Got the Hunger?

Alice Russell

Somethings going on
Somethings going wrong
Something feeling mighty bad
And its making us all feel so so sad

Because the people they open their mouths
And nothing but lies fall out
They keep on talking round and round
Pacify the crowd

But this song has been, sung about, many times before

I got hunger, I got hunger
I got hunger, I got hunger
I got hunger, I got hunger
I got hunger

Somethings always telling me
I fall so hard I can hardly breathe
Citizens of the earth take flight
and Seen as one with all our might


So many rules and regulations
They're putting us in our place
They say it makes us comfortable
They say it keeps us safe!

But it only makes things scary, And fills us full of fear
I got hunger, I got hunger
I got hunger, I got hunger
I got hunger, I got hunger
I got hunger
(we got to work together)

What you gonna do? What you gonna do?
What you gonna do? What you gonna do?
What you gonna do? What you gonna do?
What you gonna do? What you gonna do?

Because people they open their mouths
And then nothing but lies spill out
Then they keep on, they keep on talking round and round
They are trying to pacify the crowd

So many rules and regulations
They're trying to put us in our place
They will make us feel so comfortable
And then they will say it keeps us safe

But it only makes things scary, And pours us full of fear
got to work together, we got to work together
got to work together, we got to work together


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    I love this woman's voice! Why is she underrated?

    happy7on April 06, 2012   Link

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