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Razor Burn Is a Pain in the Neck

from Emergency Response (demo) by Pete Davis

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This could be your last day alive. I live with it every day. And people debase it to crime to get back what was taken away.
"Son," my father always said that "God can't take care of us if we don't take care of ourselves. The world, son, the world don't care about us 'cause we must spend all of our time fighting to stay alive."
This could be your last day alive, so live it like it was your last.
And the good lord will take you away to measure the good that you've done.
And Heaven will open its gates, and angels are granted their wings.
And those who've committed high crimes must give back what they've taken away.
"Son," my father always said that "God doesn't make people bad. He gives us a beautiful dream and some people wake themselves up."
Everyone down on the floor. Be still and nobody gets hurt. Don't make any sudden moves, and we'll let you go peacefully.
"Son, take what you can when you can 'cause nobody's handing it out. And don't let them stand in your way."

Look to me, Father I am standing here, tell me what has happened. Tell me what they've done to you. Father you were right about everything you've tought to me. Father you were always right. Father you were always right. It's happening again.

Someone please, you've got to help us. Someone please, I ask you once again.

Wander, look above. Barrell of a gun.

Everyone say your prayers for your families.

(again) we go under, push and pull. What must we do to make it stop?

Everyone was screaming. Bullets roared, and suddenly everything was peaceful once more. This could be your last day alive.

It should have been fine, but everything's wrong (make a break for it). The sound of it still rings in the ears (this is wrong, this is wrong, it's all wrong). There's blood on your clothes, there's blood on your hands (your footprints). Sirens are storming, and taken by warning, people are holding their arms back from you (don't look back).
Your heart fiercely beating a hole in your chest (the criminal's gone). The muscles are straining and sweating a storm (taken off on foot). And everybody said that God is all good things, and God is in all of us (the good lord will save us), but he's given up and the world has started to care about this things that you've taken away.
(This could be your last day alive).

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from Emergency Response (demo), released January 1, 2006

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