"Coliseum" lyrics

"Coliseum"

Got nightmare walking on two legs
There's a word for people like us
Can't shake the feeling we're moving backwards
History repeating itself

Ain't got time to prove
Why even bother?
Just ignore the signs
Ain't got time to lose
Can't change the drama
In time you'll see
The empire never ended

McSweeney draws first blood
Teeth hit the floor
Fingers twitch on the remote
The crowd want more, more, more
They're waiting for the ground-and-pound
To turn his face into raw meat
Little Johnny turns to mommy
"This is what I want to be..."

Because

Pain is hopeful
Pain is holy
Pain is healthy
Pain heals


Writer(s): Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Kele Okereke, Matt Tong
album: "Four" (2012)
Bloc Party. - Four album cover
Mean
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Leaf Skeleton
(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)
Black Crown
(iTunes Bonus Track)
Lean
(Amazon MP3 Bonus Track)
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