[Verse 1]

Silver shone the rooftops

Heard the words "You will"

And realized that in your eyes

The force of love could kill

So go and get your wages

You get what you deserve

When hope held out of its hands today

You laughed and turned and fled

[Chorus]

Release, 'cause I wanted the world

All I could get to was a gun or a girl

Release, now I've thrown them away

Here and I'm hungry and I hope I can stay

[Verse 2]

The loch is overflowing

The sun has shed its light

All that's left to warm your breast's

The wine we stole tonight

Bottle merchants both of us

Overdosed on Keats

We smashed them all and watched them fall

Like magic in the streets

[Chorus]

Release, 'cause I wanted the world

All I could get to was a gun or a girl

Release, now I've thrown them away

I'm here and I'm hungry and I hope I can stay

[Verse 3]

Standing in our new boots

We've lost the urge to hide

We left it with the souvenirs

That forced us to decide

How we'd storm the palace

Meet me at the gates

There's plenty bread and water here

For anyone who waits

[Chorus]

Release, 'cause I wanted the world

All I could get to was a gun or a girl

Release, now I've thrown them away

I'm here and I'm hungry and I hope I can stay

[Post-Chorus]

But you can't remember where you squandered your hope

A fistful of dollars and a fistful of dope

With your hands in your hair and your hair in your face

Summon your soul because we're leaving this place

With a red, red flag and a red, red flag

Red, red flag for a souvenir

Red, red flag and a red, red flag

And a red, red flag for a souvenir