Contenders Songtext
von Heaven 17
Contenders Songtext
We′re going to stop this world from turning
We build it up, you knock it down
If you go high, then we'll go higher
Beyond the sky without a sound
It′s gonna take a lot, but we've got plenty
Keep building up, keep moving 'round
If you use ten, then we′ll use twenty
They′re up above and underground
All around
We've won, we′ve lost, we've counted up the cost
And we′ve evened out the scores, we are contenders
I'm telling you, so pay attention
These words are true, come from above
In God we trust, and he has told me
I need you now (I need you now)
And I′m talking love (And I'm talking love)
We want a piece of what you're selling
Put up your hands and face the wall
How much it costs, there is no telling
How much it costs (How much it costs)
To walk so small (And we′re so tall)
In truth, we dare, we people just don′t care
We've got you running scared, we are contenders
Rich or poor or hiding from the law
You know what we′ve got in store, we are contenders
You're black or white, Arab, Christian, Israelite
We are hiding in plain sight, we are contenders
Don′t bother asking for a favor
I always get all that I want
Though some are foolish, we are braver
Than those who do not have a bomb
Forget the turning of the seasons
Let's escalate and never stop
And yes, we′ve talked, but for no reason
Let's start again (Let's start again)
Right from the top
Countdown
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four
Three, two, one, woo
Got the world on a string, but it ain′t got that swing
You speed it up, we slow it down
A frontier wilder than the West ever was
And no sheriff ′round this outlaw town
So, Superman, if you are listening
Help us out (Help us out)
You're on the team (You′re on the team)
For truth and justice, the American way
The fight for right (The fight for right)
Not what it seems (With laser beams)
With guns or sword, there is no reward
But we're fighting on, we are contenders
We′ve won, we've lost, and we′ve counted up the cost
And we've evened out the scores, we are contenders
You're black or white, Arab, Christian, Israelite
We are hiding in plain sight, we are contenders
The virgin birth is going to claim the earth
We know what you′re worth, we are contenders
We build it up, you knock it down
If you go high, then we'll go higher
Beyond the sky without a sound
It′s gonna take a lot, but we've got plenty
Keep building up, keep moving 'round
If you use ten, then we′ll use twenty
They′re up above and underground
All around
We've won, we′ve lost, we've counted up the cost
And we′ve evened out the scores, we are contenders
I'm telling you, so pay attention
These words are true, come from above
In God we trust, and he has told me
I need you now (I need you now)
And I′m talking love (And I'm talking love)
We want a piece of what you're selling
Put up your hands and face the wall
How much it costs, there is no telling
How much it costs (How much it costs)
To walk so small (And we′re so tall)
In truth, we dare, we people just don′t care
We've got you running scared, we are contenders
Rich or poor or hiding from the law
You know what we′ve got in store, we are contenders
You're black or white, Arab, Christian, Israelite
We are hiding in plain sight, we are contenders
Don′t bother asking for a favor
I always get all that I want
Though some are foolish, we are braver
Than those who do not have a bomb
Forget the turning of the seasons
Let's escalate and never stop
And yes, we′ve talked, but for no reason
Let's start again (Let's start again)
Right from the top
Countdown
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four
Three, two, one, woo
Got the world on a string, but it ain′t got that swing
You speed it up, we slow it down
A frontier wilder than the West ever was
And no sheriff ′round this outlaw town
So, Superman, if you are listening
Help us out (Help us out)
You're on the team (You′re on the team)
For truth and justice, the American way
The fight for right (The fight for right)
Not what it seems (With laser beams)
With guns or sword, there is no reward
But we're fighting on, we are contenders
We′ve won, we've lost, and we′ve counted up the cost
And we've evened out the scores, we are contenders
You're black or white, Arab, Christian, Israelite
We are hiding in plain sight, we are contenders
The virgin birth is going to claim the earth
We know what you′re worth, we are contenders
Writer(s): Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware, Ian Marsh Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
