Heaven 17 Contenders Lyrics

Contenders Lyrics

We`re going to stop this world from turning
We build it up you knock it down
If you go high then we`ll go higher
Beyond the sky without a sound 
It`s gonna take a lot but we got plenty 
Keep building up keep movin` round
If you use ten then we`ll use twenty 
They`re up above and underground - all around
We`ve won we`ve lost we`ve counted up the cost
And we`ve evened out the scores we are contenders 
I`m 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 I`m talking love 
We want a piece of what you`re 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 we`re so tall 
In truth we dare we people just don`t care
We`ve got you running scared we are contenders
Rich or poor or hiding from the law
You know what we`ve got in store we are contenders
You`re black, or white, Arab, Christian, Israelite 
We are hiding in plain sight we are contenders 
Don`t 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
Let`s escalate and never stop
And yes we`ve talked but for no reason
Let`s start again right from the top - countdown 
10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 
Got the world on a string but it ain`t 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 you`re listening
Help us out you`re on the team 
For truth and justice, the American way
The fight for right`s not what it seems - with laser beams 
With gun and sword there is no reward
But we`re fighting on we are contenders
We`ve won we`ve lost and we`ve counted up the cost
And we`ve evened out the scores we are contenders
You`re 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 you`re worth we are contenders