U2 silver gold lyrics

In the shit house, a shotgun



Praying hands hold me down



If only the hunter was hunted



In this tin can town,



No stars in the black night



Looks like the sky fall down,



No sun in the daylight



Looks like its chained to the ground.



Broken back to the ceiling



Broken nose to the floor



I scream at the silence



That crawls under the door (under the floor).







Chorus:



The warden says,



the exit is sold,



If you want a way out - silver and gold.



Silver and gold.







Theres a rope around my neck



Theres a trigger in your gun



Jesus say something!



I am someone!







I seen the coming and going



The captains and the kings



Their navy blue uniforms



Them bright and shiny things



Yes, captains and kings in the slave ships hold



They came to collect



Silver and gold



Silver and gold







The temperature is rising



The fever white hot



Mister I aint got nothing



But its more than youve got







These chains no longer bind me



Nor the shackles at my feet



Outside are the prisoners



Inside the free (set them free).







A prize fighter in a corner is told



Hit where it hurts - silver and gold



Silver and gold.



You can stop the world from turning around



You just gotta pay a penny in the pound.