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Tell Me
03:55
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Hey there brother- I've seen how they treat you
Hey now sister- I've been told that you've been lied to
Heard about the troubles- let's get together real soon
Talk about our issues- the elephant in the room
Tell me- What can I do?
Tell me honestly- how the hell did we get in this mess?
Blame all parties- ignorance is maddening distress
Take one step forward- fell down the stairs- will lead us to our death
We know better- face it forward don't take shit- they aren't innocent
That orange stain on our consciousness drives us mad- we must resist
Tell me- What can I do?
Brothers- sisters- mothers- fathers: fight. resist.
Cousins- Neighbors- teachers- others: fight. resist.
lovers- haters- daughters- sons: fight. resist.
fight. resist. fight. resist.
Tell me something good...
Tell me- What can I do?
Tell me- What can I do?
Tell me- What can I do?
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2. |
Whatever Shall I Do?
03:18
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In the peak of desperate hours- I heard your voice- so haughty and...crude
Creaky vocal chords, vibrating loose- If you fear the worst would come ever too soon
If we stand divided then together we'll fall
Take the long way down to Bramhall
If you say you will join my nihilist ways-
prepare for the nothing and the everything I've come to say
If it comes to pass- that we shall never speak of this again
If it comes to pass- In Bramhall
If we stand divided then together we'll fall
Take the long way down to Bramhall
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3. |
The Ides of March
04:27
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Feel the tension creak
Future's not in this rotting corpse that lies underneath
Don't be so self-absorbed- cause then you'll find
People who aren't involved weren't worth the time
Just because I run to you
Don't mean I care for you
Men watch your feet- the Ides of March run underneath
Just stay low- we've got at least three years left to go
Jesus Christ - the Royal Right done fucked up this time
we're done fucked this time
Men watch your feet- the Ides of March run underneath
The some of our parts are stronger than 'his' facts.
Don't run scared- come together and choose to act
Despite fear- despite anger- despite all love lost
Come at me- face to face- talk at all costs
Feel the tension creak
The Ides of March run underneath
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4. |
Silence
05:04
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Don't kid yourself kiddo - we're all the same
Entitled lower class fakes- living richly in vein
I don't own my home, nor this paycheck
hope there's life after debt- I'm just trying to front rent
Trouble behind- Trouble ahead-
I'd be more inclined to tell you off than being friends
We need to feed ourselves, lead ourselves
Keep ourselves free- feed ourselves, lead ourselves
Keep ourselves free- keep ourselves free
Hard to imagine this current state of mind
Where we are no longer equal in our own eyes
In our own way we're slow in excepting time
There's too much on our plate unless we leave...
We need to feed ourselves, lead ourselves
Keep ourselves free- feed ourselves, lead ourselves
Keep ourselves free- keep ourselves free
We're in our own way- we're so slow
To the truth that it's time to restart-
time to depart those who claim stalwart
We're so slow- the regain the things we've purposely lost in time
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5. |
Rah
04:05
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Try to keep that head on straight
The dailys read like a scene from a fiction magazine
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
While Seasons change- those in charge just rearrange
Ownership over both you and I
Expect to be poor- I will always ask my dear:
Lover have you kissed the sun?
Take one slip and drop into the deep
Become Alice down the rabbit hole and sleep sleep sleep
Now that you've decided to wake my dear
Realize there is no place for tangential fear
Don't be cross- this isn't the world you care about
There's plenty of time to work that all out
But I ask you in all honesty:
Lover have you kissed your son?
Don't carry the world's weight
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6. |
Fare Thee Well
04:06
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Send in the clowns- pop the cork- let's celebrate; cause life's too short
Let's be clear- no war has been won; but Papa Bear is done
Held the party line every night- from ages fifty to ninety-five
That Wrinkled face that smug old smirk fuck that pompous jerk
His time has come- he's off the tube- this day couldn't come too soon
He played himself out- let's wave goodbye- and give out a collective sigh
We've got our highs- hit some awful lows-well that's life kid- that's how it goes
But I guess- he'll never know- that your friends can become foes
You just can't hit 'reset'- what's to say? Papa Bear: just put it away
We've had enough- pack those bags- and hoist that large white flag
We'll take that win- a small victory- a glimmer of light we all can see
But be warned- if ya cut off a head- another will appear instead
So hear me out- just scream, please shout; confront those monsters that lurk about
twenty four seven- three sixty five- ya know we've been trying this whole time
To understand- to evolve - to love others who hate all
regardless of gender, color or race; try understand and embrace us all
Compassion regards sympathy- don't you run away from me
Hear these word's- dearest Bill, Donald, and those up on The Hill
We won't stop- searching for truth- tread lightly on those who speak against you.
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John Nels Portland, Maine
Born in Caribou, Maine- John Nels Blanchette is a proponent of home recording on a budget- with more than 10 albums and collaborations under his belt.
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