Here we stand or here we fall

History won't care at all

Make the bed light the light

Lady Mercy won't be home tonight



You don't waste no time at all

Don't hear the bellnbut you answer the call

It comes to you as to us all

We're just waitingFor the hammer to fall



Oh, ev'ry night and every day

A little piece of you is falling away

But lift your face the Western Way

Build your muscles as your body decays



Toe your line and play their game

Let the anaesthetic cover it all

Till one day they call your name

You know it's time for the hammer to fall



Rich or poor or famous

For your truth it's all the same

Lock your door the rain is pouring

Through your window pane

Baby now your struggle's all in vain



For we grew up tall and proud

In the shadow of the mushroom cloud

Convinced our voices can't be heard

We just wanna scream it louder and louder



What the hell we fighting for ?

Just surrender and it won't hurt at all

You just got time to say your prayers

While you're waiting for the hammer to fall