Silver and Gold (Live)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] And in the shithouse a shotgun Praying hands hold me down Only the hunter was hunted In this tin can town, tin can town [Verse 2] No stars in the black night Looks like the sky fall fell down No sun in the daylight Looks like It it's chained to the ground, chained to the ground [Chorus] The warden said says, "The exit is sold" If you want a way out, silver and— [Verse 3] Broken back to the ceiling Broken nose to the floor I scream at the silence, it's crawling coming It crawls under the door [Verse 4] There's a rope around my neck And there's a trigger in your gun Jesus, I say something! I am someone, I am someone I am someone [Chorus] Captains and kings in the ship's hold They came to collect Silver and gold Silver and gold [Verse 5] Seen the them coming and a the going Seen them captains and the kings Seen their them navy blue uniforms Seen them bright and shiny things, bright and shiny things, yeah [Verse 6] The temperature is rising The fever white hot Mister, I ain't got nothing But it's more than you you've got [Verse 7] Chains no longer bind me Not the shackles at my feet Outside are the prisoners Inside the free, set them free Set them free [Chorus] A prize fighter in a corner is told Hit where it hurts, for silver and gold Silver and gold [Outro] Yep, silver and gold This song was written in a hotel room in New York City 'Round about the time a friend of ours, Little Steven Was putting together a record of Artists Against Apartheid It's this is a song written about a man in a shanty town outside of Johannesburg A man who's sick of looking down the barrel of white South Africa A man who is at the point where he is ready to take up arms against his oppressor A man who has lost faith in the peacemakers of the West While they argue and while they fail to support a man like Bishop Tutu And his request for economic sanctions against South Africa Am I bugging you? I don't mean to bug ya Okay Edge, play the blues