SWIMMING WITH SHARKS
© Woodstock Taylor

Tear my body limb from limb;
fill the ocean to the brim
River running red with blood,
dust and liquid turn to mud
Sun shines down upon the earth,
blind to death and deaf to birth
This is simply nature's way -
Hungry sharks come out to play

Losing the rat race
Sticking at first base
Jump in the water
Lamb to the slaughter
Swimming with sharks now
Swimming with sharks now
Swimming with sharks now
and bleeding....

Mice on the railtrack
Cars in a tailback
Fish in a big pool
Breaking the mob rule
Swimming with sharks now
Swimming with sharks now
Swimming with sharks now
and bleeding....

Bless all those who swim against the tide
For every one that makes it,
thousands have died
Bleeding....

Make it a clean sweep
Get rid of the black sheep
Runt of the litter
Never a quitter
Swimming with sharks now
Swimming with sharks now
Swimming with sharks now
and bleeding....

Kill or be killed now
Vacancy's filled now
Snake in the long grass
Vultures at half mast
Feeding....

Swimming with sharks now
Swimming with sharks now
Swimming with sharks now
and bleeding....

Tear my body limb from limb;
fill the ocean to the brim
River running red with blood,
dust and liquid turn to mud
Sun shines down upon the earth,
blind to death and deaf to birth
This is simply nature's way -
Hungry sharks come out to play