Arrested In Shanghai Lyrics - Indestructible - Rancid

Yeah? 

They were sure I was guilty, but I committed no crime 

They said: confessions bring lenience, so that put me on the line 

So I, protest the massacres at the Talliman Square 

My friends say yo, stay away man, you better not go fucking back there 

Oh. 

Watch this 

One night I might write about my opinions about the state 

And the freedom of expression they would never tolerate 

And the, military secrets that I never did steal 

I didnt start no violence, no, and there was nobody that I killed 

No. 

So I had a clear account of all abusers of power 

And the memories of homeland all gone sour 

And I only got one weapon, its so plain for me to see 

My only weapon I call, poetry 

And I dont even know why 

The truth seems like a lie 

In my cell there is no sky 

When I was arrested in Shanghai 

Now, in a world of privilege I was not born 

But, the devotion of freedom and liberty I was sworn 

So, every emotion is studied, watched their control 

Who gets paid, who gets disciplined, who gets born 

So, transmitting beams my coordinates, anywhere on Earth 

And, as radio waves, surveillance, satellite bursts 

Open up your skull and let some knowledge come in 

Ya, crack open the cranium and let awareness begin 

Oh. 

And I dont even know why 

The truth seems like a lie 

In my cell there is no sky 

When I was arrested in Shanghai 

When I was arrested in Shanghai 

When I was arrested in Shanghai