The Knife
A Tooth for an Eye
[Verse 1]
Under the sun
Look what we have got
And those who haven’t
Bad luck
We’ve been running ’round
Pushing the shopping cart
January 2012
Even in the suburbs of Rome
A brick in a castle
A camp for those on the run
Dance as weapons
Release my
[Chorus]
Eyes eyes eyes eyes tell me you
Some other kid is sucking on my thumb
Eyes eyes eyes eyes tell me you
Another kid needs to suck on my thumb
[Verse 2]
Under the sun
Picking piles of flowers for the flowers’ pot
It’s all that I’ve got
On my doorstep
A screaming hand
I’m telling you stories
Trust me
Rewrite history
To suit our needs
Open my country
A tooth for an
[Chorus]
Eye eyes eyes eyes tell me you
Some other kid is sucking on my thumb
Eyes eyes eyes eyes tell me you
Another kid needs to suck on my thumb
[Verse 3]
Border’s lies
The idea of what’s mine
A strange desire
Drawing lines with a ruler
Bring the fuel to the fire
[Outro]
Border’s lies
The idea of what’s mine
A strange desire
Drawing lines with a ruler
Bring the fuel to the fire