The Ballad Of The Little Man Lyrics by World Party
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We're all at the mercy
Of the 7 deadly sins
We're all at the mercy
Of the elements in this world we're in

We're all at the mercy
Of each other's little whims
And we're all at the mercy
Of the little man within

Show no mercy, no more mercy
For this little man within
We're all at the mercy
Of the little man within

Hey mister how did you fit
Into the same shoes as him?
No more mercy, mo more mercy
Show no mercy, no more mercy
For the little man within

He tears up all the countryside
Stops when he should begin
He drowns when he tries to walk on water
But he never learns to swim

He's an animal but he thinks he's God
Gets him mixed up with him
And we're all at the mercy
Of this little man within

He was doing fine in 39
Thank God he did not win
He kept playing on his fiddle
As he watched old Rome cave in

He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within

Now he's sitting in the gardens
As the acid rain comes in
He got it covered full of rhino heads
And boots of leopard skin

He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within

So if you're feeling lonely, baby
If you're feeling blue
If you listen to your little friend
You know he'll tell you what to do

But if you hear his words and you get confused
Start believing they're all true
Then you have just been fooled again
Who said we won't get fooled again?
By the little man within

He might recognize the great one
He might understand what's good
But he believes that he can never live
The way they say he should

So he puts them in the asylum
And he just throws away the key
He keeps the deep freeze inside you
He keeps the deep freeze inside you
And he puts the light in me

So show no mercy, no more mercy
For the little man within
We're all at the mercy
Of this little man within

Hey sister, how did fit
Into the same shoes as him?
Show no mercy, show no mercy
Show no more mercy, no more mercy
For the little man within

Gonna kill, kill the little man within
Gonna kill, kill the little man within
Gonna kill the little man within
We've got to kill, kill the little man within, kill
Gonna kill the little man within
We're all at the mercy   Of the 7 deadly sins   We're all at the mercy   Of the elements in this world we're in      We're all at the mercy   Of each other's little whims   And we're all at the mercy   Of the little man within      Show no mercy, no more mercy   For this little man within   We're all at the mercy   Of the little man within      Hey mister how did you fit   Into the same shoes as him?   No more mercy, mo more mercy   Show no mercy, no more mercy   For the little man within      He tears up all the countryside   Stops when he should begin   He drowns when he tries to walk on water   But he never learns to swim      He's an animal but he thinks he's God   Gets him mixed up with him   And we're all at the mercy   Of this little man within      He was doing fine in 39   Thank God he did not win   He kept playing on his fiddle   As he watched old Rome cave in      He sold love away from his children's hearts   And told them it was sin   Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy   Of that little man within      Now he's sitting in the gardens   As the acid rain comes in   He got it covered full of rhino heads   And boots of leopard skin      He got the means, he make the harvest high   But you can count those hungry people die   We're all at the mercy   Of the greedy man within      So if you're feeling lonely, baby   If you're feeling blue   If you listen to your little friend   You know he'll tell you what to do      But if you hear his words and you get confused   Start believing they're all true   Then you have just been fooled again   Who said we won't get fooled again?   By the little man within      He might recognize the great one   He might understand what's good   But he believes that he can never live   The way they say he should      So he puts them in the asylum   And he just throws away the key   He keeps the deep freeze inside you   He keeps the deep freeze inside you   And he puts the light in me      So show no mercy, no more mercy   For the little man within   We're all at the mercy   Of this little man within      Hey sister, how did fit   Into the same shoes as him?   Show no mercy, show no mercy   Show no more mercy, no more mercy   For the little man within      Gonna kill, kill the little man within   Gonna kill, kill the little man within   Gonna kill the little man within   We've got to kill, kill the little man within, kill   Gonna kill the little man within