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People's Revolt Cont.

from Our Lord In Exile by 808s and Greatest Hits

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Turmoil in the streets
Neutrality in times of tyranny is siding with the tyrant, they called
Cower in the corner or assimilate or burn
Subdued by woes of martyrdom
Those who won’t follow will fall
Those who fall will hang
A warning and a pledge
Violent chaos spews unwilling
A paradigm for peace
A spectacle for anarchy
But not a choice for our lord
Not by distance or by sanctum pledges
Our allegiance is once to township and yours is twice for power
For from the ashes of the burning palace will rise a mirror of ourselves

And from the ashes of the burning palace
Will rise a mirror of ourselves
Ourselves

Knock knock. Who’s where?
Can you hear the shrieking mothers crying in the palace square?
You couldn’t call it bliss, my friend
Did we oust him for more than this?
For smoke and heartbreak and wires of empathy?
Streaming ghosts to make our fists the fists of justice
While we indulge in the blazing sun
The city still has a heartbeat
Even if only in secrecy
Words rattle and bloom in colours
Hues of dusty orange screens while red runs away in euphoric ribbons
Gasping for air
Welcoming disciples preaching us new ways for better days
And hoist our shredded flag
Not knowing what it means at all, after all
This is something everybody knew

But what of our lord?
The elusive and evasive
You bet he slipped away
A scamper out the city gates
Cross checking lines of fire
Off down the city road

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from Our Lord In Exile, track released September 15, 2023
Written by Skube Burnell, Ronnie Frew & Nathan Nicholson
Recorded by Skube Burnell
Mixed by John Lee
Mastered by David Stepford

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808s and Greatest Hits. Skube Burnell and friends. Jammy, adventurous, bedroom proggy guitar pop. Keys included.

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