Cycle Of Violence

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[Verse 1]

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He was beaten as a child
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It never made no sense
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Now in turn he beats his wife and 
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kids
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  It's the cycle of violence

[Verse 2]

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She was abused when she was young
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Now most of her feelings are gone
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The anger inside her was recompense
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  It's the cycle of violence

[Verse 3]

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The accused cut up a whore
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But he in turn was beaten before
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See what life's spiteful 
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treadmill can dispense
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  It's the cycle of violence

[Verse 4]

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A new teenage gang tries to 
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take over town
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Someone, somewhere gets hit, 
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gunned down
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  It's the cycle of violence

[Bridge]

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You'll love the users of 
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careless words
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Puts you down, makes you feel
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 absurd
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Feel the hatred, feeling the 
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silence
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   It's the cycle of violence

[Solo]

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[Verse 5]

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Now she's got a black eye
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   A split lip and a broken arm
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She tells her friends it was an 
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accident
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  It's the cycle of violence

[Verse 6]

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The political arena, it's all
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 changed round
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Yesterday's leaders now buried 
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underground
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Waves of oppression from your 
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new government
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  It's the cycle of violence

[Verse 7]

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The lessons of history are 
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always ignored
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Right now someone's sharpening a 
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sword
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Soon they too are gone, that is 
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permanent
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  Said the cycle of violence

[Solo 2]

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[Verse 8]

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An eastbound clash, the mass 
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shot down
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While the peace talks go another 
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round
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Religion, politics, vengeance
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  It's the cycle of violence

[Verse 9]

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Ain't you glad the world's run
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 this way
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Where "dog eats dog" still holds 
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sway
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Come and join in, it makes 
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perfect sense
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  It's the cycle of violence

[Solo 3]

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  It's the cycle of violence