Recorded new lyrics to a 5 year old song
kenny olav
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I wrote an angry political song called American Town in 2001 but always thought the lyrics were terrible. Today, after finally completing lyrics that have been entering my head for about a year or two, I recorded them by overdubbing the vocals on the original recording. It was a pain in the ass to mix!
Listen to it here:
http://www.myspace.com/kennyolavmusic
Lyrics:
Build us a new shopping mall
And wave your flags all around
But don't bother to fix the dam
If your home is safe and sound
Life in an old American town
We keep you afloat
But you just watch us down
You say
I'm rich because you work hard for me
You can take the bus, I'll take my humvee
I pollute the air that your kids have to breathe
I will never be you, and you will never be me
Home of the brave, land of the free
Free to take advantage of the brave and the weak
They still believe they have democracy
But a slave to money can never be free
Why won't you spare us the misery?
Is our humanity in doubt?
And please exuse if we resort to violence
But fighting your war is the safest way out
Life in a new American town
For every soul that's abused
We'll pay for it somehow
You say
We don't work for you, get the hell off our streets
Go find a job or faith-based charity
Or go ahead and take strike three
That'll give you maximum security
You'll never find the change you need
We got other Projects for this (New American) Century
We pull the strings of 'democracy'
And you're a slave to the money that has set us free
I still think I can do better, so any feedback is welcome.
Listen to it here:
http://www.myspace.com/kennyolavmusic
Lyrics:
Build us a new shopping mall
And wave your flags all around
But don't bother to fix the dam
If your home is safe and sound
Life in an old American town
We keep you afloat
But you just watch us down
You say
I'm rich because you work hard for me
You can take the bus, I'll take my humvee
I pollute the air that your kids have to breathe
I will never be you, and you will never be me
Home of the brave, land of the free
Free to take advantage of the brave and the weak
They still believe they have democracy
But a slave to money can never be free
Why won't you spare us the misery?
Is our humanity in doubt?
And please exuse if we resort to violence
But fighting your war is the safest way out
Life in a new American town
For every soul that's abused
We'll pay for it somehow
You say
We don't work for you, get the hell off our streets
Go find a job or faith-based charity
Or go ahead and take strike three
That'll give you maximum security
You'll never find the change you need
We got other Projects for this (New American) Century
We pull the strings of 'democracy'
And you're a slave to the money that has set us free
I still think I can do better, so any feedback is welcome.
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