La canción Hammer to Fall fue escrita por Brian May, guitarrista de Queen, reflejando el miedo y la paranoia durante la Guerra Fría, particularmente el temor a una guerra nuclear. La pista es una celebración de la vida, a pesar de las sombras de estas amenazas globales.
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Introducción:
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Here we stand and here we fall
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History won't care at all
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Make the bed, light the light yeah
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Oh Lady Mercy won't be home tonight yeah
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You don't waste no time at all
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Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
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It comes to you as to us all yeah
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We're just waiting for the hammer to fall
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Oh every night, and every day
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A little piece of you is falling away
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But lift your face the Western Way
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Build your muscles as your body decays yeah
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Tow the line and play their game yeah
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Let the anaesthetic cover it all
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Till one day they call your name
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You know it's time for the hammer to fallyeah
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Rich or poor or famous
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For your truth it's all the same
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(Oh no! Oh no!)
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Lock your door but rain is pouring
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Through your window pane
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Baby, now your struggle's all vain yeah yeah
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For we who grew up tall and proud
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In the shadows of the Mushroom Cloud
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Convinced our voices can't be heard
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I just wanna scream it louder and louder and louder
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What the hell are we fighting for?
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Just surrender and it won't hurt at all
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You just got time to say your prayers
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While you're waiting for the hammer to—hammer to fall.
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Yeah! Yes.
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Let's get on the floor!
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Hang on you know
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Yeah! Hammer to fall
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Woo Hammer
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Hey Yeah! Hey Woo
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While you're waiting for the hammer to fall. N.C.
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A5
While you're waiting for the hammer to fall. Mark W