The Herd - Kids Learn Quick lyrics

[Chorus] And they still build walls - to keep us in or out - I'm not sure And they still build walls - to keep us in or out - I'm not sure I am the sharp tip of the army's claw Must look the part, must look the law This uniform's a red rag to bombers Knowing that my d**h would bring them honour So f**k the scholars and their white collars Your nerves aren't as ragged as this soldier's It gets colder - feels like everyone's got a chip on their shoulder oh What if today's the day my luck leaves me? Everything is normally uneasy No reason why it wouldn't be this evening That's why every day I dream of leaving Still they come - they queue Clenched are the hands who are tightening screws Control how their population moves This is what the rebels are making us do Alert and on edge The tablets go straight to the head - I'm jumpy They holding the scruff of the neck of the country So much sun does the blood see The checkpoint is teeth and guns The bad apples make me numb with their cries with a request denied I hate the f**kin look in their eye - but I don't wanna live like this Let you in but not your wife and kids Who may or may not aspire to by martyrs But the state will clamp down hard regardless Pre-emption as self defense and that might be severance for live rounds at residents When even their children throw stones That's why I can't wait to go home [Chorus] And they still build walls - to keep us in or out - I'm not sure And they still build walls - to keep us in or out - I'm not sure And they still build walls - to keep us in or out - I'm not sure And they still build walls - to keep us in or out - I'm not sure Nothing in my pocket but a work permit Temporary, yes signed today - legit This kid's making it too hard The worst part - I clock on in five minutes Are we at war with them or are we their Mexicans? When testing them means resting in bed with a bump on your head for many days Like my mother says 'we can't afford that anyway' Which ever way you look at it The lay of the land is crooked Holy Lands mad shook with hatred This road is ancient And now the gatekeeper is 18 Which he's clearly hating That doesn't change the fact he's still got me waiting On land the UN states is mine You can see how that frustrates the mind of a young man Young man opposite - holding the gun Telling him to stop - run - even just for fun And if it gets too much That other man runs No such luck if a rocket struck tonight We might be stuck for the night Along with some tired men who might be up for a fight Ain't seen enough of the light Seems nothing is right This kid's tired and it shows But he's seen me enough times to know Let me go - by the scruff Am I Fatah? Hamas? Why d'you give a f**k Either way you won't let me up out of this dust I see you through a cloud of mistrust This affirms it - burn sh** Kids around here learn quick [Chorus] And they still build walls - to keep us in or out - I'm not sure And they still build walls - to keep us in or out - I'm not sure