Certain War
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โฑ๏ธ 3:59 duration
๐ ID: 26368937
๐ Lyrics
Well, we're lightin' up our cigarettes, three smokes on every match
Tempting fate and bad luck, we're impossible to catch
You sell a grain of truth in a sandbag full of lies
Nobody weighs it anyway, it's all they wanna buy
I've seen men go down for less
They don't come back from these trenches
Both sides have fought all day, and now we're clearing out the benches
The enemy got zippos, they don't need matches anymore
We're standing on the precipice
Of fragile peace and certain war
And I hate the weight of my gun, to have to wear it don't seem fair
I'd rather to melt it down into a shiny new plowshare
But this soil ain't fit for tilling
And the water ain't fit to drink
But I'm tryna be a good soldier, but I've been pushed past the brink
In days we'll be evicted
God knows where we'll go
I gotta get some money now, the legal way is too slow
I don't wanna be this desperate
I don't wanna rob this store
I'm sitting on the precipice
Of fragile peace and certain war
Now, I long to live in peace
That's so much more than lack of violence
Right now we see injustice, and our response is silence
Gotta lift each other up or lay scattered on the floor, oh, oh
We're sitting on the precipice
Of fragile peace and certain war, oh-oh, yeah
Where's funny, there's no money, well
The poor kids need some food
We will subsidize the richest man to drown in cheaper crude
Jane's off to college, Harmie's bound for jail
You say that's the price for freedom
Freedom's ain't for sale
Charlatans and preachers, recruiting day and night
It's just as well, it's hard to tell
Who's really on your side?
The rich don't have the answers, neither do the poor
We're standing on the precipice
Of fragile peace and certain war, oh, yeah
And certain war, hmm
Ooh, and certain war, oh
And certain war, yeah, oh!
Tempting fate and bad luck, we're impossible to catch
You sell a grain of truth in a sandbag full of lies
Nobody weighs it anyway, it's all they wanna buy
I've seen men go down for less
They don't come back from these trenches
Both sides have fought all day, and now we're clearing out the benches
The enemy got zippos, they don't need matches anymore
We're standing on the precipice
Of fragile peace and certain war
And I hate the weight of my gun, to have to wear it don't seem fair
I'd rather to melt it down into a shiny new plowshare
But this soil ain't fit for tilling
And the water ain't fit to drink
But I'm tryna be a good soldier, but I've been pushed past the brink
In days we'll be evicted
God knows where we'll go
I gotta get some money now, the legal way is too slow
I don't wanna be this desperate
I don't wanna rob this store
I'm sitting on the precipice
Of fragile peace and certain war
Now, I long to live in peace
That's so much more than lack of violence
Right now we see injustice, and our response is silence
Gotta lift each other up or lay scattered on the floor, oh, oh
We're sitting on the precipice
Of fragile peace and certain war, oh-oh, yeah
Where's funny, there's no money, well
The poor kids need some food
We will subsidize the richest man to drown in cheaper crude
Jane's off to college, Harmie's bound for jail
You say that's the price for freedom
Freedom's ain't for sale
Charlatans and preachers, recruiting day and night
It's just as well, it's hard to tell
Who's really on your side?
The rich don't have the answers, neither do the poor
We're standing on the precipice
Of fragile peace and certain war, oh, yeah
And certain war, hmm
Ooh, and certain war, oh
And certain war, yeah, oh!
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:14.82] Well, we're lightin' up our cigarettes, three smokes on every match
[00:19.75] Tempting fate and bad luck, we're impossible to catch
[00:23.78] You sell a grain of truth in a sandbag full of lies
[00:27.64] Nobody weighs it anyway, it's all they wanna buy
[00:31.78] I've seen men go down for less
[00:33.74] They don't come back from these trenches
[00:35.75] Both sides have fought all day, and now we're clearing out the benches
[00:39.99] The enemy got zippos, they don't need matches anymore
[00:43.79] We're standing on the precipice
[00:47.35] Of fragile peace and certain war
[00:57.34] And I hate the weight of my gun, to have to wear it don't seem fair
[01:01.51] I'd rather to melt it down into a shiny new plowshare
[01:05.43] But this soil ain't fit for tilling
[01:07.36] And the water ain't fit to drink
[01:09.15] But I'm tryna be a good soldier, but I've been pushed past the brink
[01:13.25] In days we'll be evicted
[01:15.20] God knows where we'll go
[01:17.16] I gotta get some money now, the legal way is too slow
[01:20.90] I don't wanna be this desperate
[01:22.79] I don't wanna rob this store
[01:24.86] I'm sitting on the precipice
[01:28.18] Of fragile peace and certain war
[01:38.17] Now, I long to live in peace
[01:39.92] That's so much more than lack of violence
[01:42.32] Right now we see injustice, and our response is silence
[01:46.17] Gotta lift each other up or lay scattered on the floor, oh, oh
[01:54.96] We're sitting on the precipice
[01:57.84] Of fragile peace and certain war, oh-oh, yeah
[02:07.66]
[02:41.06] Where's funny, there's no money, well
[02:43.31] The poor kids need some food
[02:45.16] We will subsidize the richest man to drown in cheaper crude
[02:49.58] Jane's off to college, Harmie's bound for jail
[02:53.46] You say that's the price for freedom
[02:55.65] Freedom's ain't for sale
[02:57.73] Charlatans and preachers, recruiting day and night
[03:01.64] It's just as well, it's hard to tell
[03:03.80] Who's really on your side?
[03:05.78] The rich don't have the answers, neither do the poor
[03:09.64] We're standing on the precipice
[03:13.09] Of fragile peace and certain war, oh, yeah
[03:22.83] And certain war, hmm
[03:29.68] Ooh, and certain war, oh
[03:38.41] And certain war, yeah, oh!
[03:45.96]
[00:19.75] Tempting fate and bad luck, we're impossible to catch
[00:23.78] You sell a grain of truth in a sandbag full of lies
[00:27.64] Nobody weighs it anyway, it's all they wanna buy
[00:31.78] I've seen men go down for less
[00:33.74] They don't come back from these trenches
[00:35.75] Both sides have fought all day, and now we're clearing out the benches
[00:39.99] The enemy got zippos, they don't need matches anymore
[00:43.79] We're standing on the precipice
[00:47.35] Of fragile peace and certain war
[00:57.34] And I hate the weight of my gun, to have to wear it don't seem fair
[01:01.51] I'd rather to melt it down into a shiny new plowshare
[01:05.43] But this soil ain't fit for tilling
[01:07.36] And the water ain't fit to drink
[01:09.15] But I'm tryna be a good soldier, but I've been pushed past the brink
[01:13.25] In days we'll be evicted
[01:15.20] God knows where we'll go
[01:17.16] I gotta get some money now, the legal way is too slow
[01:20.90] I don't wanna be this desperate
[01:22.79] I don't wanna rob this store
[01:24.86] I'm sitting on the precipice
[01:28.18] Of fragile peace and certain war
[01:38.17] Now, I long to live in peace
[01:39.92] That's so much more than lack of violence
[01:42.32] Right now we see injustice, and our response is silence
[01:46.17] Gotta lift each other up or lay scattered on the floor, oh, oh
[01:54.96] We're sitting on the precipice
[01:57.84] Of fragile peace and certain war, oh-oh, yeah
[02:07.66]
[02:41.06] Where's funny, there's no money, well
[02:43.31] The poor kids need some food
[02:45.16] We will subsidize the richest man to drown in cheaper crude
[02:49.58] Jane's off to college, Harmie's bound for jail
[02:53.46] You say that's the price for freedom
[02:55.65] Freedom's ain't for sale
[02:57.73] Charlatans and preachers, recruiting day and night
[03:01.64] It's just as well, it's hard to tell
[03:03.80] Who's really on your side?
[03:05.78] The rich don't have the answers, neither do the poor
[03:09.64] We're standing on the precipice
[03:13.09] Of fragile peace and certain war, oh, yeah
[03:22.83] And certain war, hmm
[03:29.68] Ooh, and certain war, oh
[03:38.41] And certain war, yeah, oh!
[03:45.96]