[ Billy Bragg and Natalie Merchant ]
In a busy street
A man sits down
Oblivious to the traffic sounds
No chaos
No frenzied shrieking crowd
Thank God their silence
Walking heads bent down
Come when they saw us
Called it lethargy
The treadmill turns
There down below their feet
Should I pray for an end to come
Quickly (quickly), quickly (quickly)
Or cross the waves of an angry sea
Risking (risking)
And braving (braving)
The shipwreck and the mutiny assailing
Assailing
In a haunted doorway
And from the light of day
See another life fall to ruin in pain
False smiles from even children it seems
Landlocked ground for empty and lost dreams
A league against me
I hear him say
It's not worth half the effort
Or the price you pay
Should I pray for an end to come
Quickly (quickly), quickly (quickly)
Or should I raise my face to the heavens above
And tell God (dear God)
Stop jeering (and jeering)
As our human frailties and all
Our failings
Are we failing?
Pound pound on an endless street
Again and again the nightmare scene
All strained against the tightened rope
Not one with a lasting lingering hope
There's evidence everywhere you see
Put a quarter down at the newsstand
So that you can read
Should I pray for an end to come
Quickly (quickly), quickly (quickly)
Or should I raise my face to the clouds above
Entreating (entreating)
Their mercy (some mercy)
But as clouds will do
They'll rain down
First gently (gently) and sweetly (so sweetly)
Until they silence me
With a burst of thunder (thunder) and lightning (and lightning)
And helpless landlocked screaming
I know God must be agreeing
It's the worst part of watching
It's the worst part of watching
It's the worst part of watching
It's the worst part
Landlocked in screaming
God must be agreeing
To be helpless is the worst
Must be the worst part of watching
The worst part of watching
10,000 Maniacs are an American alternative rock band formed in Jamestown, New York, in 1981. The band's name comes from a phrase in a poetry book by Emily Dickinson. The original lineup included Natalie Merchant (vocals), John Lombardo (guitar), Dennis Drew (keyboards) and Steven Gustafson (drums). Their sound was characterized by catchy melodies, poetic lyrics and complex arrangements that blended folk, alternative rock and pop elements. After a series of independent albums, 10,000 Maniacs achieved mainstream success with the album *In My Tribe* (1987), which included the single *These Are Days*. Their subsequent album, *Blind Man's Zoo* (1989), reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 1993, Natalie Merchant left the group to pursue a successful solo career. 10,000 Maniacs continued to record and perform with various members, releasing albums such as *Campfire Songs* (1997) and *The Wishing Chair* (2002). Among the band's most representative songs are: *These Are Days*, *What's the Matter Here*, *Candy Everybody Wants*, *Like The Weather*.
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