Seattle Was A Riot Lyrics - Anti Flag

Chorus 

Why must we riot 

Why must we protest 

Just to be heard - by the world? 

Verse 1 

Seattle was a riot, they tried to pin on us 

But we didn't show up, with gas and billy clubs 

An un-armed mass of thousands, just trying to be heard 

But there are no world leaders- that want to hear our words. 

Ohhh. 

Chorus 

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Verse 2 

The World Bank's greed and lies, digs graves in 3rd world lands 

And fills them with the remains of exploited workers 

Or displaced native peoples, and destroyed ecosystems 

Under the guise of progress, relief, and tech assistance. 

Ohhh. 

Chorus(repeat) 

Bridge 

Since the dawn of history -the few who own control 

Have bent and rewrote history-how they want it to go 

They try to control what we learn-and take away our 

rights 

'Cause when the masses round the world unite- 

That's a force they can not fight 

We'll fight for our 

We'll fight for our 

We'll fight for our 

We'll fight for our Rights! 

Photos 

Chorus (repeat) 

Ending 

Sitting in what was designated the "Cooperation Zone" 

by Seattle Police Sergeant Richard Goldstein 

They sat heads bowed- listening as the police 

methodically shot pepper spray- one eye at a time- 

into the eyes of their passive brothers and sisters 

Whore like police- playing judge, jury, and 

executioner for their pimp like bosses in the World 

Bank and W.T.O. 

This is not justice. This is not the role of, The 

Servants of the People 

Such tyranny brings ruling classes crashing to the 

ground and contemporary societies to an end