Erik Petersen - Nomads Revolt lyrics

[Verse 1] We go down to throw rocks at the river Curses at the parade Wedge a stone in the gear of the clockworks Try to keep us from acting our age Swore we'd carry on like this forever 'til the free spirits fled Now can you believe who's a mother And that so-and-so's cut of their dreads? [Chorus] k** off Columbus and turn the world around After all the nomads are settling down [Verse 2] Used to give most of the bread to a landlord Leave the crust for the squats Now the d**h wages we pay the bankers Seem to k** all the flies in one swat Hear the wedding band strike up a number Dear, they're playing our song Hold your breath cuz we're gonna go under And the little ones singing along [Chorus 2] k** off Columbus and turn the world around After all the nomads are settling down k** off Columbus and turn the world around After all the nomads are settling down After all the nomads are settling down [Bridge] No way, not since so-and-so said he'd never change That he'd never grow He'd stay always on a roll From beside the trains Past the mossy stones Now there's more hope than ever and it's all falling down And the rebels are running for mayor in your hometown [Verse 3] As the nomads are dropping their anchors Falling into the sea Now I've stopped throwing rocks at the river And you'll find me a-swimming upstream There is power in unions of ramblers Who've got nothing to own But there's more in one fist-swinging mother Swearing "My children shall never be sold" [Chorus] k** off Columbus and turn the world around After all the nomads are settling down k** off Columbus and turn the world around After all the nomads are settling down After all the nomads are settling down Out of the garden We multiply Telling our stories May all the old ways die!