Rise Against
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The song’s title is a clear reference to the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, who spoke of building a wall between the border of Mexico and the United States.
The song deals with the human costs of security. Yes, you can always make things “safer” by building walls, arming yoursel...
[Short Instrumental Intro]
How many walls can you put up?
How many guns 'til you feel safe?
How many times can we watch this story over, and over, and over again?
And how many years have we wasted counting the lies that we've been fed?
There's something to change
We have waited over, and over, and over again
I'm entertained by the monkey on your back
Can we still call it a joke if no one laughs?
It's either going up in smoke around me, or according to plan
A bittersweet disaster melting over, and over again
How many walls can you put up?
How many guns 'til you feel safe?
How many times can we watch this story over, and over, and over again?
How many years have we wasted counting the lies that we've been fed?
There's something to change
We have waited over, and over, and over again
Chasing our own tail
The more we learn, the less we know
As the monsters lost in history
Are now making their return
As we bow down
Roll up the carpet, red as rose
We should have known
How many walls can you put up?
How many guns 'til you feel safe?
How many times can we watch this story over, and over, and over again?
How many years have we wasted counting the lies that we've been fed?
There's something to change, we have waited
Over, and over, and over, and over again
[Short Instrumental Break]
How many walls?
And how many guns?
How many times?
Over, and over, and over again
Over, and over, and over again
And how many lives have been wasted?
How many bodies laid to rest?
Sick of the lies, the same old stories
Over, and over, and over, and over
Over, and over, and over, and over
AGAIN!
How Many Walls was written by Tim McIlrath & Zach Blair & Joseph Principe & Brandon Barnes.
How Many Walls was produced by Nick Raskulinecz.
Rise Against released How Many Walls on Fri Jun 09 2017.