Walls Come Tumbling Down - The Style Council

On the first day of the first month in some distant year The whole sky froze golden Some said it was the aftermath of the radium bomb While others told of a final retribution A terrible revenge of the gods But we understood the grand finale Fulfilment of a prophecy told many years before So all that was left was All the women were captured and chained And national suicide was proclaimed And new America fell to the ground And all the children lay crippled and lame But all the nations came together In fear of the thought of the end No more would we fight in the streets No courage had we to defend When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down Everybody ran as they screamed at the sound When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down Everybody ran as they screamed at the sound A blinding light, the sun had died A new moon took its place Tidal waves and open graves, the fate of the unhuman race The city's heart no longer beats no pity have I left to lend A sinner sits reciting Dylan, it's now that I welcome the end When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down Everybody ran as they screamed at the sound When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down Everybody ran as they screamed at the sound When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down Everybody ran as they screamed at the sound When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down When the walls came tumbling down Nobody made a sound Down

How many times have You tried to save me But I wouldn't let You near? And how many times have You tried to speak But I didn't want to hear? 'Cause I close off my heart Afraid of what's in there But I feel You reaching now Shining a light through the dark And suddenly I'm waking up to the sound of You Making my walls come down! You're taking me deeper And You're making it clear that I need to give up everything now! I'm letting it go, all my heart and my soul I'm ready to let my walls come (down, oh) I'm ready to let my walls come (down, oh) I'm ready to let my walls come down How long have You been Longing to show me that Your love has no end? And how long have You been Waiting patient for me to let You in? My chains are all breaking I feel the ground shaking The freedom is loud You're making my walls come down! You're taking me deeper And You're making it clear that I need to give up everything now! I'm letting it go, all my heart and my soul I'm ready to let my walls come (down, oh) I'm ready to let my walls come (down, oh) I'm ready to let my walls come down (Woah!) I'm not hiding anymore (Woah!) Yeah, I'm all Yours (Woah!) I'm watching my pride crumble Yeah, I'm standing in the rubble 'Cause You're making my walls come down! You're taking me deeper And You're making it clearer that I need to give up everything now! I'm letting it go, all my heart and my soul I'm ready to let my walls come (down, oh) I'm ready to let my walls come (down, oh) I'm ready to let my walls come down

Daddy ran around but he never ran away Mama said that she'd forgive but it turns out that she can't She fell into the arms of another The weight of the lie just seemed to crush her Now daddy paces and mama cries For all the years of getting left behind When the walls come down Crumble in the dust That's when you find out Sometimes love just ain't enough To keep the devil out Of that picture-perfect house 'Cause there's nowhere for secrets to hide When the walls come down Sister's got some demons that she's always tryna fight Swear she's got control and so they trust that she'll be fine 'Cause no one wants to talk about her Daily diet of pills and powder But think it's bliss to just stay blind But one day they'll open their eyes When the walls come down Crumble in the dust That's when you find out Sometimes love just ain't enough To keep the devil out Of that picture-perfect house 'Cause there's nowhere for secrets to hide When the walls come down Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh When the walls come down Brick by brick, room by room 'Til there's nothing left but the truth When the walls come down Crumble in the dust That's when you find out Sometimes love just ain't enough To keep the devil out Of that picture-perfect house 'Cause there's nowhere for secrets to hide When the walls come down Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh When the walls come down Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh When the walls come down Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh Woah-oh-oh, oh-oh

Handed down from fathers to sons Was the hatred of weakness and the love of guns A talk of peace but not in our time To save our souls and stop the crime Onwards and upwards but going nowhere So how many now truthfully swear That they do no evil - see no wrong The ad-mass agents, the writers of song The bankers, the poets, the modern day seers Clouding an issue that was never quite clear Sent through the ages of boy to man The living testament of making a stand Killing the wicked then raising the dead Eating propaganda and shit spoon fed Grasping for wisdom, but thick all the same So how many innocents now can claim That they play with fire - and get burnt And through the same mistakes never get learnt Hoping for a time it will fall to place Faith shall show as our saving grace Handed down from God with love Was the whole wide world and some above But not content to share the land Greed was shown the winning hand And those whose greed was the strongest of all Took upon themselves to lead the call That some must work while other rest Without the question of what is best The leaders, the losers and the kings Pass the rifle butt that tyranny brings Passed on over to the chosen few Was the promise of freedom with a breadline queue Ghetto's, gateaux and eating it too Forcing it all down with a cola brew The first amendment and the hunt for reds A conscious contradiction with something said That they see no evil - with eyes shut tight A cocaine culture that offers no fight Dragged from birth - drugged to death The common excuse is 'just being yourself' Hand us down before it's too late The strength and wisdom to change our state Governed by evil and all it will bring I can't wait for the day they do the lamppost swing And no mercy should they be shown For you cannot reason with the devil's own They say, they hear no evil - hands clasped tight To shut out the victims' screams of ol' uncle sam fights He sweats and he strains as his boney frame comes - Into the womb of an innocent one

Good morning day, how do you do I wonder - what will you do for me? I should be on my way, I should be earning pay, I should be all the things that I'm not - And I've tried on my own, now there's nothing to keep me at home, Like my brother has too - gotta leave to get out of this view, You see they, tell you to move around - If you can't find work in your own town. As I rise from my bed I can hear the old man Blaming heaven & mother for this 30 years with one firm, 13 months redundant, Yes I'd say that's unlucky for some - Now our tears fall like rain, as my mother walks me to my train, With a kiss & a wave - come home weekends - that's if I can save. I swear I'll take it out on the man - Who ever devised this economy plan. All the love in the world - can't put - Dinner on the table - All the hate that I feel no love could put right Good morning day, how do you do I wonder - what will you do for me? I should be on my way, I should be earning pay, I should be all the things that I'm not - And I've tried on my own, now there's nothing to keep me at home, All the love and the strength has been taken by this government, You see they, tell you to move around - If you can't find work in your own town. Father's in the kitchen, counting out coins, Mother's in the bedroom, looking through pictures of her boys, One is in london, looking for a job, The other's in whitehall - looking for those responsible!