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the Honey, the Power, the Light

from Music Countrymen by Golden Shoulders

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lyrics

The honey, the power, the light they all blind me
leave no stone unturned,
you’ll still never find me
the rock that I hide in
will never crack open
but sharpen your chisel if
you think I’m joking
I cannot be swayed and
I will not be quiet
tell the fat cats and bigwigs to go on a diet

They’re taking up space that has better uses
so let’s jump the tracks and unhitch their cabooses
they’re making it clear,
they don’t get my vibe
so publish solutions and
I will subscribe
and contribute page after
page of my theories
which I will type out ‘til my fingers grow weary

My arms they are shaking
right up to my neck
I was a good job
paid off with bad checks
and counterfeit cash
and fake IOUs
And phony sunsets in fraudulent hues
they’ll distract me, I know,
and I’ll pay the fee
and I’ll borrow from those
a lot younger than me

The kids they did not want
to grow old and stupid
but that’s what they got
for ignoring Cupid
his arrows went flying,
he shot at them all
but his aim was so poor,
he punctured the wall
“well, what happened?”
I’ll tell you:
the brain killed the heart
and soulless solutions were passed off as art

They’re churning out robots
and marching machines
who’ll go and write stories
for march magazines
with pages paid off
by corporate sponsors
who came in like champions
and ended up monsters
when angels and guardians finally desert me
the cops and the crooks
will team up just to hurt me

I cannot be swayed
to a life of frustration
of punching in walls when
I’d rather punch nations
to never stop fighting means
not knowing victory
so give me blank books
to fill up with history
there’s more to belief than just spouting assumptions
and wait for the big foot
to descend and crush them

I’m just a lone bottle
afloat with the notion
that there’s some meaning
in this bottle ocean
my tide will come in
if you’ll hear it knocking
above all the roar
of your meaningless talking
attempts to invent
a whole new way to fight
will fall to the honey
and power and light

credits

from Music Countrymen, released September 13, 2019
Adam Kline: vocal, guitar
Jonathan Hansard: banjo, vocal
Barry Anderson: pedal steel
David Nicholson: the drums

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