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Silent Thunder
04:09
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Silent Thunder
1. Silent Thunder rolling quickly brings the greatest danger,
Undercutting all that's stable seeking to destroy,
Only able to serve self and never, ever others,
Bringing down what it perceives to be the enemy.
Ch.- And if you join the battle, then you're done,
For in there, there's nothing to be won.
In the battle for the hearts and souls of men
Here we go 'round the circle once again.
2. What will bring an end to all of this death and this destruction?
What will heal our minds and restore integrity?
When will we locate ourselves, get down a solid anchor,
Then remove, ourselves from the hate and the rancor?
Ch.- And if you join the battle, then you're done,
For in there, there's nothing to be won.
In the battle for the hearts and souls of men,
Here we go 'round the circle once again.
In the battle for the hearts and souls of men,
Here we go 'round the circle once again.
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On The Way Down
03:45
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On The Way Down
1. It's late night in the universe of humans,
Where we face out action and our crimes,
For burning up the gas and the bitumen,
And leading selfish lives despite the times.
Ch. So, we blew it before we knew it was upon us,
For years we failed to do it,
Though so many tried to warn us
That we're sinking in this stinking mess we've made.
And now we're out of time,
We're out of line,
To awaken and to change our minds on the way down.
1. It's past midnight but the kitchen light's still burning,
In the homes and the condos of this land,
And families are thrashing out their yearning
For some solid ground on which to stand.
Ch. So, we blew it before we knew it was upon us
For years we failed to do it,
Though so many tried to warn us
That we're sinking in this stinking mess we've made.
And now we're out of time,
We're out of line,
To awaken and to change our minds on the way down.
End- It's late night in the universe of humans.
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We Can't Be Led
03:44
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We Can't Be Led
1. Deep down I know that thing can't always be just so
So, when things go off track, I remember that I know
That the pendulum swings high and low
Measuring how our time flows.
Ch. 1- And even though I know there's a bright light up ahead
Waiting for us patiently, knowing we can't be led
To our destiny.
Ch. 2- If we can't find our way and we can't be shown,
Are we then doomed to wander,
With no direction and no home
And only our losses to ponder?
2. Right now, I clearly see how we choose our destinies
In every moment, in choices made,
We build a "me" through prices paid
Ch. 1- And even though I know there's a bright light up ahead
Waiting for us patiently, knowing we can't be led
To our destiny.
Ch. 2- And if we can't find our way and we can't be shown,
Are we then doomed to wander,
With no direction and with no home
And only our losses to ponder?
End - And if we can't find our way and we can't be shown,
Are we then doomed to wander,
With no direction and with no home
And only our losses to ponder?
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On Their Sofas
02:11
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On Their Sofas
1. When I woke up this morning I felt the weight of the world
And the negativity of the insults that get hurled
All that power tripping and the insults and the lies
Cheating all the people, all the husbands and the wives.
Ch. So everybody's trapped in their own homes
Everybody's got no work or school
And everybody's missing their sports domes
Everybody can't look cool
On their sofas.
2. I could see how some citizens want to bring it down
They're hurting even worse if they're poor and black or brown.
Ch. So everybody's trapped in their own homes
Everybody's got no work or school
And everybody's missing their sports domes
Everybody can't look cool
On their sofas.
End - On their sofas, on their sofas.
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5. |
Karma Came Along
02:55
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Karma Came Along
1. We've been sitting on the sidelines,
Looking for our way,
Trying to clear our minds and
Hoping for a better day.
Ch When the sun comes out and the people shout "Hooray".
When the highest-ranking criminals must pay.
They were taking their time, they were robbing us blind,
They tried seizing all the power,
But karma came along and re-wrote the song
And soon their dreams turned sour.
2. Who thought the corona virus could bite their ass so hard,
That when their arrogance was great, they let down their guard?
Ch When the sun comes out and the people shout "Hooray".
Then the highest-ranking criminals must pay.
They were taking their time, they were robbing us blind,
They tried seizing all the power,
But karma came along and re-wrote the song
And soon their dreams turned sour.
3. Oh, those sour dreams can take over the night,
Bring thing usually found just out of sight,
Buried deeply, buried deeply, buried deeply, buried dee
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Every Person's Now An Island
1. In this time of isolation,
People sitting staring at their walls,
In every home in every nation
They listen to see when and where death calls.
Ch- You can catch it but you can't run away,
You can't know where it's hiding,
And even if you can keep it at bay
You know it's time it's biding.
It's managed to shut the whole world down in record time.
Now every person's an island on their own,
And every last one of them feels that "I'm not to blame",
It's all been thrust upon them, their world view's blown.
2. In this time of our reflection
When we don't know wat to feel,
Movement stopped in all directions
With only time and hope to help us heal.
Ch- You can catch it but you can't run away,
You can't know where it's hiding,
And even if you can keep it at bay
You know it's time it's biding.
It's managed to shut the whole world down in record time.
Now every person's an island on their own,
And every last one of them feels that "I'm not to blame",
It's all been thrust upon them, their world view's blown.
It's all been thrust upon them, their world view's blown.
It's all been thrust upon them, their world view's blown.
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Their Advice
03:55
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Their Advice
1. Hot and dusty highway, running 'cross the plain.
After all those lifetimes, find I'm here again
Ch- Oh, how well I know the sacrifice
If only I had learned from their advice.
2. I pretend I'm grown up, I ignore the pain,
See how we're all shackled, cannot use our brains
Ch- Oh, how well I know the sacrifice
If only I had learned from their advice.
3. Maybe keep on moving, avoid involvement,
Helps to prevent heartache, not knowing where life went.
Ch- Oh, how well I know the sacrifice
If only I had learned from their advice.
Oh, how well I know the sacrifice
If only I had learned from their advice.
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Everybody Needs Their Own Truth
1. Why do some human minds
Need to be told what to do all the time?
It seems thee can't think straight,
Always ready to take up the bait.
Ch- Everybody needs their own truths,
Everybody must get down,
And everybody creates their own news,
Keeping to their side of town.
2. Who gets to change society,
What it means to be free?
And who get to define the laws,
Is hitched to a winning cause?
Ch- Everybody needs their own truths,
Everybody must get down,
And everybody creates their own news,
Keeping to their side of town.
End- Why do some human minds
Need to be told what to do all the time?
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9. |
Something Brand New
02:22
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Something Brand New
1. We're coming to a fork in the road
And I hope that does not scare you,
Our debt has now come due
And so we're forced to choose.
Ch. On way we carry on and see where that might take us
Or take the other path
And let life remake us
To something brand new, to something brand new,
To something brand new, o something brand new.
2. We're coming o a fork in the road
And our choices must be conscious,
The direction we must go
Has been made quite clear.
Ch. On way we carry on and see where that might take us
Or take the other path
And let life remake us
To something brand new, to something brand new,
To something brand new, to something brand new,
End. To something brand new.
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Surfing On The Nick Of Time
1. Well, I don't need money, and I don't need fame
I don't need honies, to know my name,
Ch. I just need time to go so slow,
And give me more chances to grow.
To forgo the wealth and go for the health,
While surfing on the nick of time,
While we ride out the weather
And wait to learn whether
Many are sentenced to dying,
Things can slip out of control.
And separate us each from the whole.
2. I don't need power, or a new title,
And I won't wear, your latest bridle,
Ch. I just need time to go so slow,
And give me more chances to grow.
To forgo the wealth and go for the health,
While surfing on the nick of time,
While we ride out the weather
And wait to learn whether
Many are sentenced to dying,
Things can slip out of control.
And separate us each from the whole.
End. Things can slip out of control.
And separate us each from the whole.
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Gary Deatherage Creston, British Columbia
While my more polished songs usually gravitate to II Cosmic or Howling Wannabes albums, the Deep Dude albums often provide homes for simpler songs, songs that are topical, or ones that are somehow different than usual for me..
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