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Locusts

by The Whiskey Boys

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hands at the podium edge
a sea of faces waves of red
they have gathered to stamp and bray
I am to whom they pray

for like a locust I've awakened their hate
I wear their old god's blood on my face
I will teach them to know no guilt
and we will tear it down to layers of silt
all they've built

'cause I know what they want to hear
and I know all the things that they secretly fear
and I can shape that to hate of them
all i have to do is sing again and again yeah
these are not your citizens
these are not your brothers these are not your children
these are problems only problems
and i and only i and only i can solve them

how did it come to this
a knife in your hand a smile at your lips
a lie the only way to get your way
and almost anybody knowing what you'd say
if you could drop the mask for only a moment
how many lies deligitimize movements
can we still avoid this violence
is there a path to peace when all we hear is sirens

I'm on the sidelines writing my songs
just trying to keep it moving yeah trying to hang on
tryin to write to trick the truth to appear
tryin to write something someone'd want to hear
so it can play before a monster's speeches
rallying the people to fight on the beaches
to take to the air in swarm
eating any scapegoat to save the unborn

is the hour already so late
are we the last of us
will we know the date
cause they are here they are on our screens
I can hear them
I smell kerosene

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released June 16, 2023
Written by David Delaney

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