Gimme Shelter is a song by the Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It was a response to the social and political unrest at the end of the 60s, especially the wars, violence, and climate of fear. The song reflects the desire for security and shelter amid chaos.
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Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today
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If I don't get some shelter, oh yeah I'm gonna fade away
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War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
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War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
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Ooh, see the fire is sweepin, our very streets today
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Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost its way
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War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
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War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
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Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
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Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
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Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away, yeah
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Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today
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Gimme, gimme shelter, or I'm gonna fade away
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War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
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It's just a shot away, it's just a thought away, it's just a shot away
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I said, love, sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away
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It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, yeah