Mercenary - Jack Conte VideoSong

30 Jun 2011 · 2 min

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Jack Conte performs "Mercenary," a song about revolutionary fighters who reject orders and face overwhelming odds. The refrain "We are the mercenaries, the revolution babies" repeats throughout, with lyrics like "If you don't want to, then you don't have to" and "We got a switchblade, they got machine guns."

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If you don't want to, then you don't have to. If you don't need it, then just don't take it. We are the mercenaries, the revolution babies. You take the one road and I'll take the other. You take the payload and I'll duck and cover. We are the mercenaries, the revolution babies. Mercenaries, mercenaries. We got a switchblade, they got machine guns. We got sore legs and they're coming to get us. We are the mercenaries, the revolution babies. We are the mercenaries, the revolution babies. If you don't want to, then you don't have to. Mercenary, mercenary. Mercenary, mercenary, mercenary, mercenary.