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Run around the corner fell asleep in the sun
You had to move into the shade before you fired the gun
We got a hunger for destruction, needed someone to bleed
You sealed the deal before the dawn, you let your actions proceed

Some sunny day they're gonna come for you
Some sunny day they're gonna come for you
Sooner or later said you know that it's true
Some sunny day they're gonna come for you

You think you're so sly
You tried to roll by
You played the safe side
You said, "Will somebody take me?"
Down town
Another James Brown
You made the same sound
You said, "Will somebody write this down?"
Down

Fightin' back revenge, you've got you're face to the ground
You make excuses for the madness you've been hanging around
You built a house up in the trees so you could see everyone
You set the clock and had a run
You set the clock and had a run

Some sunny day they're gonna come for you
Some sunny day they're gonna come for you
Sooner or later said you know that it's true
Some sunny day they're gonna come for you

You think you're so sly
You tried to roll by
You played the safe side
You said, "Will somebody take me?"
Downtown
Another James Brown
You made the same sound
You said, "Will somebody write this down?"
Down

Some sunny day they're gonna come for you
Some sunny day they're gonna come for you
Sooner or later said you know that it's true
Some sunny day they're gonna come for you

You think you're so sly
You tried to roll by
You played the safe side
You said, "Will somebody take me?"
Downtown
Another James Brown
You made the same sound
You said, "Will somebody write this down?"
Down
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Cover art for James Brown lyrics by Cage the Elephant

it's just about how people who fight for the other side to stay out of trouble and eventually gong to be expended when whoever is using them is done. their songs seem more about society as a whole and not just single instances of corruption

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Cover art for James Brown lyrics by Cage the Elephant

is it not obvious that this is about the right-wing that started the war in iraq?

Cover art for James Brown lyrics by Cage the Elephant

why is no one backing me up on this...

Because you're waaay off base on this.

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I don't mean to sound stupid but... what exactly does this song have to do with James Brown?

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