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Shut ‘Um Down

This version of Shut ‘Um Down was released by Gil Scott-Heron in 2005.

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Did you hear that rumble? Did you hear that sound?
Well it wasn’t no eartquake, but it shook the ground.
It made me think about power, like it or not:
I got to work for earth for what it’s worth,
‘Cause it’s the only earth we’ve got.

Shut ‘um Down!
If that’s the only way to keep them from melting down!
Shut ‘um Down!
If that’s the only way to keep them from melting down!

I’ve heard a lot about safety and human error.
A few dials and gauges is just a wing and a prayer.
If you need perfection, and that’s what it takes,
Then you don’t need people, can’t use people,
You know people make mistakes…

Shut ‘um Down!
If that’s the only way to keep them from melting down!
Shut ‘um Down!
If that’s the only way to keep them from melting down!

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Gil Scott-Heron has released many songs over the years besides Shut ‘Um Down. Gil Scott-Heron released songs from 1970 to 2005 spanning across albums like Small Talk At 125th And Lenox, Pieces Of A Man, Free Will, Winter In America, The First Minute Of A New Day, It's Your World, From South Africa To South Carolina, Bridges, Secrets, The Mind Of Gil Scott-Heron, 1980, Real Eyes, Reflections, Moving Target, Spirits, and Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Messages (Anthology). Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Gil Scott-Heron.

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