Wednesday 29 January 2020

Lyrics - Contemplate

These are my latest lyrics written a couple of weeks ago while on vacation. Inspired by incredible people like Nelson Mandela and Jose Mujica - even after their violent starts in political life are now considered heroes on the right side of history. One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist. Before their imprisonment, they would have been enemies of the state, hunted down for their acts of violence and dissent against the authorities. Always remember today's enemies of the state could be tomorrow's national heroes.


I can hear the voices
Telling me I'm not alone
Need to find the strength inside
And defend this place my home

I see all this violence
On the news and on TV
There's a reason we find ourselves here
On the wrong side of history

It should be so easy
To put a bullet through his head
But I can't lift myself off the floor
Not even this close to dead

These corrupted leaders
Will quickly change their game
If they get a taste of justice
Fear of death and tortured pain

My usual dark content while I lie on my deckchair by the pool getting a tan. Crazy right? But that's how I roll. It's about an imaginary freedom fighter who's contemplating taking drastic action, which I guess is how most guerrilla leaders start off. This character is the third in my protagonists from my concept EP series.