Revolution Calling Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Operation: Mindcrime(1988) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal |
Labels | EMI America, Manhattan Records |
Ranked | #2 for 1988 , #21 all-time |
Album rating : 93.9 / 100
Votes : 100
Votes : 100
3. Revolution Calling (4:40)
For a price I'd do about anything
Except pull the trigger
For that I'd need a pretty good cause
Then I heard of Dr. X
The man with the cure
Just watch the television
Yeah, you'll see there's something going on
Got no love for politicians
Or that crazy scene in D.C.
It's just a power mad town
But the time is ripe for changes
There's a growing feeling
That taking a chance on a new kind of vision is due
I used to trust the media
To tell me the truth, tell us the truth
But now I've seen the payoffs
Everywhere I look
Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you
(There's a) Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Gotta push, gotta push it on through
I'm tired of all this bullshit
They keep selling me on T.V.
About the communist plan
And all the shady preachers
Begging for my cash
Swiss bank accounts while giving their
Secretaries the slam
They're all in Penthouse now
Or Playboy magazine, million dollar stories to tell
I guess Warhol wasn't wrong
Fame fifteen minutes long
Everyone's using everybody, making the sale
I used to think
That only America's way, way was right
But now the holy dollar rules everybody's lives
Gotta make a million doesn't matter who dies
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you
(There's a) Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Gotta push, gotta push it on through
I used to trust the media
To tell me the truth, tell us the truth
But now I've seen the payoffs
Everywhere I look
Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you
(There's a) Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Gotta push, gotta push it on through
Except pull the trigger
For that I'd need a pretty good cause
Then I heard of Dr. X
The man with the cure
Just watch the television
Yeah, you'll see there's something going on
Got no love for politicians
Or that crazy scene in D.C.
It's just a power mad town
But the time is ripe for changes
There's a growing feeling
That taking a chance on a new kind of vision is due
I used to trust the media
To tell me the truth, tell us the truth
But now I've seen the payoffs
Everywhere I look
Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you
(There's a) Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Gotta push, gotta push it on through
I'm tired of all this bullshit
They keep selling me on T.V.
About the communist plan
And all the shady preachers
Begging for my cash
Swiss bank accounts while giving their
Secretaries the slam
They're all in Penthouse now
Or Playboy magazine, million dollar stories to tell
I guess Warhol wasn't wrong
Fame fifteen minutes long
Everyone's using everybody, making the sale
I used to think
That only America's way, way was right
But now the holy dollar rules everybody's lives
Gotta make a million doesn't matter who dies
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you
(There's a) Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Gotta push, gotta push it on through
I used to trust the media
To tell me the truth, tell us the truth
But now I've seen the payoffs
Everywhere I look
Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?
Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Revolution calling you
(There's a) Revolution calling
Revolution calling
Gotta make a change
Gotta push, gotta push it on through
Operation: Mindcrime - Lyrics
Operation: Mindcrime - Album Credits
Members
- Geoff Tate : Vocals, Keyboards, Whistle, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-6, 8-12, 14, 15)
- Chris Degarmo : Guitars, Guitar Synthesizer, Songwriting (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11-13, 15)
- Michael Wilton : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1, 3-6, 9, 14)
- Scott Rockenfield : Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Songwriting (track 10)
- Eddie Jackson : Bass
Additional musicians
- Michael Kamen : Choir, Cellos
- The Moronic Monks of Morin Heights : Choir
- Pamela Moore : Vocals [Sister Mary]
- Anthony Valentine : Vocals [Dr. X]
- Debbie Wheeler : Vocals [the Nurse]
- Mike Snyder : Vocals [the Anchorman]
- Scott Mateer : Vocals [Preacher]
Other staff
- Peter Collins : Producer
- Paul Northfield : Engineer
- James Barton : Mixing Engineer
- Bob Ludwig : Mastering Engineer
- Jim Campbell : Assistant Engineer
- Glen "The Snake" Robinson : Assistant Engineer
- Paul Milner : Assistant Engineer
- Ronald Prent : Assistant Mixing Engineer
- Robert Andrew : Photography
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1 | Eyes of A Stranger | Operation: Mindcrime (1988) | 98.5 | 21 | |
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