What We Were Told, rap version

Every time when something happens
we think about some old sayings…
Verse 1
Every time something happens,
We hear the echoes of the past,
What goes up must come down,
Nothing good is built to last.
Thunder never hits the same ground,
Do good, it comes back around,
With patience you can cross the sea,
But fuel on fire burns us all down.

Pre-Chorus
Water passes, stones remain,
Small stumps tip a heavy chain,
Birds of feathers find their way,
Old age bends us, day by day.

Chorus
Strike the iron while it’s hot,
Early birds take what they’ve got,
Silence gold, and words are silver,
Life’s a lesson, sharp as splinters.
Blood is thicker, truth runs deep,
What you sow is what you reap,
Stand crooked, judge what’s right,
We live these sayings every night.

Verse 2
After war, the brave appears,
After me, the flood draws near,
Dig a pit, you fall inside,
Devil’s eye is money’s shine.
Befriend him till you cross the bridge,
Clothes don’t make the man you live,
Fish rot first from the head,
Sell no skins till bears are dead.

Pre-Chorus
Power grows where numbers stay,
Morning shows a good day’s face,
Kind words travel far and wide,
Speak of devils—watch them rise.

Chorus:
Strike the iron while it’s hot,
Early birds take what they’ve got,
Silence gold, and words are silver,
Life’s a lesson, sharp as splinters.
One foot here, one foot there,
Hands in jars, caught unaware,
Long talk leads to poverty,
Truth walks slow, but honestly.

Verse 3
Born, asleep, and death unknown,
Fools grow proud and stand alone,
Appetite comes once you taste,
Silence answers anyway.
Count the buds when autumn comes,
Splinters fly where wood is done,
Eyes that don’t meet still can stare,
Knowledge shared is fortune fair.

Bridge
Man makes place, not stone or ground,
Luck is rare, but men are found,
Not all flying things are food,
Shadows don’t improve your view.
Burned by soup, you fear the cold,
Lies don’t walk too far when told.

Final Chorus
One flower doesn’t make the spring,
Sparrow’s worth more than your dreams,
Apples fall near family trees,
Cheese costs money—brother, please.
Friends can hurt more than the foe,
Dead don’t rise once laid below,
Listen all, believe a few,
Old words live… because they’re true.

Outro
God protect me from my friends,
I can face my enemies,
Horses live despite the dogs,
Truth outlasts our memories.

Final
Every time when something happens…
we remember sayings...
Saying, old sayings, new meanings
This is what we were told
Old, old sayings
New, new meanings.
This is what we were told
This is...
This is...
What we were told....
What we were told...

Live, industrial beat,  melodic blues rap