OK. Only ten but it was in September of 2011 when came Soul Revolution and Teenage Battle Hymns.
Here is the lead track “Blizzard of Lies” lovingly re-presented for your amusement and edification.
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times are rough
we sure do have a history of fuckin’ each other up
be black, be white
be any colours in between ’cause it really don’t mean a thing
it’s been awhile
maybe you remember it from when you were a child
the golden rule
sometimes i think that we all need to go on back to school
who knew? the world’s full of idiots
who knew? and they’re just like me and you.
the times have changed
or haven’t changed a single bit
or maybe they’re rearranged
the heart shifts gears
learns to hope for brighter days, days turn into years
who knew? the world is shit. uh huh.
google it.
oh yeah, it’s true. all the pain and suffering certainly isn’t new
and though not right, appears to be the human way and it won’t change overnight
who knew?
the world is shit. oh yeah.
google it.
chock filled with idiots.
and they’re just like me and you
who knew? they’re just like me and you
just like me and you
but the sky was blue
and the day was warm
and the sun was clear and bright
i remember well
when the morning fell to night
spring was in the air
people found a smile
even in these trying times
the memory of touch
right before they shut the blinds
build your houses
burn your houses down
raise the glasses high
have another round
try to live your life
maybe things will change
it could be awhile
maybe we’ll be free at last
to hold our lovers tight
and laugh until the storms have passed
take a moment
for the human race
say a prayer for love
our saving grace
the memory of touch
it may be all we have
when the world is new
everything is changing fast
but the sky is blue
simply know this too will pass
what’s a soul to do?
simply know this too will pass
Sing it now.
Sing it long and hard.
Sing it loud.
Sing as if someone were really listening.
Sing as if your life depended on it.
With heart and soul.
This might be the last song.
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Tell You What I See, She Said
(The Oracle)
Look high
Look low
For the Oracle
She spoke to me
“Lift the veil
Face all of your fears and fail
Surely you’ll see
You do what you do”
The death, the life
Railways into light
And what lies beyond, she knows
“You will look through the window
And tell me what you see
Then i will say
You’re no longer in the fray.”
“You won’t survive.
Put on your wings.
You’re going to fly away.
You will become what you become.
You’d better seize the day.”
“You will look through the window
And tell me what you see”, she said.
“Tell me what you see”, she said.
“Look through the window and tell me what you’ve done.
I will look through the window and tell you what i see.
I’ll tell you what i see”, she said.
“You won’t survive.
Look at yourself.
Baby, what you become, you become.”
“You will become what you become.”
And then she looked away.
“I’ll tell you what”, she said, “Seize the day.”
I awoke this morning, in the usual way
with my loved ones near me on a brand new day.
Will i see another? Well, it’s hard to say.
Feel this morning light, everthing will be alright.
I can see you’re runnin’, yes i’m runnin’ too.
And i’m sure you’re learning what you have to do
just to keep on runnin’ ’til the runnin’s through.
Make it through your day, everything will be ok.
Some would say we’re ‘living’, some would say that’s true.
I’d say hallelujah but we’re dying too.
If you find your spirit in an unknown key, take a look around, listen for that hopeful sound, all resolve.
Take a look around. Listen for that hopeful sound. It’s all resolve.
All resolve, it is all resolve, it’ll all resolve.
Feel this morning light, everything will be alright.
Just be strong and true, you and you, by two, by two, all resolve.
Take a look around. Listen for that hopeful sound. It’ll all resolve.
It is all resolve.
