Black Mountain

Set Us Free

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there are killers
in this town
killer, killers
with all their killer plans
a war is on the horizon
won't you let us be

the war machine keeps on rolling
evil minds and hearts of stone
have you done more
than you can swallow?
lord, won't you set us free?

there are killers
in this town
killer, killers
with all their killer plans
a war is on the horizon
lord, won't you let us be

and set us free
and overthrow your war machine
and let us be
and set us free
and set us free
and let us be

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sens On Mar 11, 2006

Druganaut

Don't Run Our Hearts Around

Angels

Tyrants

No Satisfaction

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2006-03-11 20:58:55

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by greendalecd

16y ago

definitely my favourite black mountain song, and probably one of my favourite songs of all time. amber's harmonies are amazing. i get the feeling from the song that the killers with evil minds and hearts of stone and the war machine is the US govt and their foreign policies toward the middle east, and that if this and all other warlike ventures were finsihed, we could be free. it's songs like this that set black mountain apart from others and propel them into the upper echelon of bands.

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by voltian

9y ago

Got to know this song via True Detective.Immediately caught my attention, great dark atmosphere.

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