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The Outback
03:53
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VERSE 1
So that is done
And the white man prevails
The things that have gone
Won't be more than tales
BRIDGE
It's not changing
It's seeing the system remain
So rearranging
For those who live far from the pain
CHORUS
Now we're on this track
No, we ain't turning back
The compassion we lack
Got lost on the attack
In this post-truth outback
VERSE 2
It wasn't unseen
That hatred and lies would Trump love
Opponents old and unclean
Can't proclaim they're the Dove
BRIDGE 2
All the fears
Aren't cured overnight by the news
We'll cry those tears
For the self-destruction we choose
CHORUS
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2. |
Looking West
06:46
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I wait,
in the open,
Nowhere to hide
I'm tired,
Each day,
Got nothing to give
The world,
I see,
Gone from the inside
Do you love,
The life,
That you live?
CHORUS
Maybe I should be
Frightened
Maybe somewhat
Prepared
Cast your eyes West
To what's rising
See that no one
Will be spared
There's a man
On the street
With his paper cup
Blind eyes
Empty smile
And a song
A box
Keeps him warm
And propped up
To face
The winter
If he lasts that long
CHORUS 2
What's done is what we have
Chosen
What comes is what we
Expect
Cast your eyes West
to what's rising
See how a leader
Neglects
INTRO CHORDS SOLO
I walk
Through the woods
Saying my silent prayer
I long
For a day
Of hope and true care
We embrace
Brothers and sisters
Under the dying sun
Aware
Our journey
Has just begun
CHORUS 1
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3. |
Is This Who We Are?
04:22
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There's too much to even imagine,
With all the best will in the world,
Reality starts to unravel,
Then we see just where we've failed.
BRIDGE
If it doesn't keep you up at night,
It doesn't mean that it's alright
CHORUS
There's no second chance,
Only hurt at hand,
Cutting tender scars,
The bridge is breaking down,
Can we turn around?
Is this who we are?
A thousand miles all come to nothing,
A million tears just dry away,
The news rolls on and we keep counting,
How many have died there today.
BRIDGE
CHORUS
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4. |
Voices
04:48
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V1
Silent night
I'm done talking
Just the sounds
Of our dismay
One more fight
Soon I'm walking
Turn around
The voices say
BRIDGE
Thinking how our life fits to a song
Are the instincts wrong?
CHORUS
Stop the echoes now
Stop the voices calling
For me to give in
To the darkness I've become
V2
Wipe the tears
Talk it over
Clear the air
It's easy, the end
Shared our fears
To discover
What is there
No will can mend
BRIDGE
CHORUS
BRIDGE 2
When will the voices just give up?
When will I be safe?
BRIDGE 2
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Have you forgotten The Apprentice yet?
I don't think it's gonna happen again.
Have you left Britain yet?
I keep asking myself when.
I can stop reading your bile,
That tells me what to think,
I can stop living in denial,
That the PC age is just a stink.
What are you doing now?
Are you filling the air with lies?
Maybe you can turn around
And be somebody I don't despise.
I don't think you can, Katie.
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6. |
[Insert Your Own Anger]
00:38
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Invent your own.
It's creative.
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Ashley Scrace Malmö, Sweden
British-Swedish singer-songwriter by night, very average dull office-working guy by
day.
After a long creative depression due to the covid pandemic, I am coming back to regularly gigging, writing, and recording music. Stay tuned here for all the latest.
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