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National Anthem
05:43
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National Anthem
I read the news today and it is chilling
It seems that there is trouble in the land
It said we will be safe if we are willing
To turn away and judge our fellow man
It said that in the darkness there is danger
And everywhere you turn you must take care
For every time you look you see a stranger
And even in your home you must beware
(Chorus)
It seems like fear is our national anthem
A tangled tune of blame and hate and lies
With every verse, it's holding us for ransom
And asking us to doubt our very eyes
For someone's out to take away your freedom
And someone's out to take away your voice
And you won't know the perils when you see them
And when they come, you won't have any choice
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
But what if in our haste to save our freedom
We give up our humanity instead?
And what if in our penchant to look backwards
We can not see the open road ahead?
I read the news today and it is chilling
It seems that there is trouble in the land
It said we will be safe if we are willing
To turn away and judge our fellow man
But there is still and chance that we are able
To heal the fear that's tearing us apart
And bring our sense of justice to the table
And lead both with our heads and with our hearts
(Chorus)
It's time to change our national anthem
The twisted tune of greed and hate and lies
I'm tired of how it's holding us for ransom
And asking us to doubt our very eyes
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2. |
What You Need
03:32
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Never Get What You Need
You give your time and all you patience
You give your life and all you know
You give you heart and all the strength that's in you
Hoping it will show
But somehow when the tables turn
And no one sees the light you burn
And somehow they don't know
(Chorus)
You never get what you need
What you need
You never get what you need
What you need
You never get what you need
What you need
You never get what you need
What you need
You gave your faith and all your beauty
You give your love down to your soul
You give up all your time and wisdom
And you know it takes it's toll
But always when the tables turn
They still can't see the light you burn
And somehow they don't know
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
When tables turn and fires burn
No one knows the twists and turns
Or the direction it might go
You give them all your time and patience
Tell them all you know
You tell them all your heart felt feelings
Hoping it will show
But always when the table turns
And when at last your fire burns
It turns out they don't know
(Chorus)
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3. |
No Matter What You Do
03:43
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No Matter What You Do
(Chorus)
No matter what you do
No matter what you do
No matter what you do
No matter what you do
The words just keep on spinning
But he says it's in your head
And you just keep explaining wrong
No matter what you said
It seems like every dream you have
Is a nightmare that comes true
It isn't what you ordered
But it all gets blamed on you
(Chorus)
You try to say it nicely
And he says you're just too kind
And then he says it for you
Like he knows what's on your mind
And when you come on hard and strong
And when your words break through
No matter how the plan went wrong
It all gets blamed on you
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
No matter what you think about the way you're supposed to be
No matter that perfection is a thing you just can't see
No matter when you wake up to the lies that you've been told
And find yourself believing all the bullshit you've been sold
No matter if you break away and tell yourself you're free
It all descends to how it's supposed to be
(Chorus)
The words just keep on spinning
But they say it's in your head
But there are things that just don't fit
No matter what he said
But what if your confusion
Is a game you just can't see
To keep from you that you're
Exactly who you are supposed to be
(Chorus)
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4. |
Chains
03:51
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Chains
(Chorus)
It's a beautiful world we live in
But a terrible truth remains
That no matter the choice we're given
We all end up in chains
I see the children there
All born without a care
And then the fear takes hold
It is the lies we're sold
I see the parents grieve
Not sure what they believe
Their children treasures true
Not sure what they should do?
(Chorus)
I see the walls laid down
They spread for miles around
Built to protect what's dear
But they don't quell our fear
And then the boarders rise
And accusation flies
And then the bombs rain down
And spread for miles around
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
And then the people cried
About the life that died
For they began to see
They were no longer free
I saw a man laid down
He wore a thorny crown
It was his life he gave
That I not be a slave
If he could see me now
My spirit bound somehow
What do you think he'd say
'Bout what we gave away?
(Chorus)
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5. |
Absolutely White
02:35
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Absolutely White
(Chorus)
It is black and it is white
And I am absolutely right
It is wrong or it is right
And I am absolutely white
I don't mind let's talk all night
But I am absolutely right
I won't give up without a fight
Cause I am absolutely white
It's a smokescreen
In a daydream
What is not seen
Cries out again and again
(Chorus)
When the nightmare
Feels like you care
What is not fair
Cries out again and again
(Chorus)
How can this be offensive?
I'm being inclusive . . .
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6. |
Find A Doctor
03:06
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Find a Doctor
When your soul is bleeding out in despair
And you keep on acting like you don't care
Find a Doctor
Please find a Doctor
When you mind is searching for some release
'Cause the only thing you want is some peace
Find a Doctor
Please find a Doctor
(Chorus)
A love prescription's what you need
And anyone can fill it
Find a doctor
If you're sinking 'cause you can't find the light
And you think it's time to give up the fight
Find a Doctor
Please find a Doctor
When you think there's nothing more you can do
And it seem like all your strength has left you
Find a Doctor
Please find a Doctor
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You can hurt me
I will be fine
'Cause the love prescription heals every time
When the light that we can see is so dim
And we're drowning cause we think we can't swim
Be a Doctor
Please be a Doctor
When the world is bleeding out in despair
We can't keep on going like we don't care
Be a Doctor
Please be a Doctor
A love prescription's what we need
And anyone can fill it
Be a doctor
Please be a Doctor
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7. |
Where Would We Be
04:26
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Where Would We Be
I met a fine man
Was old as the mountains
Who told me a story
Bout crossing the sea
He came to this country
A poor stranded orphan
Escaping the Nazi's
He yearned to be free
And finding himself
On the cusp of a nation
Where he had been hoping
His dreams might come true
He worked and he struggled
Not taking for granted
The gifts so familiar
To me and to you
(Chorus)
Where would we be
Where would we be
Without those who dream of
The land of the free?
Where would we be
Where would we be
Without everything
They gave you and gave me
Now finding a job
That no body else wanted
He worked himself weary
And slept on the floor
But he was just grateful
To show himself worthy
Of building a life
He had not known before
He saved up his pennies
And found an apartment
And lived in the ghetto
With five other men
But still, every night
He would count all his blessings
The next day would come
And he'd do it again
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
But when he heard news
Bout the raid on Pearl harbor
He signed up the next day
To go onto war
He through it his duty
To serve for the country
That gave him this life
He had not known before
“What happened?” I asked
“In the pitch of a battle
That went on so long
And took so many lives?”
“You struggle,” he said
“And don't take for granted
You just do your job
And hope something survives”
But then he was still
Then he reached in his pocket
Pulled something out slowly
To show it to me
And there in his hand
Was the purple heart medal
He earned while defending
The land of the free
(Chorus)
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8. |
Where Would We Be II
02:23
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Where Would We Be II
Patriotism
About that I have strong feelings
How my father came
To this country I'm thinking
At age 14 with his parents
Escaped Nazi Austria
And then it was in WWII
That he got a purple heart
(Chorus)
The human right to freedom
What America stands for
We screw up a lot
Basic principals we stand for
American on my father's side
I was a first generation
There was a lot of conflict
Over what we do as a nation
I joined the Air force
Felt I was doing the right thing
Patriotism being freedom
And democracy spreading
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
But it's like being a sports fan
Is one team really better than the other?
Patriotism used as an excuse
Patriotism versus immigration
Ostracized
An area that needs serious attention
Patriotism
About that I have strong feelings
How my father came
To this country I'm thinking
(Chorus)
Where would we be?
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9. |
I Like It
03:24
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I Like It
Like incense blowing in my hair
You're the thing that takes me there
A summer dream without a care
And I like it
(Chorus)
And I like it
And I like it
The taste of wine is not for me
The bitter twin of ecstasy
It's not as close as I can be
And I like it
And I like it
A lazy Sunday afternoon
A deftly plotted banjo tune
You're my ocean you're my moon
And I like it
And I like it
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
I like it cause it makes me sing
The brighter colors that you bring
Like gold light on a faerie's wing
More precious now than anything
A warm fire on a winter's day
A half smile that won't go away
Your laughter makes me want to stay
And I like it
And when my summer days have past
And winter's days are fading fast
My love will go on till the last
And I like it
(Chorus)
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10. |
All Rise Up
03:15
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All Rise Up
People listen to the sound
There is dancing in the street
I heard a message going round
About hate and lie's defeat
It says to come together now
Everybody everywhere
We are each others freedom
That's the song we have to share
Because
(Chorus)
When we all rise up
We will all rise up
When we all rise up
We will all rise up
Everybody's feeling down
Thinking ' bout the world today
War and hate and death and crime
Is the price we have to pay
But we can find the power now
Everybody everywhere
We are each others freedom
That's the song we have to share
Because
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
May we stand
Hand in hand
One clan
People listen to the sound
And start dancing in the street
There's a message going round
About hate and lie's defeat
We can come together now
Everybody everywhere
We are each others freedom
That's the song we have to share
Because
(Chorus)
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11. |
I'm Alone
02:45
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I'm Alone
One cup sugar, two cups flower
Let it bake about an hour
Powder, soda, sift together
With the salt I don't know whether
I can make it through
Without your voice
There on the phone
I'm all alone
Water hot and melted butter
Your pans dead cold makes me shutter
Half cup orange juice for flavor
Can't recall if I did savor
You and every day
I had your voice
There on the phone
Now I'm alone
(Bridge)
“If you want to say goodbye
Up to her bedside you must fly”
I held her hand while she did writhe
And to the pain she closed her eyes
I told her that I loved her dear
And passing on she should not fear
The only mother I and known
I left her there to die alone
I will regret it every day
The choice I made to walk away
I have to say what was I thinking?
Leaving you while time was shrinking
You just lying there
Without your voice
Not coming home
All alone
She worked until her back was breaking
All the care the she was taking
With walnuts chopped one cup cranberries
Is it through that bread that carries
You and all your love
This is your voice
It brings me home
When I'm alone
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12. |
Until We Love
03:24
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Until We Love
We walk around like we're sleeping
With all the secrets we're keeping
It's what we sew that we're reaping
It's like we don't even know
And in this life we are faking
It is a chance that we're taking
Because these walls that we're making
Won't set us free
(Chorus)
Until we love
Until we love
We walk around like we're dying
From all the lies that we're trying
To keep our souls from complying
It's like we don't even know
That when we're looking for pleasure
It's pain and time that we measure
If it's not life that we treasure
We won't break free
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Until we love we won't find peace
We won't find joy in all this hate
Until we love we close our eyes
Till it's too late
It's like we don't even know
It's like the whole world is dreaming
Cause we can't handle the screaming
And deep inside we're all scheming
It's like we don't even know
But there's a world there that's waiting
Beyond the lies and the hating
Because this life we're creating
Won't set us free
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
(Chorus)
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Joel Glenn Wixson Kittery, Maine
The foundation of Joel Glenn Wixson's musical life is street performance, "busking." Since starting his musical journey at the age of nine, he has played from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon. Internationally, He has performed in Canada, France, and New Zealand, but most of the time he is in New England playing in the streets from Boston on up the Coast. ... more
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