This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
There's blood in the streets
It's up to my ankles
(She came)
There's blood on the streets
It's up to my knee
(She came)
Blood on the streets
In the town of Chicago
(She came)
Blood on the rise
It's following me
Just about the break of day
She came and she drove away
Sunlight in her hair
(She came)
Blood in the streets
Runs a river of sadness
(She came)
Blood in the streets
It's up to my thigh
(She came)
Yeah, the river runs down
The legs of the city
(She came)
The women are crying
Red rivers of weeping , yeah
She came in town and then she drove away
Sunlight in her hair, in her hair
Pick it up
Indians scattered on dawn's highway bleeding
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile egg-shell mind
Blood in the streets
In the town of New Haven
Blood stains the roofs
And the palm trees of Venice
Blood in my love
In the terrible summer
Bloody red sun of
Phantastic L. A., yeah
Blood screams her brain
As they chop off her fingers
Blood will be born
In the birth of a nation
Blood is the rose of
Mysterious union
There's blood in the streets
It's up to my ankles
Blood in the streets
It's up to my knee
Blood in the streets
Of the town of Chicago
Blood on the rise
It's following me, yeah
Come on!
It's up to my ankles
(She came)
There's blood on the streets
It's up to my knee
(She came)
Blood on the streets
In the town of Chicago
(She came)
Blood on the rise
It's following me
Just about the break of day
She came and she drove away
Sunlight in her hair
(She came)
Blood in the streets
Runs a river of sadness
(She came)
Blood in the streets
It's up to my thigh
(She came)
Yeah, the river runs down
The legs of the city
(She came)
The women are crying
Red rivers of weeping , yeah
She came in town and then she drove away
Sunlight in her hair, in her hair
Pick it up
Indians scattered on dawn's highway bleeding
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile egg-shell mind
Blood in the streets
In the town of New Haven
Blood stains the roofs
And the palm trees of Venice
Blood in my love
In the terrible summer
Bloody red sun of
Phantastic L. A., yeah
Blood screams her brain
As they chop off her fingers
Blood will be born
In the birth of a nation
Blood is the rose of
Mysterious union
There's blood in the streets
It's up to my ankles
Blood in the streets
It's up to my knee
Blood in the streets
Of the town of Chicago
Blood on the rise
It's following me, yeah
Come on!
Lyrics submitted by angelvamp13
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