Revolution Man

I knew a woman of a thousand reasons
She had an answer for everything
I used to kiss her to keep her from speaking
I’ve done the strangest things

I was a soldier, my anger was the weapon
I drew the battle lines on every side
I built a prison and I called it freedom
I’ve done the strangest things

Shake the rattle at the jungle wall
Take the fire from the dragon’s jaw
Chase the Devil from the neighborhood
just to watch him run

Pound the drum till the wild man comes,
risin’ from my soul again
Feel the power in my hands,
I’m a Revolution Man

I learned the language of the uninvited
I learned to fool myself a thousand ways
I was the poet in the House of Silence
I’ve done the strangest things

Shake the rattle at the jungle wall
Take the fire from the dragon’s jaw
Chase the Devil from the neighborhood
just to watch him run

Pound the drum till the wild man comes,
risin’ from my soul again
Feel the power in my hands,
I’m a Revolution Man

Rage, rage, rage, rage against the chains, chains, chains
Shout about it
Change, change, change, change is gonna come, yeah
It’s gonna come

Shake the rattle at the jungle wall
Take the fire from the dragon’s jaw
Chase the Devil from the neighborhood
just to watch him run

Pound the drum till the wild man comes,
risin’ from my soul again
Feel the power in my hands,
I’m a Revolution Man