《The New Wild West》歌词

歌曲： The New Wild West

歌手： Jewel

时长： 05:06

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The New Wild West[00:00:00]

The New Wild West[00:00:00]

You see the ghost of the buffalo moving both fierce and slow[00:00:16]

You see the ghost of the buffalo moving both fierce and slow[00:00:16]

Like glittering prophesies on the edge of the horizon[00:00:21]

Like glittering prophesies on the edge of the horizon[00:00:21]

As you drive glittering highways and beaten-up byways[00:00:29]

As you drive glittering highways and beaten-up byways[00:00:29]

That straddle and girdle our great and many-faced nation[00:00:34]

That straddle and girdle our great and many-faced nation[00:00:34]

You see the lambs in the ghettos who worship their Gepettos[00:00:42]

You see the lambs in the ghettos who worship their Gepettos[00:00:42]

Believing in, never seeing, the strings they think bind them[00:00:46]

Believing in, never seeing, the strings they think bind them[00:00:46]

So we write to our congressmen with bleeding pens of the sorrow within[00:00:54]

So we write to our congressmen with bleeding pens of the sorrow within[00:00:54]

And in return, they just send tickets to the latest Tom Hanks show[00:01:01]

And in return, they just send tickets to the latest Tom Hanks show[00:01:01]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:01:10]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:01:10]

Each man for himself[00:01:19]

Each man for himself[00:01:19]

Civilized steeples[00:01:27]

Civilized steeples[00:01:27]

And lonely people[00:01:30]

And lonely people[00:01:30]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:01:35]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:01:35]

There are so many factions and cue-card reactions[00:01:44]

There are so many factions and cue-card reactions[00:01:44]

It's hard to keep clear the possibilities here 'cause there's no force to unite them[00:01:48]

It's hard to keep clear the possibilities here 'cause there's no force to unite them[00:01:48]

Privilege has ruled for thousands of years[00:01:58]

Privilege has ruled for thousands of years[00:01:58]

Wars have been fought with bibles and tears[00:02:03]

Wars have been fought with bibles and tears[00:02:03]

Yet liberation can't deny the temptation and soon becomes the oppressor[00:02:07]

Yet liberation can't deny the temptation and soon becomes the oppressor[00:02:07]

Show me a leader who's fit to lead[00:02:15]

Show me a leader who's fit to lead[00:02:15]

Who don't sow his seed in anything wounded enough to breed[00:02:20]

Who don't sow his seed in anything wounded enough to breed[00:02:20]

Because after all, what fun is power if you can't act like a rock star?[00:02:24]

Because after all, what fun is power if you can't act like a rock star?[00:02:24]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:02:32]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:02:32]

Each man for himself[00:02:42]

Each man for himself[00:02:42]

A nation of civilized steeples[00:02:49]

A nation of civilized steeples[00:02:49]

And lonely people[00:02:53]

And lonely people[00:02:53]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:02:57]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:02:57]

As for me, I've been petty[00:03:21]

As for me, I've been petty[00:03:21]

Oh, and unkind, but I know my own mind[00:03:24]

Oh, and unkind, but I know my own mind[00:03:24]

And since it seems clear there's no one leading us here[00:03:28]

And since it seems clear there's no one leading us here[00:03:28]

The only thing left it appears is to task ourselves to be better each time, than those before us[00:03:32]

The only thing left it appears is to task ourselves to be better each time, than those before us[00:03:32]

We'll be an army of thieves, of self-freed slaves, of mild-mannered maids[00:03:39]

We'll be an army of thieves, of self-freed slaves, of mild-mannered maids[00:03:39]

We'll fight with whispers and blades[00:03:46]

We'll fight with whispers and blades[00:03:46]

So get ready, a new day is dawning[00:03:48]

So get ready, a new day is dawning[00:03:48]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:03:57]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:03:57]

Each man for himself[00:04:06]

Each man for himself[00:04:06]

A nation of civilized steeples[00:04:14]

A nation of civilized steeples[00:04:14]

And lonely people[00:04:18]

And lonely people[00:04:18]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:04:22]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:04:22]

Welcome to the new wild west[00:04:22]