Up in arms, down at heel Lyrics

They're up in arms they're down at heel

Listen now to how they feel

The issues need to be resolved

They need you to get involved

Don't burn down the bridges

Or you'll get your fingers burned

Don't ignore these loud alarms

They're up in arms they're down at heel

The asphalt veins of the city

Will pulse with marching feet

As disenchanted chaos

Erupts along the streets

The corruption of the powerful

The ignorance of the weak

Have failed to give the answers

That all good people seek

They're up in arms they're down at heel

Listen now to how they feel

The issues need to be resolved

They need you to get involved

Don't burn down the bridges

Or you'll get your fingers burned

Don't ignore these loud alarms

They're up in arms they're down at heel

In the dark streets of the city

Unsettled people group

And see they've been exploited

And know that they've been duped

They blame all those who made the rules

And their institutions which

Have stolen their livelihoods

And made your idols rich

They're up in arms they're down at heel

Listen now to how they feel

The issues need to be resolved

They need you to get involved

Don't burn down the bridges

Or you'll get your fingers burned

Don't ignore these loud alarms

They're up in arms they're down at heel

At the final straw they'll pick up sticks

They'll overcome your house of bricks

They'll haunt you in the halls of power

And tear the monster down

Your posturing and your stubborn hearts

Just wield a withered hand

The city falls its broken walls

Will redefine this land

They're up in arms they're down at heel

Listen now to how they feel

The issues need to be resolved

They need you to get involved

Don't burn down the bridges

Or you'll get your fingers burned

Don't ignore these loud alarms

They're up in arms they're down at heel