You have played with fire, your fingers they got burnt
You have played with fire, your fingers they got burnt
You have played with fire, your fingers they got burnt
You have played with fire, your fingers they got burnt
We don't live in a free world, this world's not made of love.
Confrontation all over, a permanent world war.
Call the priest or the sinner, dividing with his cross,
Politicians ain't better, we're dumb lambs in their flocks.
They have played with fire, their fingers we must burn!
You have played with fire, your fingers they got burnt!
"Listen to me sisters and brothers,
This world we know is built from lies and corruption.
We shall assume that first so we can beat our enemies,
They're here with us, in your house, in your church, in your television."
You have played with fire, your fingers they got burnt
You have played with fire, your fingers they got burnt
"And as we stare in front of that silly boxed toy,
They're making big plans of control with their fingers on the remote dial,
Controlling and distracting us and with the other hand pulling the strings,
Raise up! Raise up!"
Interlude - Solo
"Submission is all we've learnt,
They say freedom but all I see is control.
Biting the finger that points you, is burning the hand of the bastard,
Be wise my friend, be fire at them.
The message is clear for all who can hear,
But deafness is a disease on earth,
Not that we're sick but manipulated.
It's hard to see when you don't have eyes,
It's hard to see what's been invisiblelized,
Like the chain in our brains, comes like fog in the night,
But the daylight arrives and we'll be free at last".
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Music and Lyrics by J.Melo
credits
from Now And Then (LP),
released January 4, 2011
Lele Melo: All Instruments and Vocals
Lyrics and Music by Lele Melo (c) 2011
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