What Is It Going to Take
Title: What Is It Going to Take (Verse 1) Gunshots ring where the children play Black van comes, takes a soul away Streets run cold under military boots Rotten evil down at the roots Bank accounts drained to a single dime Billions stolen, prime-time crime Desert fire burning overseas Man in charge does just what he please (Pre-Chorus) His people in the back room nodding along Singing right into that dirty old song Too scared to stand, too bought to speak Selling out the country week by week (Chorus) Tell me, what is it going to take? How much more before the big chains break? What is it going to take to snap the spell? How deep you wanna drag us in this living hell? Yeah, you hide his crimes and you share the stake Tell me, brother, what is it going to take? Yeah, what is it going to take? (Verse 2) Hard times knocking on the front porch door Working like a dog just to end up poor Rogue king laughing at the rule of law Dirtiest racket that you ever saw You kiss his ring and you smile real wide Thinking you got nowhere left to hide Complicit hands in a bloody game Ain't no washing off the final blame (Pre-Chorus) His people in the back room nodding along Singing right into that dirty old song Too scared to stand, too bought to speak Selling out the country week by week (Chorus) Tell me, what is it going to take? How much more before the big chains break? What is it going to take to snap the spell? How deep you wanna drag us in this living hell? Yeah, you hide his crimes and you share the stake Tell me, brother, what is it going to take? Yeah, what is it going to take? (Bridge) When the gavel drops and the piper's paid You can’t run from the bed you made You held the door while he took the crown Now the whole damn ship is going down Yeah, the blame’s gonna land right on your head Remember every single word I said (Blues Guitar / Organ Solo) (Chorus) Tell me, what is it going to take? How much more before the big chains break? What is it going to take to snap the spell? How deep you wanna drag us in this living hell? Yeah, you hide his crimes and you share the stake Tell me, brother, what is it going to take? Yeah, what is it going to take? (Outro) What is it going to take? Yeah, open up your eyes What is it going to take? Tired of the alibis Break that spell, walk out that door What is it going to take? Can’t take no more Yeah, what is it going to take?
