Dreaming men are haunted The visions come and go The age of god is over I can feel it in my soul Times will change and we complain About law and retribution Dead isn't what it used to be And I come forth as gold 21 guns The beat of the drums We've only just begun We don't run from the evils of the world outside We don't run, we rise up and fight to survive Oh, we don't run ♪ It's never if you suffer It's never how you pray Give all the faith you can muster But the headlines will all read the same You'll scare the kids with your fantasies And your stories from the past Time will change direction, and it happens way too fast 21 guns, the beat of the drums We've only just begun We don't run from the evils of the world outside We don't run, we rise up and fight to survive Oh-oh, we don't run We don't run ♪ 21 guns, the beat of the drums We've only just begun We have the right to shine a light And have our day in the sun We don't run from the evils of the world outside We don't run, we rise up and fight to survive Oh, we don't run Oh, we don't run We don't run We don't run, we don't run, we don't run We don't run