10000 Maniacs - Bread & Circuses Lyrics
[ billy bragg and natalie merchant ]Crowds gather round kneeling at the feet of common thievesHungry for the word, but God would never speak through such as these,Such as theseWho offer healing hands and balms, and redemption, a few would crossTheir palmsTheyll tell your troubles to the lord for how ever much you can affordHands holding hands in the circle of the sinners and the saintsMemories that linger from the cradle, placing puzzles in the grave,In the graveNo mortal skin and bone can live on bread and circuses aloneThe spirit needs, must drive the mystery of why youre aliveChorus:They look and their book and they readBut their cold hearts say, follow meDance in the dust in the frenzy of the desperately in needLed by the voices of the men who invoke ritual to hide their greed,Hide their greedCome every tongue, every eye across the crumbling earth and cracking skiesThe gates of hell stand open wide, but the path of glory you walk singleFile(chorus)These men make a cage for the very souls that came here to be freeThey turn off their lights for their tents theyre fixing to leave(instrumental)Follow me(chorus 2x)Theyll close their book and leave, but youll remain still in pain
