That's When I Reach for My Revolver (1981) - Mission Of Burma

A classic! 🤘🏼

Album: Signals, Calls and Marches EP
Released: 1981
Genre: American post-punk

Lyrics:

Once I had my heroes 
\ Once I had my dreams 
\ But all of that has changed now 
\ They've turned things inside out 
\ The truth is not that comfortable, no
\
\ And Mother taught us patience 
\ The virtues of restraint 
\ And Father taught us boundaries 
\ Beyond which we must go 
\ To find the secrets promised us, yeah
\
\ That's when I reach for my revolver 
\ That's when it all gets blown away 
\ That's when I reach for my revolver 
\ The spirit fights to find its way
\
\ A friend of mine once told me 
\ His one and only aim 
\ To build a giant castle 
\ And live inside his name 
\ Cry and whispers sing in muted pain 
\ Yeah
\
\ That's when I reach for my revolver 
\ That's when it all gets blown away 
\ That's when I reach for my revolver 
\ The spirit fights to find its way
\
\ Tonight the sky is empty 
\ But that is nothing new 
\ Its dead eyes look upon us 
\ And they tell me we're nothing but slaves
\
\ That's when I reach for my revolver (just slaves) 
\ That's when I reach for my revolver 
\ That's when I reach for my revolver 
\ That's when I reach for my revolver 
\ That's when I reach for my revolver 
\ That's when I reach for my revolver