The sky it will fill with red
Water pours over our head
As our voices rise up and they mingle with those of the dead.
The sun watches from far away
Today will be his longest day
As we line up his sons and he watches us blow them away.
Follow me, crowds
Hear the screams so loud
Pouring like blood from the mouths of the proud.
“Red Rum!” we cry
Red Rum, we are willing to die
But promise us an eye for an eye.
Red blood you’ll flow
Through the streets of the world I know
But today don’t ask for me to go.
The sky it will fill with cries
Water pours into our eyes
As we raise up our voices and scream “Down with their lies!”
The flags how they shriek and fly
I gaze over my shoulder into your eye
And every five seconds I tell you goodbye.
Because I know death
He was there on the street where we met
And the way that he watched I knew he wouldn’t forget.
“Red Rum!” I cry
Red Rum, I am willing to die
But I need you to promise an eye for an eye.
There will be no more tears for now
Nobody knows what we have lost anyhow
We will not look back, the past is a fading cloud.
We’ll line them up against the wall
Today it will be the proud ones who fall
Ready and fire; we won’t falter at all.
Because we know pain
Falling down all around us like rain
And we never forget who to blame.
“Red Rum!” we cry
Red Rum, we are willing to die
But promise us an eye for an eye.
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