Beat Of Despair [1998 version]

Hear the beat of despair
But it just makes me care
Care about the things we must resolve
I see only action by few
So I know I must do
Do something to make a change for good

The staccato rhythm of machine gun fire
(Whoa-oh-oh)
The cassette machine howls in the midnight hour
(Oh-oh-oh)
Desperate expectations fill the hollow homes
The time is now
The place is here

Hear the beat of despair
But it just makes me care
Care about the things we must resolve
I feel tension, disgust
The breakdown of trust
Trust needed to gain equality

The staccato rhythm of machine gun fire
(Whoa-oh-oh)
The cassette machine howls in the midnight hour
(Oh-oh-oh)
Desperate expectations fill the hollow homes
The time is now
The place is here

[Guitar solo]

Hear the beat of despair
But it just makes me care
Care about the things we must resolve
Feel tension, disgust
The breakdown of trust
Trust needed to gain equality

The staccato rhythms of machine gun fire
(Whoa-oh-oh)
The cassette machine howls through the midnight hour
(Whoa-oh-oh)
Desperate expectations fill the hollow homes

The time is now
(Oh-oh-oh)
The place is here
(Oh-oh-oh)
[x2]

The time is now
(Oh-oh-oh)
The place is here