Bleed For Me

Dead Kennedys

You've been hanging 'round
With an enemy of the state
Come with me
To the building
That no-one stops to watch

C'mon bleed
C'mon bleed
C'mon bleed
Bleed for me

We'll strap you to a pipe
Electrodes on your balls
C'mon scream
C'mon writhe
Face down in a pool of piss

C'mon bleed
C'mon bleed
C'mon bleed
Bleed for me

In the name of world peace
In the name of world profits
America pumps up our secret police
America wants fuel
To get it, it needs puppets
So what's ten million dead if it's keeping out the Russians?

We're well-trained by the CIA with Yankee tax money in Ft. Bragg
The Peace Corps builds US labor camps when they think they're building schools, ha!

When cowboy Ronnie comes to town
Forks out his tongue at human rights
Sit down, enjoy our ethnic meal
Dine on some charbroiled nuns
Try a medal on
Smile at the mirror as the cameras click
And make big business happy

Anytime
Anywhere
Maybe you'll just disappear

C'mon bleed
C'mon bleed
C'mon bleed
Bleed for me


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Bleed for Me Lyrics as written by Jello Biafra Klaus Flouride

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    I think it's "Dine on some chargrilled nun".

    MountainJewon March 22, 2003   Link

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