There Will Be A Reckoning

Intro:


(palm mute)
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Somewhere between the midnight

And the cold and empty dawn

I found myself out walking

On the streets where I was born

And I came upon a stranger

Who looked Me in the face

And asked Me what I was doing

In this god forsaken place

(play open)

I don t need to be forgiven For something I haven t done

No forewarning my family To find their place in the sun

If you keep this pressure on Just don t be surprised

If I can t summon up My dignity While You re roughing up My pride


There will be a reckoning

For the peddlers of hate,

Who spread their poison all across this estate

And a reckoning too, for the politicians who

Left Us to this fate

There will be a reckoning



(palm mute)

Just a few days later, a man came to My door

To ask Me if I thought that

This place was worth fighting for

And though I recognize his reasons

I just could not agree

When they told me that My neighbor

Would be My enemy

(play open)

I don t need to be forgiven For something I haven t done

No forewarning my family To find Their place in the sun

If You keep this pressure on Just don t be surprised

If I can t summon up my dignity While You re roughing up My pride


There will be a reckoning

For the peddlers of hate,

Who spread their poison all across this estate

And a reckoning too, for the politicians who

Left us to this fate

There will be a reckoning

There will be a reckoning

There will be a reckoning

There will be a reckoning