Chris Rea - The Road to Hell [COVER] - Hive Open Mic Week 114

This time I decided to sing one of my favorite songs.

It's ''The Road to Hell'' by Chris Rea.

I'll share the lyrics here :

Well I'm standing by a river
But the water doesn't flow
It boils with every poison you can think of
And I'm underneath the streetlights
But the light of joy I know
Scared beyond belief way down in the shadows
And the perverted fear of violence
Chokes a smile on every face
And common sense is ringing out the bells
This ain't no technological breakdown
Oh no, this is the road to Hell

And let me emphasize what I liked in each part :

And the perverted fear of violence
Chokes a smile on every face

and :

This ain't no technological breakdown
Oh no, this is the road to Hell

And from this part :

And all the roads jam up with credit
And there's nothing you can do
It's all just bits of paper
Flying away from you
Oh, look out world take a good look
What comes down here
You must learn this lesson fast
And learn it well
This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway
Oh no, this is the road
Said this is the road
This is the road to h to Hell

I'll emphasize :

It's all just bits of paper
Flying away from you

and :

You must learn this lesson fast
And learn it well

It's really nice song that I know for almost 20 years.

I like songs with meaning, that's what inspires me !

Here is the original song :