One Day As a Lion - Ocean View Lyrics
[Zack de la Rocha]Uhh...Blood done been runnin down streets flood with beatsOf pepper spray over cracked concrete, soSo vicious make a rich man's neck splitUnderworld 'bout to wreck shit, bet thisBanks closed, stomachs churninLines and rows, cops blastin out church windowsThey heard word of two, on the terror listHid in the pews just two city terrace kidsOne held a piece just for peace of mindThe other was spittin poems blowin minds on q picket lineBarricades lay 'cross, made with bumpers and burnin tiresAnd you could smell the exhaustAnd you could hear the kids scream don't play us too closeHave the mic or the heater, but you can't hold bothAnd they were both...And they were both...[Hook]Ocean of tears riseRise a flame to tear them downOcean of past crimes nowFill our hearts to tear them down[Zack de la Rocha]The water main's cut off, panic hit the manor of the mayor who's softWord on the streets that the cops got offThey shook to rhythm of, heatersThat burned like claps of thunder, you turn to lookAt vengeance returned, that shattered control, after the wholeShock of the news that a bomb hit the bridge at BroadwayGridlock, full stop, every exit wayFrom Chavez to Main, downtown was the sameEvery corner aflame with, lines of people stripped of they clothes, freeze~!Hold up your ID's, their houses burned as they watchedThe colonel looked at his clock and they were allAnd they were all...And they were all...- 2X[Repeat 6X]We'll light the flame... to tear them down!![Outro]TO TEAR THEM DOWN!! TO TEAR THEM DOWN!!
