Down On Our Own Shield-Jakob Dylan

[ti:Down On Our Own Shield] [ar:Jakob Dylan] [al:Women and Country] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Down On Our Own Shield - Jakob Dylan [00:14.20]Oh it's a struggle it's a scream [00:16.82] [00:17.82]It's all give and no take [00:20.19] [00:21.93]Whatever it is now [00:24.18] [00:25.18]It's right up to our waist [00:27.99] [00:29.10]Oh it's a pity it's a shame [00:31.60] [00:32.67]To see it all slip away [00:34.85] [00:37.23]I've seen your way babe [00:39.22] [00:40.71]But never this way [00:42.72] [00:44.27]We hold our ground [00:46.59] [00:48.33]We don't kneel [00:50.71] [00:52.05]If we go down we go [00:55.61] [00:56.67]Down on our own shield [00:59.41] [01:00.97]Oh it's a river of tears [01:03.46] [01:04.66]And we're in over our ears [01:07.09] [01:08.46]In the darkened rise [01:11.52] [01:12.33]Often with our better years [01:15.32] [01:15.95]It's a bottomless well [01:18.25] [01:19.69]It's a little overkill [01:22.75] [01:24.44]It's the end of a dragon's tail [01:27.62]That's whipping around our ears [01:30.56] [01:31.24]But we don't bow [01:33.98] [01:34.85]We make no deals [01:38.10] [01:38.78]And we go down we go [01:43.47]Down on our own shield [01:46.35] [01:50.60]In this corner ladies and gentlemen [01:55.65]Awaiting all alone [01:58.21]My love for her is strong [02:03.26] [02:05.44]We scaled through this [02:07.44]To be here tonight [02:09.07] [02:12.56]It's not the kind of trick [02:14.87]That you get to pull twice [02:17.24] [02:17.80]Oh it's an ambush girl [02:19.87] [02:21.30]It's a cold bloody [02:24.22]And low down dirty word [02:25.37]See them yellow lanterns walk [02:29.12]A circle around our bitter verve [02:32.49]Oh it's a term force [02:34.50] [02:36.18]It's often with their heads [02:38.86]They don't learn [02:40.48]We do this over the dead bodies [02:44.17]Before it's over mine or yours [02:48.15]We don't beg for mercy deals [02:53.82] [02:55.57]We go down we go [02:58.45] [03:02.26]Down on our own shield [03:05.00] [03:07.80]Down we go [03:11.49] [03:13.80]Down on our own shield [03:16.85] [03:19.16]Down we go