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City of Exploiters
06:46
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out there on the west side
the songwriters stay up late at night
chasing dreams of a set of wings
from the people who hold their puppet strings
and out there on the broadway
half a mile from the highway
they play guitar for the people at the bar
who ain't even gonna remember their names
'cause it's a city of exploiters
a city of exploiters
i'm beginning to fear there's nowhere here
for the girl who sells you your cigarettes
it's a city of exploiters
a city of exploiters
i'm beginning to fear there's nowhere here
for the girl who sells you your cigarettes
at city's edge nathan forrest stands
waving a pistol from his dirty hands
to send a message
to a city that's stressing
over whether musicians can record in their homes
while the homeless sleep on the empty ground
the city done went and put a fence around
to take away a place to stay
from people who already got nothin' at all
it's a city of exploiters
a city of exploiters
i'm beginning to fear there's nowhere here
for the girl who sells you your cigarettes
it's a city of exploiters
a city of exploiters
i'm beginning to fear there's nowhere here
for the girl who sells you your cigarettes
well the message it isn't subliminal
maybe we should all be criminals
there's plenty to rob who don't need a job
'cause they bought a house before two thousand ten
or maybe we need revival
'cause it's a struggle for survival
to lay our desires on the funeral pyre
or burn it all down in a holy fire
'cause it's a city of exploiters
a city of exploiters
i'm beginning to fear there's nowhere here
for the girl who sells you your cigarettes
it's a city of exploiters
a city of exploiters
i'm beginning to fear there's nowhere here
for the girl who sells you your cigarettes
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2. |
Get Back, Moses!
05:14
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well moses went up to the mountain of the lord
he was looking for some spiritual law
seeking for wisdom from the one he adored
he came back down and this is what he saw
he saw people laughing and dancing around
spilling their wine on that hallowed ground
clappin' and a singin' and a bowin' down
to some gods that they made themselves
they said get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
we're gonna rock and roll tonight!
they said get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
we're gonna rock and roll tonight!
well moses went on over to a hickory tree
broke a limb off with his hands
stripped off the bark with a pocketknife
and began to lay into every man
they said get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
we don't want no piece of you
they said get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
we don't want no piece of you
all you party people gonna drink your gods
better grind 'em down into powder fine
hope you don't die when you sip that gold
all mixed in with the dirtiest wine
they said get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
we're all gonna die tonight!
they said get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
we're all gonna die tonight!
they said get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
we're all gonna die tonight!
they said get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
get back, moses! (get back, moses!)
we're all gonna die tonight!
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3. |
Past the Limit
04:04
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i live in a city where they block out the sun
where the blue skies fade into gray
i sit there and watch as the rail cars go by
wishing one would take me away
for my love has gone to a far away land
a place where there's ice and there's snow
the coal cars roll north on those two narrow rails
one day i'll just pack up and go
well it doesn't take much just to leave what you know
just a leap that's lacking in fear
the train leaves the station from this city of sin
but for now something's keeping me here
so let's meet past the limit of the skyscraper's shadow
where the wind still blows through the pines
where the light of the stars is our pathway to walk
and maybe there you could be mine
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4. |
Ten Thousand Ghosts
06:33
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there is a cloud of witness that couldn't have my back
they told me all about my sins and the virtue that i lack
but i just couldn't seem to to grasp the thing i want the most
i'm swimming in a sea that's haunted by ten thousand ghosts
ten thousand ghosts
ten thousand ghosts
there was a time i looked to them in many different ways
to fill the hole inside of me and brighten up my day
but they took just what they wanted and left for unknown coasts
i'm swimming in a sea that's haunted by ten thousand ghosts
ten thousand ghosts
ten thousand ghosts
i once thought they were human that we were all the same
they told me i was special and i knew them all by name
but then one day they faded and left me alone and lost
i'm swimming in a sea that's haunted by ten thousand ghosts
ten thousand ghosts
ten thousand ghosts
as i paddle through these waters peaceful and serene
i cry for human contact but there's no one to be seen
for the only other living here is just the lord of hosts
i'm swimming in a sea that's haunted by ten thousand ghosts
ten thousand ghosts
ten thousand ghosts
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5. |
I Will Not Follow You
03:39
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oh father of lies and master of disguise
I will not follow you
oh father of lies and master of disguise
I will not follow you
though you offer your hand and the promised land
I will run away and take my stand
I will set my face in the secret place
and gather my strength for the whole human race
oh father of lies and master of disguise
I will not follow you
oh lord of the lost and concealer of the cost
I will not follow you
oh lord of the lost and concealer of the cost
I will not follow you
though you offer me all
I would not heed your call
I’ll cover my ears lest I should surely fall
I will find my way in the light of day
and guard my steps so that I won’t go astray
oh lord of the lost and concealer of the cost
I will not follow you
oh king of the world with your legacy unfurled
I will not follow you
oh king of the world with your legacy unfurled
I will not follow you
for the words you speak
mean death to the weak
and for another way we all must surely seek
so I’ll travel the land and speak of my plan
so those who hear might learn and understand
oh king of the world with your legacy unfurled
I will not follow you
I will not follow you
I will not follow you
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6. |
Insurrection Blues
07:08
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hey pretty baby won't you walk my way?
we could find the beauty of sky and sea
but you're into burning buildings
and overthrowing democracy
but when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
you chose barabbas
your eyes are the color of deepest blue
like pools of water i could fall into
but your heart is dark and it's as cold as stone
you built your city on the workers bones
and when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
you chose barabbas
your hips are slender and your legs are long
and your smile makes me break out in song
but that's not enough for me to be with you
i need a woman with a conscience too
cause when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
when the time has finally come to choose
(when the time has finally come)
you chose barabbas
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let me tell you a story about nashville
it's the place to come to if you've got a soul to sell
if you're willing to pay the price and make your heart the sacrifice
he'll give you fame and take your soul to hell
'cause in this city
the devil is alive and well
well he left his home in LA cause he couldn't pay the rent
and he lived out there in Hermitage in a revival tent
then he moved into the churches and took over city hall
but he held out cause he thought the music business
would be his greatest throne of all
so if you have the talent with selfishness and greed
there he stands with open hands to give you what you need
and if you choose to come to him with a heart that's filled with pride
he'll give you your desire, his arms are open wide
cause in this city
you won't be denied
let me tell you a story about nashville
it's the place to come to if you've got a soul to sell
if you're willing to pay the price and make your heart the sacrifice
he'll give you fame and take your soul to hell
'cause in this city
the devil is alive and well
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