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Brutal Lottery Lyrics by Wyvern Lingo

Awake You Lie (Deluxe)

2020

[Verse 1]
Ten thousand children slipped into the cracks
Missing in action while we turned our backs
One less mouth to feed, mouth to feed
Ten thousand vultures swirling patiently
This nameless meat is unaccompanied
One less mouth to feed, mouth to feed
In this brutal lottery
[Chorus]
There would be headlines, outcries
There would be a vigil every night
If the child was ours
If the child was white
If it was our child
[Verse 2]
Ten thousand children through our border passed
They couldn't tell us and we never asked
Blissful apathy, apathy
Ten thousand reasons why you didn't care
Someone is paid to do that work somewhere
Blissful apathy, apathy
Oh that brutal lottery
[Chorus]
There would be headlines, outcries
There would be a vigil every night
If the child was ours
If the child was white
If it was our child
[Bridge]
I heard a story several years ago
The bones of children from the famine boats
Washed up nameless on some foreign coast
Another century could have been you and me
In this brutal lottery
[Chorus]
There would be headlines, outcries
There would be a vigil every night
If the child was ours
If the child was white
If it was our child
[Post-Chorus]
There would be milk cartons and fliers
There would be a show of public might
If the child was ours
If the child was white
If it was our child
Credits
Wyvern Lingo

Wyvern Lingo

About “Brutal Lottery” by Wyvern Lingo

Read the complete lyrics to "Brutal Lottery" by Wyvern Lingo from the album "Awake You Lie (Deluxe) " in 2020. 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 Ireland, R&B, Charity.

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"Brutal Lottery" is credited to Wyvern Lingo. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Brutal Lottery" appears on "Awake You Lie (Deluxe) " in 2020.

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