Here We Stood
from From the Woodwork by The Radium Girls
lyrics
VERSE 1
Jimmy ran the neighborhood, 'cause he was no one's fool,
He bought himself a piece to scream, he'd play by no one's rules,
And here we go, the overture.
Alex met the full quartet on 32nd street,
Second in command, he planned the night's festivities,
Children all, made much older...
CHORUS 1
Here we stood, can you hear us now?
The echoes of a horrorshow shaking from the ground.
VERSE 2
The best laid plans of mice and men, they often go awry,
And as luck would have, they met their match, their rivals they did spy,
With Billy keen on evening the score.
To prove their might, "To Arms!" they cried, let the bullets fly,
And so passed on dear Alex, with a slug between his eyes,
And Jimmy pinned, never saw him fall...
CHORUS 2
Here we stood, can you hear us now?
The echoes of a horrorshow shaking from the ground.
Here we stood, full 10,000 strong,
Though you would never know it from the way you carry on...
BRIDGE
Don't look back, straight ahead,
Though your eyes are burning red,
Could you take a higher road?
And leave your vengeance stowed...
OUTRO
Go ask Alex!
(If he ever wanted more)
Go ask Alex!
(If he was a happy soldier)
Go ask Alex!
(If he wanted out of this tragedy)
Go ask Alex!
(What he hoped and dreamed and prayed for)
Go ask Alex!
(If he ever gained from street war)
Go ask Alex!
(If he wanted out of this insanity)
Jimmy ran the neighborhood, 'cause he was no one's fool,
He bought himself a piece to scream, he'd play by no one's rules,
And here we go, the overture.
Alex met the full quartet on 32nd street,
Second in command, he planned the night's festivities,
Children all, made much older...
CHORUS 1
Here we stood, can you hear us now?
The echoes of a horrorshow shaking from the ground.
VERSE 2
The best laid plans of mice and men, they often go awry,
And as luck would have, they met their match, their rivals they did spy,
With Billy keen on evening the score.
To prove their might, "To Arms!" they cried, let the bullets fly,
And so passed on dear Alex, with a slug between his eyes,
And Jimmy pinned, never saw him fall...
CHORUS 2
Here we stood, can you hear us now?
The echoes of a horrorshow shaking from the ground.
Here we stood, full 10,000 strong,
Though you would never know it from the way you carry on...
BRIDGE
Don't look back, straight ahead,
Though your eyes are burning red,
Could you take a higher road?
And leave your vengeance stowed...
OUTRO
Go ask Alex!
(If he ever wanted more)
Go ask Alex!
(If he was a happy soldier)
Go ask Alex!
(If he wanted out of this tragedy)
Go ask Alex!
(What he hoped and dreamed and prayed for)
Go ask Alex!
(If he ever gained from street war)
Go ask Alex!
(If he wanted out of this insanity)
credits
from From the Woodwork,
released March 23, 2011
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The Radium Girls Boston, Massachusetts
We began playing together freshman year in college, which mostly was just daydreaming and not cutting our hair. This happened in a tiny room, barely able to fit us. We played all over Rochester and released a demo in 2008, but we craved more - and with lots of coffee, we finished our debut album 'From the Woodwork'. We graduated in 2011 and moved to Boston, so we can make it big like Bon Jovi. ... more
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