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Shot by Both Sides Lyrics by Magazine

Real Life / Secondhand Daylight

1978

[Verse 1]
This and that, they must be the same
What is legal is just what's real
What I'm given to understand
Is exactly what I steal
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
Wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
I was shocked to find what was allowed
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
[Chorus]
Shot (Shot) by both sides
On the run to the outside of everything
Shot (Shot) by both sides
They must have come to a secret understanding
[Verse 2]
New offences always in my nerves
They're taking my time by force
They all sound the same when they scream
They have to rewrite all the books again
As a matter of course
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
I was shocked to find what was allowed
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
[Chorus]
Shot (Shot) by both sides
On the run to the outside of everything
Shot (Shot) by both sides
They must have come to a secret understanding
[Verse 3]
"Why are you so edgy, Kid?"
Asks the man with the voice
One thing follows another
You live and learn, you have no choice
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd
I was shocked to find what was allowed
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
[Bridge]
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
I was shocked to find what was allowed
I didn't lose myself in the crowd
But I wormed my way, but I wormed my way
But I wormed my way, but I wormed my way
But I wormed my way, but I wormed my way
But I wormed my way, but I wormed my way
[Chorus]
Shot (Shot) by both sides
I don't ask who's doing the shooting
Shot (Shot) by both sides
We must have come to a secret understanding
Credits
Magazine

Magazine

About “Shot by Both Sides” by Magazine

Read the complete lyrics to "Shot by Both Sides" by Magazine from the album "Real Life / Secondhand Daylight" in 1978. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Post-Punk, New Wave (Rock), Rock.

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"Shot by Both Sides" appears on "Real Life / Secondhand Daylight" in 1978.

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