Brother to brother
Man to man
Nation to nation
We enter the age of...CrimeI see the shadows of the rising sun
I stand aside as the deed is done
And I have wandered through the darkest nights
To see the coming of the IsraelitesAnd I have walked across the waters
To hear the voices of the battle song
And I have coveted the daughters
Of the women of BabylonAnd I have seen them fall
Without emotion
And I have tasted wealth
God knows it's a crimeI see religion cut a land in two
I turned away as the violence grew
I saw a man reach for the stars
As hunger raged down in AfricaAnd I have walked across the waters
To hear the voices of the battle song
And I have coveted the daughters
Of the women of BabylonAnd I have seen them fall
Without emotion
And I have tasted wealth
God knows it's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crimeI am the soldier of a hundred shores
I bear the scars of a thousand wars
I was the child who cried alone
I am the seed that you have sownAnd I have walked across the waters
To hear the voices of the battle song
And I have coveted the daughters
Of the women of BabylonAnd I have seen them fall
Without emotion
And I have heard the call
Without devotion
And I have tasted wealth
God knows it's a crimeIt's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
The Perfect Crime
Songwriters
EXALL, CHRIS / BLAKE, CLIVE / CULMER, NICHOLAS / BIRCH, JONATHAN / GILHAM, MARKPublished by
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