Paper Blood Lyrics - Black Moon - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

(keith emerson/greg lake/carl palmer) 

Livin' on a razor's edge 

Sharper than a knife 

Surrender to the power of wedge 

Keep running for your life 

You don't need no periscope 

You won't need second sight 

It'll come at you so fast my friend 

It's thank you and goodnight 

Chorus 

Caught in the river 

You can't stop the flood 

That's the power of money, paper blood 

Ambition flies on silver wings 

Searching for a crown 

King of kings, they pull the strings 

Until they run you down 

No matter what you've undergone 

The measure of success 

Is how much you can charge it on 

American express 

Chorus 

You don't need to drive a car 

And you don't need a house 

And you don't need a guiding star 

When living like a mouse 

In the presidenttial suite 

They'd rather see you burn 

Ducking and diving just to make ends meet 

To the point of no return