Anarchy in Tokyo

30 Seconds to Mars

Here,
the moment of truth
It comes in the air
It's always the same,
it's so insane.
You cover your eyes
you fall inside
before it begins it's over.

Crash,
Crash,
out of control
Lose yourself
Go and even the score
Crash,
Crash,
out of control
Try and start a riot
now you're beggin' for more.

Anarchy in
Tokyo.

They say the city is safe,
the keepers of faith,
the bullet is safe for one and day
Eclipsed by the one
Don't bother to run
The target is on your back
You're done.

Crash,
Crash,
out of control.
Feed the source,
come join in the war.
Crash,
Crash,
out of control.
Take it,
break it
a million or more.

We're outta control (x4)

Crash,
Crash,
Out of control
Feed the source,
come join in the war.
Crash,
Crash,
out of control
Take it
break it
A million or more.

Anarchy in
Tokyo,

Anarchy in
Tokyo.


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    "They say the city is safe, the keepers of faith, the bullet is safe for one and day Eclipsed by the one Don't bother to run The target is on your back You're done."

    Creepy.

    rushtapeon December 16, 2006   Link
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    haha everyone who has posted has japanese names... which is sortof wiers because i only like to cick on random songs that dont have many comments... but its wierd because my name is jap4life, and jap stands fof japan[ese] :D

    jap4lifeon December 17, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    I really want this song. Is this the one that's released in Japan? I'm going there this summer. :D

    Sounds like this is based on some event that happened in Tokyo... I'm not very good with current events. :P

    keyodieon April 22, 2007   Link
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    i NEED this song as well-Voyage2Infinity@aol.com.Anyone willing to send it,KARMA will pay ya back! temet nosce AM

    AlchemyMachineon September 06, 2007   Link
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    this song is really creepy in a way...but amazingly beautiful in another way....(Lol, am i being confusing? xD) anyways, LOVE this song, it kinda hs that japanese feel 2 it...

    Shiisukeon November 06, 2007   Link
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    I think this song is about Japan as soon as they attacked Pearl Harbor. I don't know, the words "crash", "war", and "bullet" pushes me to such a thought.

    Prostye_Dvizheniyaon December 22, 2007   Link
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    when he sings 'take it, break it', it sounds really pop to me lol i can imagine jared doing britney spears dance moves while singing those lines... gahh

    other than that... this song also rocks.. i seem to be saying that about almost all 30stm songs... mainly the first cd ;]

    i love the paragraph 'They say the city is safe, the keepers of faith, the bullet is safe for one and day Eclipsed by the one Don't bother to run The target is on your back You're done.'

    its so...beautiful but fucked up ..if anybody knows what i mean.

    whytalktostepheon February 20, 2008   Link

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