|
Well you can build all the buildings that you want in this world till a man can't see a thing |
|
Keep on spraying the crops with your suicide juice till the birds no longer sing |
|
Speed up the production on your automobiles and make the profit that the labor brings |
|
But I'm telling you that short cut gonna draw blood |
|
Yes I'm telling you that short cut gonna draw blood |
|
And you're gonna get your face pushed in the mud |
|
Well you can build all the airplanes and the bombs that you want but you know that it don't scare me |
|
Build a brick wall around your entire population then try and tell 'em that they're free |
|
You can keep on drilling for your precious oil until you've even messed up the sea |
|
But I'm telling you that short cut gonna draw blood |
|
Yes I'm telling you that short cut gonna draw blood |
|
And you're gonna get your face pushed in the mud |
|
Well you been wheeling and dealing like a man with ten arms just to keep your out of style plan |
|
You been putting out pressures squeezing the Earth like a snake with an iron hand |
|
You'd like to kill off every indian in the jungle that's living and take away his land |
|
But I'm telling you that short cut gonna draw blood |
|
Yes I'm telling you that short cut gonna draw blood |
|
And you're gonna get your face pushed in the mud ...mud |
|
Well you keep on spewing out your dirt and your filth till the air begins to choke |
|
Keep on playing the stupid games with your dagger and your cloak |
|
But you won't get me working in your factory because I've thrown away the yoke |
|
And I'm telling you that short cut gonna draw blood |
|
Yes I'm telling you that short cut gonna draw blood, yes it will |
|
And you're gonna get your face pushed in the mud... mud! |
|
Short cut draw blood! |
|
Short cut draw blood! |
|
Short cut draw blood! |
|
Short cut draw blood! |
