Message in a Hammer

Born in trouble water
Every stroke is war
They drowned the ones before us
But we'll make it to shore

Message in this hammer
Is coming down on you
Message in a gun
Aiming at your head

Message in this hammer (message in this hammer)
Coming down on you (coming down on you)
Message in this gun (message in this gun)
Aiming at your head

You can beat me, shoot me, kill me, throw me in jail
You can strip me, use me, abuse me 'til nothing remain
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling

You can beat me, shoot me, kill me, throw me in jail
You can strip me, use me, abuse me 'til nothing remain
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling

I have seen the future
In the future we won
We have been reborn
To build we must destroy

I don't want peace, oh, we don't talk 'til we tire
I won't say please, oh, we fight fire with fire
We are the people, we won't sit and be quiet
Government devils, all of them liars
All of them liars, all of them thief

President (thief), governor (thief)
Senator (thief), commissioner (thief)
Ambassador (thief), minister (thief)
Treasurer (thief), advisor (thief)

Judge, oh (thief), army (thief)
Police man (thief), SARS, oh (thief)
Inspector (thief), general (thief)
All of them murderers

You can beat me, shoot me, kill me, throw me in jail
You can strip me, use me, abuse me 'til nothing remain
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling

You can beat me, shoot me, kill me, throw me in jail
You can strip me, use me, abuse me 'til nothing remain
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling

Oh, message in a hammer
Burning down the order
Tearing down the walls for a
New day, new breath

I can feel the tide turn
Let the fire pour
Can't you see it's time for a new day
New dawn, new dawn

You can beat me, shoot me, kill me, throw me in jail
You can strip me, use me, abuse me, 'til nothing remain
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling

You can beat me, shoot me, kill me (thief), throw me in jail (thief)
You can strip me, use me, abuse me (thief) 'til nothing remain (thief)
We won't take it kindly (thief), take it smiling (thief)
We won't take it kindly (thief), take it smiling (thief)

You can beat me, shoot me, kill me, throw me in jail
You can strip me, use me, abuse me 'til nothing remain
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling
We won't take it kindly, take it smiling
(All of them murderers)