Liberation Songtext
von Grant‐Lee Phillips

Liberation! The victor cried
Liberation! He charged as the innocent died
The festering wound, liberty′s scar
A city in ruins and the twisted rebar
Liberation! The victor cried

Liberation! At the end of a stick
Liberation! Comes brutal and quick
To a toothless old man and a bandaged child
A hospital struck, a temple defiled
Liberation comes brutal and quick


Liberation!
Liberation!

Liberation! The victor sings
From those who would dare to topple the king
Peace in the streets when the smoke dispels
He will christen this day when his enemies fell
Liberation! The victor sings

Liberation! The revelers fall
To witness the rise of a glorious wall
But every fence must have two sides
You've seen it before, others have tried
Liberation! The victor cried

Liberation!