Wall Of Silence - Eric Burdon

I hate to say it but I hear children crying

I can’t hear nothing but there are people dying

I must say something so I keep on trying

To break this wall of silence

Man on the news used to say we was insecure

But he can’t tell those lies no more

We kill ourselves daily

Just can’t keep score

My way is paved with corpses

I was told there’ll never be a world war three

What’s all this terror coming down 'round poor me

Gun in every pocket

Gun in every street

Can’t beat the wall of silence

Like powder and steel can make you feel free

You wake up and find it’s just a bad dream

Like coke up the nose

And you must face reality

If these walls could speak

I wonder what they’d say

Would they whisper a curse

Or recite a phrase

They promise you love

But brother you ain’t going nowhere

Inside the wall of silence

They promise you the earth

But buddy you ain’t going nowhere

Inside the wall of silence

Inside the wall of silence

Don’t say a word

You’ve got to cover these walls

Bring down the wall

Fly over the wall

Tear it down