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Treading Water Lyrics by Petrol Girls

Talk of Violence

2016

They're tryna build more white cliffs
Their white fucking cliffs
The sea is rising
We rise
London is dead
Europe is lost
I can't keep // My head
My head up // Under
They talk of // The waves
Those who take // My hands
And I have // Let go
Nothing left // She's lost
To give I // My love
Have nothing // She's lost
We rise with water
We rise with the waves
We rise with all those
Who's lives could be
We rise with water
We rise with the waves
We rise with all those
Who's lives could be saved
Working so // I try
Hard to keep // To keep
My head up // Treading water
The sea is rising
We rise
Border violence
Structural violence
Bureaucrat violence
Chemical violence
Binary violence
Property violence
They talk of violence
Industry violence
Cultural violence
Corporate violence
Racialzed violence
Binary violence
Bureaucrat violence
Border violence
We rise with water
We rise with the waves
We rise with all those
Who's lives could be saved
We rise with water
We rise with the waves
We rise with all those
Treading water

About “Treading Water” by Petrol Girls

Read the complete lyrics to "Treading Water" by Petrol Girls from the album "Talk of Violence" in 2016. 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 Rock, Punk Rock, Hardcore Punk.

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"Treading Water" is credited to Petrol Girls. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Treading Water" appears on "Talk of Violence" in 2016.

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