The Animals - Liberty | Текст песни

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• The Animals
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When you are at school you are never taught the real thing
Teachers leave their class and quietly they sing
Alas experience and all the pain is real
All men hate their fellow man and here they come
Over Westminster Bridge they’re running
In the rooms of the crown when they have discussion
In the White House the telephone line is humming
All the oil that they need isn’t forthcoming
Wise men asleep in their ivory tower
Yes this fantasy called liberty
When in reality we’re never free
That’s the irony of liberty
When in reality we’re never free

Back in the school yard they are fighting for their ball
What started out in fun has ended in a brawl
The biggest brute begins to put his big boot in
When they start the fight begins
And by the left are the troops of St Ivor’s Barracks
By the right all the barmen are centre targets
While the men with the gold are forever smiling
Pretty girls unaware carry on the fighting
Secret remorse on the dissident mob

Oh this fantasy called liberty
When in reality we’re never free
That’s the irony of liberty
When in reality you lied to me

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
If the bomb doesn’t get you
Then the government must
They lock away their secrets
And tell you what they like
If you say you don’t believe them
They’re very quick to strike
They say you’re giving bullets
For the army side to use
So don’t say a word no other excuse

This fantasy called liberty
When in reality we’re never free
That’s the irony of liberty
When in reality you lied to me
You lied to me
This fantasy of liberty
When in reality
You lied to me