Is anybody listening? The city's on fire The town is burning down But there's no water Is anybody listening?
The city's on fire The town is burning down But there's no water
8 million citizens Nobody's really listening Nobody's really watching 8 million ignorant 8000 teachers we do many preachers A thousand of leaders but nobody leads us 2 million beggars 4 million pleasers We are the world, but they don't believe us Get to got no funds, get to ain't no fun Get to kid's got guns, 'cause they got no one Get to got no funds, get to ain't no fun Get to kid's got guns, 'cause they got no one No one, no one, no one
Is anybody listening? The city's on fire The town is burning down But there's no water Is anybody listening? The city's on fire The town is burning down But there's no water (twice)
Nobody's listening to the sounds of the street The clam, the violence, the silence, the heat 5 million set free out of 5 million desperate 1 million hurt, thousands arrested The times are changing, why is this singing? Everybody's praying Forgive us Father for all of our sins The hatred, the weak, the ignorance
The city's on fire The town is burning down There ain't no sound of silence Tell me who's gonna help us now? Nobody's listening 8 million people rioting Looking for shelter But they got nowhere to go
Is anybody listening? The city's on fire The town is burning down But there's no water Is anybody listening? The city's on fire The town is burning down But there's no water