Hope of the States - Blood Meridian lyrics

rate me

The money's running out The casino's burning down The police are getting nervous The transmission's shot And the schools are all locked The offices have shut up shop It's quiet on the streets today I think I know what's going on But I'm too scared to say In case I got it wrong And made a bad mistake Emergency, emergency Someone acted honestly You'd better string ‘em up, tie ‘em down Never let the news get out Never let it happen again Emergency, emergency Someone meant every word they said You should beat ‘em up, lock ‘em up Throw away the key and Never let it happen again There's a flood coming in And the snow is coming down There's fighting on every corner The troubled little kids That were bullied at school This is the only chance you're getting To stand up for the put upon The worried and the anxious But you're too scared to say That they got it all wrong And made a bad mistake Emergency, emergency Someone acted honestly You'd better string ‘em up, tie ‘em down Never let the news get out Never let it happen again Emergency, emergency Someone meant every word they said You should beat ‘em up, lock ‘em up Throw away the key yeah Never let it happen again Tell me, would you tell me How we ended up so cynical? You should give it up, start again Make mistakes and try to change Never let it happen again Tell me what's wrong with meaning Every single thing you do