Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Emerson Lake And Palmer
Canonical path: /emerson-lake-and-palmer/paper-blood
Related lyric paths: 6
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Paper Blood
Read Paper Blood lyrics by Emerson Lake And Palmer on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Paper Blood
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Livin' on a razor's edge
Sharper than a knife
Surrender to the power of wedge
Keep running for your life
You don't need no periscope
You won't need second sight
It'll come at you so fast my friend
It's thank you and goodnight
CHORUS
Caught in the river
You can't stop the flood
That's the power of money, paper blood
Ambition flies on silver wings
Searching for a crown
King of kings, they pull the strings
Until they run you down
No matter what you've undergone
The measure of success
Is how much you can charge it on
American Express
CHORUS
You don't need to drive a car
And you don't need a house
And you don't need a guiding star
When living like a mouse
In the presidenttial suite
They'd rather see you burn
Ducking and diving just to make ends meet
To the point of no return
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Emerson Lake And Palmer performs "Paper Blood", and this lyric page sits inside the Emerson Lake And Palmer catalog on LyroVerse.
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