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Grave Ride

Grave Ride lyrics by John Lydon. Taken for a ride I know I said I'd rescue you But their troops had taken hold At last you're not alone in that city Am I...

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Grave Ride

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Taken for a ride

I know I said I'd rescue you

But their troops had taken hold

At last you're not alone in that city

Am I safer, here in the cold?

These bombs and bullets at night

You wear like jewelry

That seems to be the difference

Between you and me

Let's hope it's not a grave

No war is worth it, without you

No point in living without you

I know you feel the way I do

It's not a real world without you

Let's hope it's not a grave

I heard some friends got taken for a ride

A one way journey, everybody died

It's not unusual, many go that way

Their numbers mounting every single day

But what can I do but hope you're still alive

This is what happens when opposites collide

Public, and private, arbitrary death

'Cause war is power and power is business

We are but numbers, statistics on a sheet

This is what happens whenever humans meet

No need for fingers, we know who to blame

Intolerance will end and start this game

I write this letter while taken for a ride

Maybe I'll see you on the other side

Let's hope it's not a grave

Two fingers crossed, hope it's not a grave

But what can I do but hope you're still alive

This is what happens when opposites collide

Public and private, arbitrary death

'Cause war is power, and power business

These bombs and bullets at night

You wear like jewelry

That seems to be the difference

Between you and me

Hope it's not a grave

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