Sometimes Lyrics - Midnight Oil

I know that the sunset empire shudders and shakes 

I know there's a floodgate and a raging river 

I say the silence of the ribbons of iron and steel 

I say hear the punch drunk huddle drive hammer and steel 

Sometimes you're beaten to the call 

Sometimes you're taken to the wall 

But you don't give in 

I know that the cannibals wear smart suits and ties 

I know they arm wrestle on the altar 

I say don't leave your heart in a hard place 

Sometimes you're shaken to the core 

Sometimes the face is gonna fall 

But you don't give in