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Taking Back Control Lyrics by The Selecter

Daylight

2017

I see it in your eyes
I know you're telling lies
I never compromise
I've got to break the ties

Draw the people in, tell them what to say
Make a false promise then you run away
Draw the people in, fill their heads with lies
Looking like a prophet with your bad advice

Oh no, we won't go

The power's in your hands
Don't let them make demands
You're free to make a choice
Make sure you usе your voice

Draw the peoplе in, bring up all their needs
How can you plant if you have no seeds?
Win the people in, take away their dreams
Treat them like they're less than a human being

Oh no, we won't go

We're taking back control
We're taking back control

Always quoting who's law another
Forgetting what's good for the goose is good for the gander
Little did they know it may cause a revolution
Sometimes I will get things done

Make the people choose, then stab them in the back
Come in like Caesar in a different hat
Throw the people out, close the borderline
Living in a country going back in time

Oh no, we won't go

We're taking back control
(taking back, we're taking back control)
We're taking back control
(taking back, we're taking back control)
We're taking back control
(taking back, we're taking back control)
We're taking back control

Oh no, we won't go

About “Taking Back Control” by The Selecter

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"Taking Back Control" appears on "Daylight" in 2017.

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