Anaïs Mitchell

Why We Build the Wall
HADESWhy do we build the wall?My children, my childrenWhy do we build the wall?CERBERUSWhy do we build the wall?We build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us freeHADESHow does the wall keep us free?My children, my childrenHow does the wall keep us free?CERBERUSHow does the wall keep us free?The wall keeps out the enemyAnd we build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us freeHADESWho do we call the enemy?My children, my childrenSongtexteWho do we call the enemy?CERBERUSWho do we call the enemy?The enemy is povertyAnd the wall keeps out the enemyAnd we build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us freeHADESBecause we have and they have not!My children, my childrenBecause they want what we have got!CERBERUSBecause we have and they have not!Because they want what we have got!The enemy is povertyAnd the wall keeps out the enemyAnd we build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us freeHADESWhat do we have that they should want?My children, my childrenWhat do we have that they should want?CERBERUSWhat do we have that they should want?We have a wall to work upon!We have work and they have noneAnd our work is never doneMy children, my childrenAnd the war is never wonThe enemy is povertyAnd the wall keeps out the enemyAnd we build the wall to keep us freeThat's why we build the wallWe build the wall to keep us freeWe build the wall to keep us free Aus Songtexte Mania