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Artist: Napalm Death
Canonical path: /napalm-death/pay-for-the-privilege-of-breathing
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Pay For The Privilege Of Breathing
Read Pay For The Privilege Of Breathing lyrics by Napalm Death on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Pay For The Privilege Of Breathing
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Nothing comes to nothing
When there's nothing there to give
The powers want to strip you clean
A charge for every breath
A price on skin that we walk in
They call this civil liberty
So-called champions for the poor
Tax us against the wall
Find it now or forfeit
The chance to be in peace
A price on skin that we walk in
A price on skin that we walk in
Grab thin air in one hand
A pound of flesh from the other
Crushing burden on the shoulders
An end to poverty?
Only if you pay up first
Meet the fee and keep your soul
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