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Artist: U2
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Gimme Shelter
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Gimme Shelter
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Yeah, the storm is threatening
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Lord, I'm gonna fade away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Ooh, see the fire is sweeping
Our very street today
Burns like a red coal carpet
Mad bull lost its way
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape and murder
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape and murder
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape baby baby baby and murder
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape baby baby baby band murder
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Yeah, c’mon
Yeah, yeah so the storm is threatening
My very life today
Gimme, gimme shelter
Lord, I'm gonna fade away
War and children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War and children, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Shot away, shot away
It’s just a shot away
It’s just a shot away
It’s just a shot away
Shot away, shot away
It’s just a shot away
It’s just a shot away
Shot away, shot away
It’s just a shot away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It’s just a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
It's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away
Hey, c’mon
Oh yeah
Kiss away, kiss away
Yeah
Kiss away, yeah
It’s just a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
It’s just a kiss away
It’s just a kiss away
C’mon
It’s just a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away
Oh yeah, baby baby
It’s just a kiss away
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