Man Alive!
by Billy Talent
From the album: Dead Silence
Track 8 of 14 on Dead Silence (2012).
Duration: 3:36
Lyrics for Man Alive!
Man alive! Don't stand aside! While people make demands At first they'll take your liberties Then tie them 'round your hand Man alive! Don't stand aside! While people make demands When time goes by some day you'll find Their words are your command Well the bloodsucker society, is looking for recruits I took a sip of their sobriety, it doesn't taste that good Well at first you're fine with working overtime 10 years go by til you're caught up in the grind And can't escape the fact your youth is fading fast These times won't last and once they're gone they don't come back Man alive! Don't stand aside! While people make demands At first they'll take your liberties Then tie them 'round your hand Man alive! Don't stand aside! While people make demands When time goes by some day you'll find Their words are your command They try to fill you with anxiety, until you bite the hook They drop a line of notoriety, they got a big cheque book Oh they'll turn you blind for a nickel and a dime Don't waste your time with their simple frame of mind You can't escape the fact your youth is fading fast These times won't last and once they're gone they don't come back Man alive! Don't stand aside! While people make demands At first they'll take your liberties Then tie them 'round your hand Man alive! Don't stand aside! While people make demands When time goes by some day you'll find Their words are your command Attention all personnel! Stand single file, resistance is futile! We're gonna raise your hopes up Just to knock them down You got a bright bright future If you can shut your mouth And if you work the front lines To keep us safe and sound You won't be compensated Until you're in the ground So don't waste a single breath On what society expects If history don't lie They're gonna take you for a ride until you die! Man alive! Don't stand aside! While people make demands At first they'll take your liberties Then tie them 'round your hand Man alive! Don't stand aside! While people make demands When time goes by some day you'll find Their words are your command