Illy - Gimme Shelter lyrics

[Verse 1] I ask that you pour your heart out, drown the threat We march, not one out of step Think this sh**'s bad? See how loud it get If that lit fuse get to the powder keg We got crowds in the net, crowds in the streets Weak exploited by the powers that be It's no new thing, just new found reach World wide web, worldwide greed [?] dreams get broken Fenced in routine, repeat the process You paint ‘em in a corner provoke ‘em For generations poked sticks hope that cage don't open When the gap is padlocked from have's to have nots Chat stops, time to act, cause This calm ain't peace, throw the balance right off, man All it takes is one shot, shoot [Hook] War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, hey, yeah War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, hey, yeah [Verse 2] Before the new album come, half another one of Friday flips In 4 months Don't get cute thinking you work harder than us You don't, you only shine when we done I can't stay in the middle of the road all day So I pin my colours to the flag I raise Melbourne made, hip-hop boy Bad b**hes love and wack guys hate What I do, to put it in your brain I give a f** about what you say Mate might wanna make your next few waters Cause I ain't cared since ‘08, for real Don't be fooled, cause I smashed a tax bracket My whole career is back to back cla**ics And yours isn't, so if your thinking bout swinging Best pack a flak jacket b*atch [Hook] War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, hey, yeah War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, hey, yeah [Bridge] Braveheart to the end, guess I'm my dads son sh** I could do this with collapsed lungs Roll like a tank does Mind like a lawyer, rhyme like a mad c*nt Braveheart to the end, guess I'm my dads son sh** I could do this with collapsed lungs Roll like a tank does Mind like a lawyer, rhyme like a mad c*nt And them tunes might help But you want it done right you gotta do it for yourself When our backs to the wall, we react with force It is what it is, no love lost when all roads lead to... war [Hook] War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, hey, yeah War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, hey, yeah War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, hey, yeah War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah, (you know what they say) it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, hey, yeah