Bread And Circuses-Billy Bragg/Natalie Merchant

[ti:Bread And Circuses] [ar:Billy Bragg] [al:Retrospective 1990-2005 (Ltd. Deluxe Version)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Bread And Circuses (Remastered Album Version) - Billy Bragg/Natalie Merchant [00:05.65]Crowds gather 'round kneeling [00:08.42]At the feet of common thieves [00:11.42] [00:14.78]Hungry for the word but God [00:17.41]Would never speak through such as these [00:20.13] [00:21.10]Such as these [00:22.33] [00:23.82]Who offer healing hands and balms [00:27.10] [00:28.57]And redemption a few would cross their palms [00:32.03] [00:33.29]They'll tell your troubles to the Lord [00:36.34] [00:38.06]For how ever much you can afford [00:43.41] [00:47.89]Hands holding hands [00:49.62]In the circle of the sinners and the saints [00:52.76] [00:57.46]Memories that linger from the cradle [00:59.99]Placing puzzles in the grave [01:02.17] [01:03.87]In the grave [01:04.71] [01:06.47]No mortal skin and bone [01:09.67] [01:11.39]Can live on bread and circuses alone [01:14.62] [01:15.98]The spirit needs must drive [01:19.35] [01:20.73]The mystery of why you're alive [01:25.54] [01:30.35]They look in their Book and they read [01:34.71]But their cold hearts say "Follow me" [01:40.95] [01:44.86]Dance in the dust [01:46.61]In the frenzy of the desperately in need [01:50.84] [01:53.35]Led by the voices of the men who invoke [01:57.22]Ritual to hide their greed [02:00.18] [02:00.80]Hide their greed [02:02.34] [02:03.40]Come every tongue every eye across [02:08.90]The crumbling earth and cracking skies [02:11.70] [02:12.97]The gates of hell stand open wide [02:16.92] [02:18.27]But the path of glory you walk single file [02:22.92] [02:27.18]They look in their book and they read [02:31.70]But their cold hearts say "Follow me" [02:37.30] [02:41.39]These men make a cage for the very souls [02:44.99]That came here to be freed [02:47.53] [02:51.04]They turn off their lights for their tents [02:54.07]They're fixing to leave [02:56.10] [03:14.73]"Follow me" [03:20.06] [03:24.10]They look in their Book and they read [03:28.41]But their cold hearts say "Follow me" [03:36.51] [03:42.98]They look in their Book and they read [03:46.40] [03:47.41]But their cold hearts say "Follow me" [03:57.15] [04:01.88]They'll close up their Books and leave [04:06.44] [04:10.93]You remain still in pain