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IIt seems that Mother Nature has decided that its time
To remind us that our planet is only borrowed for a while
As a plague on all our houses brings the world down to its knees
We contemplate our shared fragility
Our keyboards give a voice to almost everyone it seems
But far too many love to push their hatred on our screens
So many flaws of mankind stand so proudly on parade
And vice pretends it’s virtue, as it signals its charade
A split from left to right is where the straw man reigns supreme
Confirmation bias is the only thing that’s seen
As validation for a stance made over shaky ground
Where businesses and statues are pulled down
Our world is one where rational and reason
And inconvenient truths are seen as treason
And cherry picked opinions flow like water they can’t hold
Too many love pretending that they know more than they know
Conspiracies abound in this misinformation age
Assertions pose as facts, which lie forgotten in the shade
And if your common sense prevents you travelling down this road
You’ll know the emperor’s there without his clothes
We claim that our democracy is something we hold dear
But then we pick and choose the votes to which we will adhere
And the media fuelled hatred that just goes from bad to worse
Makes all our high tech progress seem a well-intentioned curse
Our world is one where rational and reason
And inconvenient truths are seen as treason
And cherry picked opinions pass for wisdom from on high
A plague on all our houses can’t begin to stem the tide
Our world is one where rational and reason
And inconvenient truths are seen as treason
And cherry picked opinions flow like water they can’t hold
A plague on all our houses has begun to take its toll
A plague on all our houses should have unified us all
A plague on all our houses hasn’t unified at all
A plague on all our houses where the world begins to stall
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Before You Tear It Down
04:57
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Don’t ever mention what’s happening here
A misplaced word is going to cost you dear
Freedom of thought starts to disappear
When you only hear what you wanna to hear
A culture cancelled is a dangerous game
Too quick to bend the knee leaves a culture weak and lame
And if I agree to disagree
That shouldn’t make me the enemy
My mind is open and I can see
Exactly where this game is gonna lead
So before you tear it down
Take a good look around
And please try to contemplate
The kind of hell that’s gonna take its place
Trenchant views and deep divides
Dishonest actors who know their lines
Deaf to voices of dissent
Redefine what was never meant
This is the enemy of common sense
It’s a long way down to try and start again
So before you tear it down
Take a good look around
And please try to contemplate
A culture based on fear and hate
So before you tear it down
Take a good look around
And please try to contemplate
The kind of hell that’s gonna take its place
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Asking For A friend
03:43
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Trying to make sense of troubles times
Always so hard for a troubled mind
So many people trying to find a way to make the wrong seem right
How do we navigate our way
With words that don’t mean what they say
Within a language that keeps changing what it means from day to day
I don’t know why
There are so many people who
Think that it’s fine
To seek out where to take offence
Please tell me where you think this ends
But know that I’m just asking for a friend
A media feeding on our fears
I think that I see what’s happening here
Don’t wanna believe it but I fear that the agenda is so clear
Should I pretend that I don’t see
So much shameless fakery
Signals from such an un-virtuous and closed minority
Where do we go
If so many people just
Don’t wanna know
When facts are inconvenient
Please tell me where you think this ends
But know that I’m just asking for a friend
I don’t know why
There are so many people who
Live in denial
When reasoning and evidence
Are sure to cause a feigned offence
The witch hunt season starts again
Please tell me where you think this ends
But know that I’m just asking for a friend
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2020 Vision
04:03
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In a world that’s lost its way
And in need of supervision
When I look around today
I can see with 2020 vision
Can you believe what’s in front of your eyes
Do you think that it’s real?
Misinformation and well placed lies
Are so well concealed
In a world that’s losing its way
And in need of supervision
When I look around today
I try to see with 2020 vision
Disinformation highway blues
Are bringing me down
The social media deep fake news
For the maddening crowd
In a world that is now defined
By mistrust and deep division
Such a sad sign of the times
But I try to see with 2020 vision
Come the moment come the hour
Not a Cassandra super power
But in a world that’s blind with its own ambition
I can see with 2020 vision
In a world that’s lost its way
And in need of supervision
When I look around today
I try to see in 2020 vision
2020 vision
2020 vision
2020 vision
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Loz Rabone Birmingham, UK
Loz Rabone is a singer guitarist based in Birmingham in the UK. He has written and produced 3 albums and a 4 track EP. he is currently working on his next album.
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