FAWM: "✵ 𝘿𝙤 𝙄 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙈𝙮 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨?"

✵ 𝘿𝙤 𝙄 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙈𝙮 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨?

1 day ago by @max

Liner Notes

#acoustic #punk #politics #singersongwriter Podsafe audio: https://studio273.bandcamp.com/track/do-i-close-my-eyes

My style is defined by single-mic, one-take recordings with a handful of added layers.

Lyrics

You want me to stay positive In this day and age? To ignore what’s happening Not to turn to rage?

Do I close my eyes? To violation of rights Carry on with life Just trying to survive?

You tell me not to bother And let it all go Allow it to pass Better not to know

You say: ‘𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴’

Well, do I close my eyes? To violation of rights Carry on with life Just trying to survive?

It’s been under the surface Now it’s breaking loose Will my children ask me one day What was your excuse?

Do I close my eyes? To violation of rights Carry on with life Just trying to survive?

It’s been under the surface It’s been under the surface It’s been under the surface Now it’s breaking loose Will my children ask me one day What was your excuse?

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Comments

@songbird63 16h

You bring U.K.Subs back to life here! Charlie Harper eat your heart out. Very inspiring!

@froggymagee 20h

Agreed! It's very hard to stay positive. Wonderful tune, Max, I feel the frustration in your voice!

@audrey 23h

Catchy tune, but I especially like these lyrics. They express exactly how I feel. I believe putting our heads in the sand, opens us up to be future victims. Just because it's happening in another country, or to other people, doesn't mean we're immune. Democracy dies in darkness. We have to shine a light on the atrocities and support good journalism. There's way too much propaganda these days, that and too many people in denial. Denial never solves anything. These are very scary times we're living in. This is a really great protest song. I love it!