Robin Boult - Credo lyrics

I watch the TV every night I stay awake by satellite I hope and pray the nightmares Stay away today An oily shroud on a coral reef A black cloud's hanging over me When I hit on the remote The programmes stay the same Credo, credo, credo, credo An a**egai slick with sweat and blood A shotgun barks at a rabid dog A shallow grave hugs a highway Beneath a bleaching sun Chorus: Credo, credo, credo, credo It don't mean nothin'; it don't mean nothin' It don't mean nothin'; it don't mean nothin' to me When cancer s**s a young girl's breast When a company chains a young man's soul When the coal dust stole My grandad's breath away (chorus) A tattered tramp tacks a windy wynd To close a crowded circle a brazier's light A man becomes a mountain, in the falling snow A mother screams and a baby cries The memory gone before the blood has dried A needle pricks the conscience To help it fade away (chorus) The more you scream, the less you hear Or that's how it used to be But I just can't tell the difference Anymore these days The open lips of an altar boy A planet spins in a silent void The options are ever fewer On the ground these days (chorus)