Tony Norwell – Blue Murder lyrics

Blue Murder May 1987 A
Some say it was an accident ? the day the ?Herald? rolled and rent ?
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The lives of two hundred folk away.
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But if you read between the lines ? in the air, on the rails, down the tubes and mines ?
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Things like this are happening every day.

Refrain:
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Cut the corners ? count the cost ? of safety measures ? lives are lost ?
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(They're only workers? lives ? after all).
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What matters most is profits now ? safety measures cost somehow ?
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(There are lots more workers ? even if some fall).

Everyone is wondering how ? a ship sets sail ? doors in its bows ?
Gaping open - when she puts to sea.
Some say it was an accident ? but I say ?no? and won't relent ?
It seems more like Blue Murder now to me.

Most likely now they'll blame the crew ? (that could be me ? that could be you)
When really all the blame belongs elsewhere.
The profit system means more haste ? in doing so flies in the face ?
Of safety measures all would think were fair.