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The Raid
Sweet Savage Lyrics

There's a raid going on in the East side of the city
There's a raid going on, the boys ain't showing no pity
Down on the waterfront there's shooting and there's killing
Down on the city streets the blood it is spilling

The boys, they're running, stealing and burning
The innocent are lying, screaming and dying
There's nowhere to run, you can't get away
Another street fight happens every day

There's a raid going on down in the city
There's a raid going on

Darkness all around me, blinding my view
I don't know where I'm going, I'm dazed and confused
I've struggled for a long time to get back on my feet
Every single effort ending in defeat

It's hard but I'm trying, there ain't no way out of here
I'm in a maze full of door ways, only one will take me clear
Which one is the right one, they all seem the same
Which one is the right one to get me out of here

There's a raid going on down in the city
There's a raid going on, the boys ain't showing no pity
There's a raid going on, we're coming on through
There's a raid going on, we got a raid on you

There's a raid going on down in the city
There's a raid going on

Fighting on forever, I guess that's what I choose
Someday I'm gonna make it, I'll never think I'll lose
Don't know me down for trying, I guess that's all I got
There ain't no denying I'm never gonna stop

There's a raid going on down in the cuty
A raid going on, the boys ain't showing no pity
Darkness all around me, blinding my view
I don't know where I'm going, I'm dazed and confused
I've struggled for a long time to get back on my feet
Every single effort ending in defeat

There's a raid going on down in the city
There's a raid going on, the boys ain't showing no pity
There's a raid going on, we're coming on through
There's a raid going on, we got a raid on you, and you, and you, and you

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Sweet Savage can refer to two bands:

1: Sweet Savage is an Irish band that once included Dio, Whitesnake and Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell. Metallica later covered the Sweet Savage song "Killing Time". Sweet Savage recorded an EP with Vivian Campbell, and later recorded the full length albums Killing Time and Rune after Vivian Cambell left the band.Other members included vocalist Rob Cass, vocalist/bassist Raymond Haller, drummer David Bates, and guitarists Trevor Fleming and Ian 'Speedo' Wilson. Read Full BioSweet Savage can refer to two bands:

1: Sweet Savage is an Irish band that once included Dio, Whitesnake and Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell. Metallica later covered the Sweet Savage song "Killing Time". Sweet Savage recorded an EP with Vivian Campbell, and later recorded the full length albums Killing Time and Rune after Vivian Cambell left the band.Other members included vocalist Rob Cass, vocalist/bassist Raymond Haller, drummer David Bates, and guitarists Trevor Fleming and Ian 'Speedo' Wilson. Guitarist Simon McBride played on the albums Killing Time and Rune.

Sweet Savage toured with Thin Lizzy on their Renegade tour and supported acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Wishbone Ash and Motörhead. The band have reformed in 2008 and played a number of major European Festivals not to mention a support slot with Metallica on their summer tour. In 2009 Sweet Savage were confirmed as the support along with Doro for Saxon's Batallions Of Steel World Tour II. During the tour it has been revealed that the band will be releasing their new record Warbird on German label SPV in June 2009. The current lineup of Sweet Savage features all original members with the addition of a new drummer:

Ray Haller - Bass
Speedo Wilson - Guitar
Marty McCloskey - Drums

Official website: www.sweetsavage.co.uk

2: Sweet Savage (streamable here as the 'Archives' release) was a US glam metal band featuring Joey C. Jones, whom would later form Joey C. Jones & The Glory Hounds.