Born In A Riddle

Play MP3

 

Born in a riddle

Caught in the middle

Return this to sender

It’s not my agenda

They ran with the wounded

The cat and the spoon did

The cow and the fiddle

Went out of their minds

 

Nobody saw them

But who could ignore them

Who strike from the shadows

These bright fighting lad’ohs

They’ve broken our toys

They’ve ruined our boys

They’ve turned all our dreamers

To plotters and schemers

 

They’ve taken our playground

And made it their payround

And like every bully

They make us pay fully

Cash for their power

Or blood on the hour

The bills just get higher

And higher and higher

 

Hooked on the thrilling

Orgasm of killing

They live for the minute

And butcher what’s in it

Faking forgiving

They’re making a living

From all of our sorrows

With all our tomorrows

 

Those who would lead us

Have nothing to feed us

No beauty, no vision

No change, no mission

How could they save us

Weighed down by old favours?

Their masters are paying

To keep their tunes playing

 

Don’t say it’s a cancer

For which there’s no answer

The time is a-coming

For stopping the drumming

It won’t be our talents

That strike us the balance

The tide is for turning

The tide is for turning

 

Born in a riddle,

Caught in the middle

Return this to sender,

It’s not my agenda

Leave me to burrow,

Or plough my own furrow

I don’t need your gun ….

To jump over the moon

 

Words and Music ©Garvin Crawford

 

Would you like to record this song?

Then please email me via

garvincrawford@hotmail.com

Can you contact someone who might like to record it?

Or do you know someone who might want to hear it?

Email This Page Email This Page to them

Want to hear new songs when they are posted?

Join my mailing list here

 

Would you like to make a comment about the song?

Say what kind of arrangement it should have?

Can you think of someone you think I should invite to record it?

Please rate the song and leave your comments in the box below.

Thank you.

 
VN:F [1.9.22_1171]
Rating: 9.5/10 (4 votes cast)
Born In A Riddle, 9.5 out of 10 based on 4 ratings