Council Tax Crown
by Click
Lyrics
Verse 1
Rent ate the wage again
Left me with a stare
Fridge hum full of air
And a body caught in fear
Council man came round
With his tidy little grin
Said, "pay it by the date"
While the kettle sat and trembled
Fuel light on red
At the edge of the week
Every mile feels like
A knife between the teeth
Bills stacked high
Like rain on my name
I keep my head up
But the ceiling knows my shame
Pre-Chorus
And I walk through it
Slow, but I move
With a crack in my chest
And a fire I can use
They keep asking for more
From a life worn thin
But I heard that note in my bones
Saying "rise" again
Chorus
Rise, rise, rise
Through the smoke and the ache
Rise, rise, rise
When the whole world breaks
Coun-cil tax
Fuel cost
I still stand
I still stand
Rise, rise, rise
Let the sorrow shake
Rise, rise, rise
Till the dark gives way
Verse 2
Bus stop rain on my coat
Till it shines like steel
Every month got a mouth
And it wants my meal
I seen good men fold
Over numbers on a page
Mothers counting coins
Like prayers in a cage
I got a beat in my ribs
Like a war drum call
Not rich, not saved
But I won't let fall
When the day turns mean
And the shame comes close
I sing through the crack
Till it sounds like hope
Pre-Chorus
And I walk through it
Slow, but I move
With a crack in my chest
And a fire I can use
They keep asking for more
From a life worn thin
But I heard that note in my bones
Saying "rise" again
Chorus
Rise, rise, rise
Through the smoke and the ache
Rise, rise, rise
When the whole world breaks
Coun-cil tax
Fuel cost
I still stand
I still stand
Rise, rise, rise
Let the sorrow shake
Rise, rise, rise
Till the dark gives way
Bridge
Ohhh, the weight
Ohhh, the strain
I have been small in the shadow
I have been named by the pain
But listen
Hear me now
I was built from the broken
And I won't bow
Final Chorus
Rise, rise, rise
Through the smoke and the ache
Rise, rise, rise
When the whole world breaks
Coun-cil tax
Fuel cost
I still stand
I still stand
Rise, rise, rise
Let the sorrow shake
Rise, rise, rise
Till the dark gives way
Rise, rise, rise
Hear the human flame
Rise, rise, rise
I will still remain