Gimme Shelter

"Gimme Shelter"

Artist

The Rolling Stones

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Composer

Mick Jagger Keith Richards

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Released

1969

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Album

Let It Bleed

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Featured in

“Shadow Box”

"Gimme Shelter", recorded by The Rolling Stones, is a song featured in the Person of Interest episode “Shadow Box”. It is played at the end of the episode when Reese's attempt to help Abby Monroe and Shayn Coleman backfires and gets himself arrested by Special Agent Donnelly.

Lyrics

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(Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Ooh, a storm is threatnin' My very life today If I don't get some shelter Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away War, children It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away War, children It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away (Yeah) Ooh, see the fire is sweepin' Our very streets today Burns like a red coal carpet Mad bull, lost its way War, children, yes It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away War, children It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away (Yeah) (Rape, murder) (It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away) (Rape, murder, yeah) (It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away) (Rape, murder) (It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away, yeah yeah) Mmm, the floods is threatnin' My very life today Gimme, gimme shelter Or I'm gonna fade away War, children It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away I tell you love, sister It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, yeah

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Lyrics from LyricWikia.