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The Call
03:29
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Oh tonight, tonight, the stars would shine so bright
if these dark clouds did not obscure it’s light
But in here it’s nice and warm
while outside there is a storm
and the stage it’s starting to take form
Oh tonight, tonight everything must be just right
and I’m itching to the bone to perform
And the walls are yellow smoke stains
and my shoes stick to the floor
and I see our name up on a poster by the door
The road has been long but we’re all keeping strong
It’s not the first time we’re this far from home
And everything I can remember meets everything I can’t forget
and I believe we’re in for some better times yet
Oh the lights go out
and the crowd is quiet now
there is a murmur as we start to drone
And we give the crowd our all
and the crowd gives it all back
and before you know it
again the stage goes black
Oh my brother, oh my brother
if we don’t leave here right now
I’m afraid things might get out of hand somehow.
Oh, I’d rather, oh I’d rather
get out of here right now
for tomorrow…we have another show
The road stretches out before us like a wide black snake
and reveals another corner at every corner we take
And the trucks storm past like stampedes
and the towns they come and go
and we all agree last night, we played a dammed good show
And tonight, tonight the tickets are sold out
and we’re eager to perform for this sit down crowd
and their seats are red velvet, I smell electricity and wood
and the show runs smooth, exactly the way it should
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We gathered around at 'The Old Strangled Priest"
Our riddles sank deeper
as we drank from the beast
Let the dark in
With void-less ambition we said all our prayers
Asked for forgiveness but our god he don't care
Let the dark in, let the dark in
I waited a little till I saw you there
You fled through the backdoor
with smoke in your hair
Let the dark in, let the dark in
Sat by the pool, dangling my feet
My heart started pounding
as you danced around me
Let the dark in, let the dark in
Received a phone call from a loved one that day
Who told me of another
whom passed away
Let the dark in
She's always begging, please give me more
he's always breaking things we can't afford
Let the dog in, just let the dog in
Our love is true, and it includes you
even just for a day
I would say no, over and over, but she
she'll have her way
Let the dark in, let the dark in
She painted a picture in all shades of black
She put one behind you, put one on my neck
Let the dark in, let the dark in
I had a dream, where all could be fair
Where I could rely on who ever was there
I was mistaken
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Privilege
05:10
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There’s a sad life outside my window
so many things have gone wrong
there is a sad life passing by
and in here I’m still relatively strong
There’s a sad life outside my window
asking if I don’t have any change
but sadly all I have is more of the same
There is a sad life outside my window
trying to sell me something I don’t need
and tells me it’s hard outside my window with an infant to feed
but what I really want to ask you then buddy, is why, why did you breed
But I won’t do that, no man I won’t ask him that.
Slow down PC police, I’m not saying that
There’s a sad life outside my window
and his lost eyes looks back at me angrily
for I am guilty of having something
yes I am guilty of my white privilege
There’s a sad life outside my window
preaching that it has lost everything
cursing something I can’t see with an unconditional belief
cursing the heavens and all the gods
cursing blue skies, cursing stars
but cursing never got anyone very far
in fact this cursing won’t get him anywhere at all
And you can go on and act like nothing is wrong
but what do you do with your strength now that you're strong
yes you can go on and claim, it’s just not your dog
yes you can go on with your head in that thick fog
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