Lyrics Contenders - Heaven 17

Contenders

Were going to stop this world from turning
We build it up you knock it down
If you go high then well go higher
Beyond the sky without a sound
Its gonna take a lot but we got plenty
Keep building up keep movin round
If you use ten then well use twenty
Theyre up above and underground — all around
Weve won weve lost weve counted up the cost
And weve evened out the scores we are contenders
Im telling you so pay attention
These words of truth come from above
In God we trust and he has told me I need you now and Im talking love
We want a piece of what youre selling
Put up your hands and face the wall
How much it costs there is no telling
How much it costs to walk so small — and were so tall
In truth we dare we people just dont care
Weve got you running scared we are contenders
Rich or poor or hiding from the law
You know what weve got in store we are contenders
Youre black, or white, arab, christian, israelite
We are hiding in plain sight we are contenders
Dont bother asking for a favour
I always get all that I want
Though some are foolish we are braver
Than those who do not have a bomb
Forget the turning of the seasons
Lets escalate and never stop
And yes weve talked but for no reason
Lets start again right from the top — countdown
Got the world on a string but it aint got that swing
You speed it up we slow it down
A frontier wilder than the west ever was
No sheriff round this outlaw town
So superman if youre listening
Help us out youre on the team
For truth and justice, the american way
The fight for rights not what it seems — with laser beams
With gun and sword there is no reward
But were fighting on we are contenders
Weve won weve lost and weve counted up the cost
And weve evened out the scores we are contenders
Youre black, or white, arab, christian, israelite
We are hiding in plain sight we are contenders
No virgin birth is going to claim the earth
We know what youre worth we are contenders