Story Behind The Song
Adam said "It came to me while I was sitting on my porch playing acoustic guitar."
Song Description
A heavily R&B and reggae-influenced tune addressing the problems of today's world
| Song Length |
5:11 |
Genre |
Rock - General, World - Reggae/Caribbean |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool, Passive |
Subject |
World, Liberal, Progressive |
| Similar Artists |
Stevie Wonder, Brand New Heavies |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
It's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame
For all the people caught in the middle, it's a shame.
For all the children who take to illin, it's a shame.
It's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame
For all the lovers who find another, it's a shame.
For all the fathers without a mother, it's a shame...
It's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame
Well, it's a shame, it's a shame, and it's a shame: you see we've got no one to blame right now but ourselves, it we fuck it up this time around, I give it about nine more years till this shithouse burns down-- well... I... wake up every single day, and prepare myself for the cold eventuality of total war that I see for us in this lifetime-- oh please let not all of this one to pass all of us by. You see my brother over here's a bass player (echo), with a gift at tuning out fuckstains and naysysayers (echo), a prime mover motivates with a dream in his mind: oh please let's not allow this one to pass all of us by. So just relax and baby open up your souls wide: you see your daddy's here to take you past the other side. So now I must stoke my own blaze; survive and stay sane, cause if I don't; it'll be shame, a shame, shame, shame, a shame...
It's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame,
it's a shame, it's a shame
It's a shame, it's a shame, (Won't you let me see the light one more time lord, I don't want to be in the darkness, no)
it's a shame, it's a shame, (Won't you let me see the light one more time lord, I don't want to be in the darkness, no)
it's a shame, it's a shame, (Won't you let me see the light one more time lord, I don't want to be in the darkness, no)
it's a shame, it's a shame (Won't you let me see the light one more time lord, I don't want to be in the darkness, no)
No one to blame, no one to blame,
no one to blame, no one to blame,
no one to blame, no one to blame,
no one to blame, no one to blame.
Let the trial be over lord, we just need one sweet reward this time,
let the trial be over lord, we just need one last reward this time,
let the trial be over lord, we just need one sweet reward this time,
let the trial be over lord, we just need one last reward this time.