Standing around for an hour in the rain
The porcelin promise is breaking once again
Fill me with everything i want to hear
These are the same lines that i heard last year
And you always seem to talk and walk away
Saying things will start to happen anyday
And i say when
So tell me when
And i say when
So tell me when
I've heard so much about boats coming in
Well i've seen no ships so i guess i should swim
How did i come to get caught in your wake
The more that i give you the more you still take
And you always seem to talk and walk away
Saying things will start to happen any day
And i say when
So tell me when
And i say when
So tell me when
Monday is tuesday then march becomes may
The days of my life are just ticking away
So i say when
So tell me when
I say when
So tell me when
We have the chance to turn the pages over
We can write what we want to write
We gotta make ends meet before we get much older
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun
You're the voice try and unsderstand it
Make a noise and make it clear
We're not gonna sit in silence
We're not gonna live with fear
This time we know we all can stand together
With the power to be powerful
Believing we can make it better
We're all someone's daughter
We're all someone's son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun
You're the voice try and unsderstand it
Make a noise and make it clear
We're not gonna sit in silence
Were not gonna live with fear
Ask yourself a question now there's a multiple choice
"you've only one shot, get it right", says a distance voice
Don't get your head into a spin
If only you could see the mess you're in
The enemy is closing in see the white of his eye
He's taking in his prey in sight it's just a matter of time
May the games begin the best man win
If only you could see the mess you're in
Is it the pride in you that wont let go
Is it the fool that wont let it show
Free yourself
If only you could see yourself
If you could see yourself
And when the heavens opened up and the walls come tumbling down
You know there is the only place to go
And when you've had enough of fighting
And every mean trick under the sun
But still you fear the worst is yet to come
Take the money and run
Countthe bottles one by one as the fall to the ground
Search your mind your heart your soul until the answer is found
But watch your step the ice is thin
If only you could see the mess you're in
The man in black looks down on you the insignificant one
To be or not if all so true the deal is almost done
It matters not you're lost to him
If only you could see the mess you're in
Is it the pride in you that wont let go
Is it the fool that wont let it show?
Free yourself
If only you could see yourself
If you could see yourself
And when the heavens opened up and the walls come tumbling down
You know it is the only place to go
And when you've had enough of fighting
And every mean trick under the sun
But still you fear the worst is yet to come
Take the money and run
Gaeilge 
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