Savage

Album: Stained Class (1978)
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  • Who gives you the right to come here and tell me
    I have to leave this place my home
    To you it's a jungle, to me it's a kingdom
    Where my people are free there to roam
    Born with the stars we are happy and peaceful
    'Til now we were left undisturbed
    But you rupture the forests our gardens
    And fill them with filth from your cities unheard

    Savage, who is savage
    Leave your morals, stake your claim
    Savage, you are savage
    Modern man can take the blame

    You poisoned my tribe with civilized progress
    Baptizing our blood with disease
    You christened our bodies with sadness and suffering
    Saying then that your god is well-pleased
    What have we done to deserve such injustice
    Explain to us please if you can
    But you can't, no you can't, we can see it in your eyes
    Of us both who's the primitive man

    Savage, who is savage
    Leave your morals, stake your claim
    Savage, you are savage
    Modern man can take the blame

    You poisoned my tribe with civilized progress
    Baptizing our blood with disease
    You christened our bodies with sadness and suffering
    Saying then that your god is well-pleased
    What have we done to deserve such injustice
    Explain to us please if you can
    But you can't, no you can't, we can see it in your eyes
    Of us both who's the primitive man

    Savage, savage
    Savage, savage
    (Who's the savage) modern man
    (Who's the savage) modern man Writer/s: GLENN RAYMOND TIPTON, ROBERT HALFORD
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, Round Hill, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Dan Gillespy from Courtenay BcA true metal classic.
  • Kieran from Brisbane, AustraliaDefinitely an influence on Iron Maidens run to the hills and Anthrax the indians.
  • Dasher from Brisbane, AustraliaI cant believe no one has commented on this song...until now...Truly awesome song,Halford at his ball-tearing, glass-shattering best.True metal!
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