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Artist: Nina Hagen
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Handgrenade
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Handgrenade
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You are young and exposed
Radiation's up your nose
Your soul is on fire, and your doctor is a liar!
Don't ride that train, it's a handgrenade
Don't ride that train, it's not your fate
Don't push in vain, it's too insane
Don't hesitate, 'cause it's not too late
For everything they are, in every single way
They're pushing it too far, it's time that they will have to pay
For taking peoples' lives with all those evil lies
Don't sign up for the lease with the devils in disguise
The oldest disease is s-s-syphilia
Your doctor's counting on your fear
And your T-cells disappear
Don't lie to me about HIV
You will not die, ask Magic why
Refuse to take the cocktail pill
'Cause they will make you really ill
But everything they do, they put you in the zoo
They betray and lie to you, and you think it's all true
They play with peoples' lives with all those evil lies
Don't sign up for the lease with the devils in disguise
The popular graffitti is definitely tricky
Your soul is feeling shitty, and no one will take pity
No one will take pity!!
Don't ride that train, it's a handgrenade
Don't ride that train, it's not your fate
Don't push in vain, it's too insane
Don't hesitate, it's not too late
For everything you are, you're a victim of the war
They use the ugly trick, the drugs they give you make you sick!
The FDA approves, they watch you while you lose
AZT's the name of their criminal game
Don't lie to me about HIV
You will not die, ask Magic Johnson why
He does not take the deadly pills
'Cause he knows that's what really kills
So refuse to take your chemicals,
Be confident with naturals
Arise and shine, you'll be fine
Read all the books, get off the hooks
Society's gone crazy, society's gone lazy
The industry wants money, and we don't think that's funny
My song is coming to an end, I hope you understand
HIV is not the end, I hope you understand
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