The Beggar, the Briber, the Killer, the Crook

from VII by Graphic Violence

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My hands are open wide but my heart is closed
I'm ashamed of this life and everybody knows
I've got no place to go I've got no place to be
I've got no chains that hold but I am far from free
All I really want is a bite to eat/ a safe place to go and get some sleep
But to you I'm just another bum on the street
Like how can I get a job if I can't get clean?

The blood of a scoundrel runs through my veins
I lie and I cheat and I steal my way
Forgot how to love or feel true pain
Sold my soul to another tainted saint.

My hands are deep inside whatever pockets full
And I won't change the price for my political pull
Put your faith in me I'm proven at the polls
Freedom isn't free it's time to pay the toll
Then I turn around and tell you to behave
Tell you how to live, tell you to be slaves
Then I stand up above all of the sheep
Let them pull the strings to keep you asleep.

My hands are stained with blood the screams haunt my soul
There's no room for love in a world this cold
I'm a trigger-happy fool don't stand in my way
When I shoot you, dead you'll stay
The blood runs down the wall
And the cliques dead in the hall
The meter-maid is quickly slain
From crucifix hill we fall.

My hands are awfully sleight
And they want what is yours
Under cover of the night
I take my biggest score
And I'll take this world from men
Who stole it from the poor
Then we'll start again
My United States of War.

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from VII, released March 1, 2014

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Graphic Violence Villa Grove, Illinois

Graphic Violence is a four-piece post-punk, experimental alternative rock band from Villa Grove, IL. Striving to create a new breed of music, Graphic Violence's sound is constantly developing while still holding true to its gritty, punk-rock roots.

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