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Violent Lyrics by Protomartyr

Under Color of Official Right

2014

[Verse 1]
It was something that I read in a book
About a gang of bandits around a prairie fire
One was going to empty his gun
Into a sleeping man because he snored too loud
Then another one stopped him there
With the terror of two sailors in a smuggler's boat
And the sailors were plenty scared
They saw a dark shape swimming up the Strait of Hormuz

[Chorus]
If it's violent
Good
Cause if it's violent, it's understood
And if it's violent
Maybe
It's all violent

[Verse 2]
The sailor tried to calm his friend
With a tale about a couple in an apartment where
The husband was slowly poisoning his wife
His wife was telling night tales to their child
About city cats and country mice
And how the dogs in charge would eat their young
And while they fought each other tooth and claw
The suburban rats would fall down and laugh

[Chorus]
Cause it was violent
Good
Cause if it's violent, it's understood
And if it's violent
Maybe
It's all violent

About “Violent” by Protomartyr

Read the complete lyrics to "Violent" by Protomartyr from the album "Under Color of Official Right" in 2014. 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 Garage Punk, Post-Punk, Rock.

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"Violent" is credited to Protomartyr. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Violent" appears on "Under Color of Official Right" in 2014.

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