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The Fight
03:55
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Here I am you can take it or leave it
I’m just trying to do my thing man you better believe it
And trust me I know this world is tough
Everyone trying to get a piece but they'll never get enough
While the few continue to own the many
And the many fight over those few leftover pennies
I understand why this would get you down
But best know that things are gonna turn around
While the war machine marches to the beat
Even that much power can’t keep down this beast
What’s so wrong with a little peace and understanding?
Man’s last stand versus the last man standing
Where you gonna be when it falls into place
And we make a little sense of this crazy rat race
You can choose peace, you can choose war
Better make it be known just what you stand for.
You can’t get us down
We keep waiting for you, we keep hoping for you
Just when the sun sets over these hills
A distant reminder of what remains still
Every day it’s threatened just a little bit more
Better understand exactly what you’re fighting for
We all pay money to a master thief
To roam around town causing misery and grief
And everyone of us just trying to do our thing
But its so damn hard to fly with clipped wings
But when you’re down you’re never out
Time to protect this town
But when you’re down you’re never out
Time to protect this town.
Cuz my brothers we have much to do
It’s time to stand up now and help get us through
And my sisters we have much to gain
Stand together now and release all this pain.
You can’t get us down.
We keep waiting for you, we keep hoping for you.
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2. |
At the Seam
04:09
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Look…I understand you’re stressed by that look on your face
Wanna pull a Houdini... vanish without a trace
But you gotta face that problem head on
Dance to the tune of the commoner’s song
While the wolf creeps in and strikes another sheep
While you pull a forty for someone else’s keep man
I can tell that you’ve had enough
Looking for the smooth but you just get the rough
Time to go back to square one
You’ve made a living at being on the run but
now its time to turn to those dreams
The fabric’s ripping, it’s splitting at the seam
That ground is splitting in two
Stop and think what you really gonna do
Cuz that fire is burning hot
Understand what you really got.
A true dilemma that’s growing as we speak
That control you own is splitting at the seam.
Stop just take a look around
Put your ear to the ground and listen to that sound.
All in the blue you disappeared
And I understand why it’s crystal clear
Avoid that heat that’s coming from the masses
It’s not so myopic there’s many more facets
With a payback aimed at your dome
Gonna take back exactly what they’re owed
With a wave of justice splashing on your door
Those people a bit stronger than before.
Them other fat cats can’t always hide you
Better watch your back at who’s behind you
They coming with a full head of steam
The fabrics ripping, it’s splitting at the seam
That ground is splitting in two
Stop and think what you really gonna do
Cuz that fire is burning hot
Understand what you really got.
A true dilemma that’s growing as we speak
That control you own is splitting at the seam.
Stop just take a look around
Put your ear to the ground and listen to that sound.
Sometimes I don’t know what’s in your head
But I know you believe it
And I wish that we could feel the same.
And if you’d look at the consequences
You may understand
That we simply cannot afford you.
Cuz these times they’re spinning fast
And everyone’s holding to something
Best believe we are too.
And its times like these
That make us want to rise up
Man just feel that breeze
Pushing you to that edge of the cliff
They ignore those warnings of the continental drift
And drift we are, and drift we will
Till we be marching right over those hills
We once had a unified dream but now
the fabrics ripping its splitting at the seam.
That ground is splitting in two
Stop and think what you really gonna do
Cuz that fire is burning hot
Understand what you really got.
A true dilemma that’s growing as we speak
That control you own is splitting at the seam.
Stop just take a look around
Put your ear to the ground and listen to that sound.
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The Calm
00:17
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Shipwreck
03:39
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It’s a shipwreck baby can’t you see
These storms are flooding this deep blue sea
I’m trying to steer us into something calmer something shallow, something better, something a little less wetter
But I just sit there confused and it cripples me blind
We can’t allow it to happen this time
Cuz the thoughts and the feelings come racing like a storm
And every time we’ve had enough we always want more
And it’s a shame but if it keeps up at this rate
We’re playing with fire and messing with our fate
And as I look out past the storm and to the shore
I feel this is something we cannot afford.
So I turn away...
I'll just turn away.
See you sitting there baby and there’s nothing I can do but just turn away.
Turn away...
These waters have been calm for years
And I don't know what it is about this growing fear
It’s something that changed overnight
And I can’t seem to give a strong enough fight
But I’m trying to steer around those glaciers in our path
If we hit those I hate to see the aftermath
Cuz it ain’t nothing but a shipwreck
And if you want to save us we should abandon this deck
Cuz water is flowing all the way up to our knees
And soon we’ll be sinking in that cold sea
But we must struggle for that last gasping breathe
As we all try to avoid this watery death.
So I turn away...
I'll just turn away.
See you sitting there baby and there’s nothing I can do but just turn away.
Turn away...
It’s a shipwreck baby.
No more I won’t let this sink me
This ship won’t sink to the sea
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5. |
No Escape
02:18
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You can't run away
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6. |
Hoping That Levee Holds
05:52
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There’s a storm that's coming our way
Just enough time to get away
Best fall in step to safety don’t you ever think to stray
And the time is now so run and pack your bags there can be no delay
Shut your eyes, clench your fist, flex your arms, think of a brand new day
Cuz you know its bending man pretty soon something has got to give
What’s more important than this life we live
Don’t know but some people just watch as those pieces fall
Fall they will, the water’s looming, gonna rise and make us all look small
Like a single piece of sand scattered across the beach
You try so hard, you’ve come so far but it’s simply out of reach.
And the time has come to turn our worlds just upside down
So grab onto something real tight hold your breath and try not to drown
We’ve known about this wave
Many years
But we’ve misbehaved
And now that it is finally here
We can stand tall and face our fears
Pretty soon we’ll all get wet
When that storm comes on that last sunset
And we look to the levees now
To save us and protect our town
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7. |
Coup d'État
01:25
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8. |
Gone Away
05:39
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Wake up and grab your things
Can’t think about what the day will bring
Last night still rings in my head
With the waves leaving a trail of the dead
But that was then this is now
This grand experiment has been disavowed.
Time to get out and leave this place
Can’t wait to see the look on his face
When we come marching back with force
And take back this land, correct the course
Utopia will not stand
When lies and death spread across this land
Open your eyes to this brand new day
New king on the throne you must obey
Try to run at your own expense
Utopia pledge your allegiance
It’s gone away
Everything we knew
Has been blown out to the sea
And I hear the speeches over the radio
Same basic song with slightly different notes
Not the song that we like to hear
We’ve had our share of lines and quotes.
We must do our best to disappear
This one is much worse than the last
Ignore those whispers that you hear
This war is approaching a little too fast.
We bow down to no one
And I’ll lead the alliance until its done.
This land belongs to you
As long as the grass is green and the sky is blue
And no man should we ever allow
To threaten us in the here and now.
We fight to preserve this dream
And we stitch to protect the seam.
Open your eyes to this brand new day
New king on the throne you must obey
Try to run at your own expense
Utopia pledge your allegiance
We bow down to no one
It’s gone away
Everything we knew
Has been blown out to the sea
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9. |
Paradox
04:41
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Damn this head of mine
Spinnin’ around as I press rewind
With one hand gripping a bottle of Jack
The other…a pen to keep track
Of all that’s taken place
We must push on and make some haste
The walls are closing in
We must see this fight to the end.
Leave that storm behind
Let go of all those ties that bind
A new problem greets us here
We must let go of all our fear
Cuz they preach peace but look for war
When those bombs go off we hit the floor
Then we stand up and come back for more
And each time a little stronger than before.
Yeah and that’s how we do it
There’s no choice man nothing is fluid
That rigidity that we’ve found
Has run it’s course we are not bound
To the laws of the illegitimate
We must find a way to finish it.
And it’s not that hard to believe
As long as we share a common dream
That dream is under attack
We fight this war to take it right back
The illusion of the ballot box
Utopia is it’s own paradox
A contronym, an antogonym
We cut the power til the lights go dim
We take on the storm til we all learn to swim
Now sing that hymn
We were never free
And we are not free now.
Son you best beware
This burden is more than you should have to bare
I never thought it would come to this
Hunting people down if their names on a list
It’s my fault though should have seen it coming
With the distant buzz of the military drumming
Make a stand
It’s do or die all across this land
Time to make it rain
More common sense than Thomas Paine
They refuse to see our point of view
The time for diplomacy is through.
No choice no other action
Can prevent this chain reaction
We fight with a heavy heart
Since the day that storm tore this land apart
And we fight for those we lost
We’ll take back this land at any cost.
The eyes of the world are upon you
Their memories will guide us through
Their deaths are not in vain.
So now we fight holding onto that pain
But we must fight for love
I know she’s watching from above.
We were never free
And we are not free now.
So many out to sea
At least they’re free now
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10. |
Stitches
05:18
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With all the time and blood it’s taken to stitch up these wounds
Just take a step back in the category of soon.
Just watch that needle and thread do its job in vain
Make you question what’s really sane
Just stitch it up right at those seams
And watch it come undone and interrupt your dreams
I’m just a man trying to find my own way
But don’t understand this modern day
So I take a deep breath and I take it in stride
Then my stitches come undone I just wanna hide
Just wanna cry just wanna get high
Just wanna fly anywhere else to reside
We live this life not knowing where it leads
But you put me in stitches
Squeeze that stone until it bleeds
But you put me in stitches
Work so hard just sewing those seeds
But you put me in stitches
Give so much ain’t meeting those needs
But you put me in stitches
See I know we’ve known each other for a long ass time
But that punishment don’t fit the crime
See all I’ve ever wanted to see right in front of my eyes
Is for you to spread your wings and just fly
But the stitches on those wings just keep coming loose
As you look up at God and try to find truce
Just watch the seam as that material rips
I can’t understand you with your hand over your lips
Sticking with this may be suicide but I really don’t know nuthin' else
And if you give me that bottle for the sutures I promise I’ll put it right back on the shelf.
We live this life not knowing where it leads
But you put me in stitches
Squeeze that stone until it bleeds
But you put me in stitches
Work so hard just sewing those seeds
But you put me in stitches
Give so much ain’t meeting those needs
But you put me in stitches
Not one to fold not one to quit
Not one to silence my mouth and not one to sit
See I’d tell you where I’m at now baby
But I’m scared you’d throw a fit
So I tell you everything’s cool now baby
Maybe then things would click
If you put enough spit on those lies now baby
Maybe one day they will stick
See all I really wanna do is really run away from you
But you consume me to my core
And as I guide us here in this free fall baby
I wonder when I’m gonna hit that floor.
Like drop…
Now stitch me up.
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11. |
Last Call
03:42
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A return to the past once again
The battle of good deed versus sin
Cuz this time it counts for real
Time to pay up forget prior deals
Cuz now is the time where all things end
So pay up your tab and suck down that gin
Its way past last call
It’s been decided that you’ve had your share
Push that envelope if you dare
Or take it as the way it has to be
And end all to finally be free
Not without sacrifice or pain
The sky opens up to allow in the rain
Will they miss me? Will they even mind?
I remember so many amazing times
These pictures on the wall remind me
Of something greater, something free
I recall my purpose and rejoice
I may pass but long live my voice.
Give me the strength
And I try so hard
But I could have done more
While the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor.
And now there’s nothing I can do.
I gaze upon my leathery skin
Now they’ll be looking for my next of kin
To take my place in this crazy dance
Run away boy I can’t take that chance
Either live on your knees or die on your feet
This freedom has always been a one-way street
But you’re on the right side kid
See this tide’s been turning so fast
This government wasn’t built to last
Not when the people stand up and scream
This was always more than just a dream
And remember that through my voice
And see me in that flag you hoist
This battle will be my last I will go out with honor
Give me the strength
You may not remember
Before the storm hit our shores
There once was an idea
That was worth fighting for
knock down these concrete walls
There’s no time to mourn
We’ll give them all we’ve got
Tonight we bring the next storm.
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12. |
Dark November
05:14
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My people you must listen here
For the enemy draws dangerously near
We draw from our ancestor’s dreams
To elect presidents, not to bow down to kings
As we take this fight to the steps of their door
We take aim and let those arrows soar
The still night comes alive with a blast
In this moment where the present meets the past
And the future looms for the taking
As we rush the enemy, the ground starts shaking
Bombs on our left and tanks on our right
We rush the middle, we stay out of sight
We creep to the palace on the hill
Staying low and out of sight with precision and skill
The diversion works to a tea
And lets us storm right up to our enemy
Like this
In the laws of the new
It’s like this
You only represent the few
With a flash we burst through the entrance
And declare this day as our new independence
The troops are approaching fast
The element of surprise makes them slow to react
Glass shatters as the bullets fly
The truth comes alive to extinguish the lie
With their numbers starting to decline
The king is the one I’m determined to find
As our reinforcements arrive
I bolt to the stairs trying to stay alive
And on this day of this dark November
We accept nothing less than full surrender
I peak around the corner to where he hides
Right then I feel a searing pain in my side
I react with a forceful strike
And end tyranny on this fateful night.
The flag still waives…
It’s like this
In the laws of the new
It’s like this
Your control is through
And I will see you soon
By the end of this moon
Everything is in tune
As the sun begins to fade...
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13. |
My Sunset
05:22
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These days these years seem to pass on quick
And these ups just don’t seem to do the trick
And I’ll just keep marching forward till it sticks.
And these days these people seem to pass on too fast
And I can’t seem to hold on to my grasp
We look forward to deny the past.
Damn man just look at us now
You ever feel like we ain’t really gainin no ground? Just floatin around? Just makin some sounds? Just acting like clowns?
I don’t know. Maybe I’m overreactin
Damn well seems like the latest fashion.
But what the hell happened to that burning passion?
And lately I don’t wanna be me
And I think you feel the same from everything I can see
But things will get better and what will be will be.
And everything happens for a reason
And loneliness happens this time of season
All these clichés…I’m just not believin
These days these years seem to pass on quick
And these ups just don’t seem to do the trick
And I’ll just keep marching forward till it sticks.
And these days these people seem to pass on too fast
And I can’t seem to hold on to my grasp
We look forward to deny the past.
Please stop please just go away
I don’t really know what it is about this modern day
Makes me wanna do anything but stay
And I still feel that dying fire burn
Even though perhaps just maybe its missed its turn
What is this lesson that needs to be learned?
Cuz I’m just at a loss these days
Searching for love, searching for praise
Searching for meaning in any kind of way
I'm searching for the sun’s rays.
And I want to be strong enough for you
But there’s so many truths that just ain’t true
I wanna look up at the sky and still see blue.
This is my sunset
This is my sunset
This is my…
This is my…
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People of the Abyss Portland, Oregon
People of the Abyss is the brainchild of Portland-based hip hop artist Trevor Brown. Trevor is a multi-instrumentalist who utilizes live instruments, percussion, and original samples to create his unique and smooth sound.
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