Wolves at Bay Songtext
von Urthboy

Why′d you do it?
Went ahead when there's no one to guide you through it
Leave nothing to it, the present danger, you mighta knew it
Either way you′re walking right into it
Like you're invited to it

Was it worth it?
Trying to throw the tide back at the ocean like
Maybe you could divert it, but
Maybe it's already certain

And they′re saying that it′s a lost
Cause Jack you should draw curtains
The sacrifice, that you offered up
Followed through and copped it up
They wanna knock you out, they wanna lock you up


Did you ever think twice?
'Cause if it′s economic then not everyone has their price
And the toll that it took, from rolling the dice
And dedicating your whole life to getting integrity right
From the bush to the bright lights
And the building sites
On the front line gathering to fight

There was no hesitation
No thought of being brave
Just a sudden elation
Keeping the wolves at bay (keeping the wolves at bay)
Won't let the light go out in me
Can′t let the light go out in me
Won't let the light go out in me

Hey why′d you stick your neck out
Enough to get it cut off?
You could've gone under the radar and then caught the run off
Lifestyle of rub off, perks of the plum job
And then you never sold your people out for the pay of some boss
The young city, it wants to be a metropolis

All of those apartments, skyscrapers, offices
Acquiring of properties, driving out the poverty
Askin' was the Premier and everywhere he′s pocketing
Nobody was stopping ′em
They never gave a second thought to what they were demolishing
They got fined, it wasn't what the profit is


They say you couldn′t stop progress

Money, power and politics and the cause seems hopeless
But if progress at any cost is this

When people are steamrolled and pushed out like they cease to exist
Well, what kind of process is this?
It was time for the ground beneath to shift

Danger all around us
Time to stand up and be counted till we number in the thousands
Time to take back what's ours
From these cowards corrupted by their power in their ivory towers
So we making no allowance
For the greatness of the labour or the lateness of the hour
Time to take back what′s ours, never cower
In the belly of the beast where still the weak get devoured, but

There was no hesitation
No thought of being brave
Just a sudden elation
Keeping the wolves at bay (keeping the wolves at bay)
Won't let the light go out in me
Can′t let the light go out in me

I've faced the mist
I've seen its teeth
Casting its shadow
Can′t let the light go out in me
Let the light, let the light in me
Won′t let the light go out in me
Let the light, let the light in me
Won't let the light go out in me