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Belly Of The Beast Lyrics by Bernard Fanning

Civil Dusk

2016

[Verse 1]
Here again, I find myself in the belly of the beast
Trying to make sense of all this ruin and decline
There's no seat at the table for the beggars at the feast
Or anybody unprepared to toe the line
[Verse 2]
The dogs of war devour doves and beggars at the feet
Hawks and greedy leaders clap along and bare their teeth
An insipid and compliant press in lockstep on the beat
Splashin' three word slogans neither them or us believe
[Chorus]
Oh, please forgive that step into the dark
This road will lead us nowhere, this path will see us lost
Oh, I guess everybody's got a rubicon to cross
The future's suffocating on an echo from the past
[Verse 3]
It's all the same to me if you're red, green, white, black or blue
It's your hands that hold the reins
Your only mandate is the truth
A guardian of futures for the ragged and the bruised
A mouthpiece for the voiceless, not a vassal of the few
The saying goes that people get the leaders they deserve
Take a look at our leaders
I guess that makes us all absurd
[Chorus]
Oh, please forgive that step into the dark
This road will lead us nowhere, this path will see us lost
Oh, I guess everybody's got a rubicon to cross
The future's suffocating on an echo from the past
The saying goes that people get the leaders they deserve
Here we are in the belly of the beast
The saying goes that people get the leaders they deserve
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Bernard Fanning

Bernard Fanning

About “Belly Of The Beast” by Bernard Fanning

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"Belly Of The Beast" appears on "Civil Dusk " in 2016.

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