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Us Against The Crown

by State Radio

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1.
The women in the valley forge They go day to day Don’t let them raid my home and My home and place But the men they can’t see beyond So they war and war They don’t remember What they came here for People to people are So unjust Carry yourself well so Carry yourself well Women in the valley forged her The once home of the brave Don’t let them raid me home and My home and place But the men they can’t see beyond So they become what they hate They don’t see that the moon has just Yeah the moon is just getting its legs People to people are so unjust day Carry yourself well so Carry yourself well People to people are so unjust Carry yourself well so Carry yourself well And you don’t even close the barn door After the horses have scattered And no one knows anymore Where all the souls have gathered Though they will keep an eye on what you do And when the people have spoken We won’t cry mercy on, mercy on you Cause we will, we will be alive just broken People to people are So unjust they say Carry yourself well Carry yourself well People to people are so unjust they say Carry yourself well so Carry yourself well
2.
Mr. Larkin 04:06
I work in the kitchen At an old folk’s home I do my best, but I too am gettin' on I do the dishes but lately I been droppin plates See as I get older my hands are starting to shake So Mr. Larkin See I got to hold this job Did you misspeak when you told me She was all but gone Mr. Larkin Dock me my one week’s pay But don’t ask me to leave I can’t afford that today Ten years ago, my wife took sick So I brought her here, my job I quit I started working for the home So I could be by her everyday We couldn’t afford the cost in any other way So So Mr. Larkin see I I know she know who I am Every now and then She’ll squeeze my hand It’s what I live for And it’s why she don’t die So Mr. Larkin won’t you Won’t you give me this try I walk to work on route 27 I see the same cars pass everyday And through all this New England weather You know never once have I been late So Mr. Larkin see I I know she know who I am Every now and then She’ll squeeze my hand It’s what I live for It’s why she don’t die So Mr. Larkin won’t you Won’t you give me this try I see the argument you’re makin’ I understand you got to do your job And believe me I know she’s turning angel But you see this woman is all I got So Mr. Larkin…
3.
Camilo 04:48
Woke him up with a barrel to his head His eyes shut tight bracing for the blow Resigning his life to the metal held in another Man’s hand Twenty days in a concrete fallout What life have I to take your own Oh my country, won’t you call out Doorbells are ringing with boxes of bones From another land’s war torn corners To a prison cell in my own Punish me for not taking your orders But don’t lock me up for not leavin’ my home Your words just a bloody fallacy A house of cards you painted white You tried to recreate Normandy But you made up the reason to fight And now red oil is spillin’ down on the street And your eyes too big for the belly is weak Will you not refuse this currency Or is blood money just money to you Is blood money just money to you Twenty days in a concrete fallout What life have I to take your own Oh my country, won’t you call out Doorbells are ringing with boxes of bones From another land’s war torn corners To a prison cell in my own Punish me for not taking your orders But don’t lock me up for not leavin’ my home Camilo Camilo Leavin’ my home Camilo
4.
Right Me Up 04:11
Manny don’t need no comforting He don’t ask of the world to bring him up Ain’t gonna see him waiting on waitin’ on waitin On the day Got him a chair in ’73 It was his only option So manny agreed Same chair he has today since they threw the Cane away Manny wasn’t doing nothing He just doing his own thing You know it gettin’ pretty cold out by the jub jub Swing Oh this friend today Right me up Oh this friend today Right me up I’m not so weak Manny gonna go where the rabble go He gonna roll down the world and he bring me up Ain’t gonna see him giving into the others way Cause they may beat us and search but our fall Is unstained You know he says it won’t be long till we be up Again having another swing And manny wasn’t doing nothing He just doing his own thing You know it gettin' pretty cold but he the one Who bring Oh this friend today Right me up And oh this friend today Right me up I’m not so weak ‘cause the bottle’s not empty ‘cause your voices are all there my life will fight in my body for air ‘cause the bottle’s not empty ‘cause your voices are all there my life will fight in my body for air oh this friend today right me up oh this friend today right me up I’m not so weak Manny we gonna get that a.m. dial just right I’ll hold that hanger up as long as the sox put up A fight
5.
Well indeed you lost your friend On the south side of where you live Heard the call and had to leave Boarded up windows and burned out brick Oh please don’t you get Little known fact about the pace you sit It’s always an empty plate It’s just there so we don’t Forget your loss and your history Well indeed you found your friend On the south side of where you live All curled around his knees Was it worse then you fret The punishment you get Hollow points in the concrete Have you wailed for the likes of the walls and Hunger strikes Are you more than what you hate Your fear will not fade the lines That paint your face It’s a black cab motorcade Well this one must be lost At this untimely god of day A broken curfew has a cost A tidy sum you’ll pay Teacher won’t you teach your lesson Though the young are hard to break Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson And the cost of school these days Well indeed you found your friend On the south side of where you live He was up and walking again And have you heard what’s happened since Oh please don’t you get Is there any honor outside of revenge Don’t let her set another empty place We swear that we won’t Forget your loss and your history Forget your cross and your history Have you wailed for the likes of the walls and Hunger strikes Are you more than what you hate Well your fear will not fade the lines That paint your face It’s a black cab motorcade Black cab motorcade
6.
Heard of a land held by a troubled hand Where the whiskey runs the coal Don’t you dare go ask the newsman Cause he’ll tell you everything He don’t know She was the daughter of the second American Revolution A tall girl with a stones constitution And when she looked into their eyes to see She know she ain’t never going back to what She believe To what you believe So go and riddle me over I’m a man got nothing to show for My work in the ground In this here londontown So go and riddle me over I’m a man got nothing to show for My work in the ground Got my back to the fire But it ain’t the bridges that are fallin’ down They said they would never fight no more After the day she went away What in the world are we all fighting for If we don’t give they’re going to take So go and riddle me over I’m a man got nothing to show for My work in the ground In this here londontown Go and riddle me over…
7.
I did not know but Someone died in my sleep last night I tried to reach the phone But in the darkness I knocked over the light Can you speak up A semi just jack knifed on a dirt bike (turnpike) I’m on a pay phone And it’s gettin to be a cold cold night One man in the corner One man in the hall One man standin up sayin god save us all One man in the one man in the one man in demand In the man in the hall She was telling me not to worry, that it’s all in my head Said no ma don’t want to go to sleep, no not quite yet Cause there seem to be somethin and I can’t put it all to bed Don’t want to go to sleep ma, don’t ever never want to go to sleep One man in the corner One man in the hall One man standin up sayin god save us all One man in the one man in the one man in demand In the man in the hall Have you not seen the woman that belonged to this one She was overcome thinking about the role of the side you on Have you not seen the woman that belonged to this one She was uptight thinking about the role of the side you on Side you on side you on What side you on One man in the corner
8.
Waitress 03:54
The waitress is sliding down the wall You can see her chest rise and fall Her mascara running thin And the pay phone is swinging against the wall Don’t ask her ‘bout the call You know she only trying to begin again Ay oh ay oh… And the manager is yelling Something about her hair being in her face Customer complainin’ But he really ain’t got no case And the counterqueens don’t even look up from their magazines But oh and the waitress oh she stares straight ahead Saying something she never said Ay oh ay oh Ay oh ay oh And the waitress has them backing Has them backing up against the wall till they white in the face She got ‘em going now oh them praying But they n ever know of the role they play And the manager is quiet as she fumbles with the drawer No he said, no he said You’ll never get away with this No she said You will never get away with this ‘cause today when the door opens the rain slants in there’s water all over the floor the busser waves to the metermaid who don’t wave back no more
9.
Whoa a little love at caesar’s Whoa you know I love to please her Whoa a little love at caesar’s Goes so far Hope I get a little snack tonight Hope I get a little smack tonight I’ll be starving Standing in the broad day light Just waitin’ on the comin of the night 24 hour diner’s almost closed all I need’s a cup of joe cause she’s so nice treats me like I tip her from my head to her toes brings me my water with her skirt so high I catch a little glimpse in the silverware shine I ain’t no thief Cause that just ain’t right But I ain’t got no money And I intend to pay for my meal tonight Whoa a little love at caesar’s Whoa you know I love to please her Whoa a little love at caesar’s Goes so far She got a tattooed tongue She loves to abuse You can tell that she’s good by the language That she use She says meet you in the bathroom at a quarter To two You know what you must do ‘cause the flood gates open your hips are gettin loose you got a rocket in your pocket cause you don’t know what to do so go, whoa she says I betchyathaticantake all of your soul you say put your money where your mouth is and let it all be told whoa a little love at caesar’s whoa you know I love to please her whoa a little love at caesar’s goes so far they got crayons on the placemats refried beans don’t give me half-and-half just whip up my cream gimme some slap jacks flap on the butter corn-beef-hash my mind’s in the gutter heavy with the syrup heavy with the grease my foot’s in the stirrup just do as you please whoa a little love at caesar’s whoa you know I love to please her whoa a little love at caesar’s goes so far
10.
On the one they’ll catch you If you skirt disaster On the day they told her But she want to stay, stay And the ones that saw you Witnesses of goya Elected to serve you ‘till your dying day I hope you don’t get what you’re after To whom it may concern I’m writing on behalf of a brother Twice burned I know you be reaching your time Just a product of your mind But when you continue to let loose on a running Man you send him crashing to the edge of the pavement you’re doing something you don’t quite understand makin’ like he’s a lesser man so be gone be gone to plea you got your vehicle to ride on (off to the commissioner as fast as you can with your smoking gun in hand) in your gunship gunship gunship politico I hope you don’t get what you’re after Six men on their knees eyes shinin’ in the High beams of the searchlight Cop’s shadows on the wall, several stories tall Instilling whoa such a fright One’s kicked in the gut; he’s all cut up by the Corner cop One stands in defense in a broken sentence Asks not to be shot If you please You men of authority We do not speak your language see Please act accordingly ‘cause he wasn’t beggin’ he was just keeping time with his cup you go on and believe that you keep your eyes straight up I was just looking I had no intention to touch But I know when I’m not welcome So I thank you very much. Watch out for them politicos Don’t mess mess with the down downpresser Way They got it down pat; they got it down to a tee No one gets through the lockstep jaw You ain’t guilty but you did get caught So for lack of a better suspect we nominate You To ride this one out, to see this one through See a, see a… Arms thrown up in an ever fearful protest As if the firing squad would ever think to Notice As if he could summon the likes of moses To put the blood back in his friend’s veins And if you’re one step faster You can skirt disaster But if it’s not you, it’ll be the next guy Who’s the wrong color at the wrong time Another day’s over and the decision still Stands His honor in his chambers still washin’ his Hands You know he’s been fiddlin’ in his room all Day Just trying to wash all his conscience away No one’s asking for hangman’s tree, they just Looking for something true to believe See a, see a See them know but they will not say
11.
Rushian 02:53
Rushian, always rushian Anatole, do ya have to Keep on telling me That this time will pass you And we won’t be Rushian, always rushian Rushian, always rushian You set up the road block and don’t think of Kafka And keep on telling me The way you ride them czars men will never Catch you Oodalolly oodalolly golly what a day Rushian, always rushian But don’t look back It’ll only slow you down Don’t wanna’ know the odds when it’s us Against the crown And if you hear ‘em close behind ya Don’t let the coin out shine you Just leave them one by one by one on the Ground ‘cause my sweet czarina I’m sorry, my sweet czarina I’m sorry My sweet czarina I’m sorry but you have to Step down
12.
There’s a quiet in the cellar If they find us It’ll be all she wrote And by the time the ground had thawed The summer She had barely spoke I feel so I feel so blind to what you’re sayin If you don’t If you don’t know the cost we’re paying He came screaming down the river All hopped up on the calvados Whatever he’s taking Whatever he’s making please don’t give me any Of those Last time I saw him He was sitting up high in the caravan As if to say if we are anything If I am anything Then this is who I am I feel so, I feel so blind to what you’re sayin If you don’t If you don’t know the cost we’re paying Wake up the mother I feel like no other word could break her more What’s another lie Tell us you don’t exactly know for sure How it goes Calvados What’s another war When it’s not your child
13.
We will walk along the road Just watching the days come and go And how you said the evening lied Saying never you mind It's sure to be all right We were dancing in the kitchen Oh, laughing about something we didn't know 'Till you stopped and said I don't ever want you to die Oh, never you mind It's sure to be all right Yah, never you mind It's sure to be all right Hey, Sybil Yah we're doing ok You're my straight six, baby I wouldn't change a thing 'Cause I watched your momma love you with all her soul And the apple don't fall far from the tree Luckily for me It's sure to be all right Hey, Sybil Yah, we're doing ok I know what you're saying but I wouldn't change a thing It's got to be a lovely world to sew the likes of this girl I know And may she, may she sleep well tonight 'Cause it's got to be a lovely world to sew the likes of this girl I know And I hope that she, she sleep well tonight Never you mind It's sure to be all right
14.
On this Earth not alone we stand Outstretched arm and upturned hand Never knowing when the shakes steady And 'till now we have seldom seen And I will go if you go with me Understand I will wait for thee I'll try to catch up if you move quickly If the rain does blow And oh sir If you ever lose your way You can call upon this family You can call upon this day And old man If you ever lose your way You can call up on this family You can call upon this day 'Cause you're my present my future My lesson my teacher Oh... My world is still You're my God you're my guide In my life I confide to ever shelter your will And my words are forerver, my blanket my shiver Whatever you give I'll never lack You're my chorus my refrain The verse of my first pain Let the voices come barreling back 'Cause I can stand to stay right where I am Let the water fill this hand Bring it to your mouth And pass beyond your lips No gale can down this ship And I'll stand on your shoulders To watch us grow older I can see us far along the road As the trail grows deeper You're my giver my keeper Laughter for years untold 'Cause I can stand to stay right where I am Let the water fill this hand Bring it to your mouth And pass beyond your lips No gale can down this ship And wherever you go there you are And if I go I won't go far Wherever you go There you are And if I go I won't go far And oh sir If you ever lose your way You can call upon this family You can call upon this day
15.
Let me trip the reason of your lecture for a change Let me tell you how you feel Let me strap you down a put morphine in your veins Let me fuck this bed of steel 'Cause here comes the State Inspector So doctor all your resident records Truth is he really don't care less It's just the function of the politics and business 'Cause here comes the State Inspector So doctor all your resident records Truth is he really don't care less It's just the function of the politics and business Deinstitutionalization She had a wife but left her at the station And now there's women in the stairwells Where their love lives don't fair well They be whoring themselves away in the kitchen Oh the squalor Oh the squalor Let it empty me Welcome to whatever God may do It's no secret that you'll never leave Callin' all the presidents men 'Cause I'm stuck in this room locked in Won't you do me a favor and give me ten so I can peek into the hallway again Oh the squalor Oh the squalor Let it empty me Welcome to whatever God may do It's no secret that you'll never leave ... She was the daughter of the second American Revolution A tall girl with a stones constitution
16.
There's a U.N. White and Blue Fell from half mast, now Half covering a red shoe, Half asked if they were us What would we do? Mr. Newsman send your wire Let Washington conspire You know the company men wait for you in their lair But a moment is calling Calling us all As your one time supporters hang from media walls And outside the gates fate is closing in You can turn us down but you can't deny the din From the farmlands to the townships The masses are classless Warcries rise with every hour that passes The trampled voice of the past are seizing us Go ahead and load the magazine 'cause them bullets are treasonous Quiet! Your leader is going to speak now Everyone turn off your mind Quiet! You're listening to a raid on the state of your A Democracy in kind But a moment is calling Calling us all As your one time supporters hang from media walls And outside the gates fate is closing in You can turn us down but you can't deny the din From the farmlands to the townships The masses are classless Warcries rise with every hour that passes The trampled voice of the past are seizing us Go ahead and load the magazine 'cause them bullets are treasonous Quiet! Your leader is going to speak now Everyone turn off your mind Quiet! You're listening to a raid on the state of your A democracy in kind Hey for ya Hey for ya Hey for ya Hey it's another Hey for ya Hey for ya Hey for ya Quiet! Your leader is going to speak now Everyone turn off your mind Quiet! You're listening to a raid on the state of your A democracy in kind

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