I am not grateful
I never was
Trying to survive
Within your laws
Against the greed
And the sprawl
What do we get?
Nothing at all
Your talk is vile
Like your cause
Say it loud
Without pause
Say it proud
I’m still appalled
What do we get?
Nothing at all
Think we’re weak
If we drown
Blame us
If you hold us down
Kick us again
If we fall
What do we get?
Nothing at all
Given nothing
No security
But a false
Sense of surety
No one to help
You’d have us crawl
What do we get?
Nothing at all
The years add up
Add up to shit
Can’t see through
Can’t wade through it
You wanna build
A fucking wall
What do we get?
Nothing at all
Keep us out
Keep us in
Keep us afraid
In our skin
Build it up
Build it tall
What do we get?
Nothing at all
Not any worse
Always been bad
The privileges
You’ve always had
Closed doors
And meeting halls
What do we get?
Nothing at all
The future belongs
To those who take it
You’ve taken it all
No mistaking
What happens next?
It’s your call
What do we get?
Nothing at all
Off-kilter country songs with big, beating hearts, the music on “Sword Songs” captures hope and heartache in equal measure. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 7, 2017
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