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Why Are We Not Burning?
04:07
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WHY ARE WE NOT BURNING?
words & music by E.P. Schwartz
Every day they give us
some new gadget for us to play with
it's a really funny way to
rub our noses in the shit they get away with
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain
there's an app for that I'm certain
Why are we not burning?
You can write this off as tinfoil
hat crap if it makes you feel better
but Eisenhower and Orwell got this
right down to the letter
They make us think that soul selling is the best thing we can do
then they sell it back to us for new
Why are we not burning?
Jesus Christ and Ayn Rand are at odds
but work together
while Richard Dawkins and John Lennon
can't even agree on the weather
I just sit here in my electronic glow
and I wonder if it's going to snow
Why are we not burning?
Why are we not burning and raging
in the temple and flipping tables?!
The only thing that keeps rich bones from snapping
is gizmos, cute kittens and cable
And don't think I'll be giving my goodies back
I'm bought and fat and I know it, Jack
Why are we not burning?
It's not about rich or poor or "stuff"
it's about power in the end
we give them the ability to have control
and be frictionless, my friend
"Who cares if they spying on me, I'm not doing anything wrong."
But that's what they've wanted you to feel all along!
Why are they not burning?
The pigs and the humans all dance and swirl together
at the top
And we're too happy watching Breaking Bad
to make the bastards stop
Deep down we all know they're shaking keys for the kids
while every last one of us hits the skids
Why are we not burning?
When this song is over, listener, shut off the power
go outside, ignore the screams, feel the sun, just for an hour
Don't put faith in anything but family and friends
they're the only ones who care about you in the end
Why are we not burning?
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2. |
Softly Now
03:29
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SOFTLY NOW
(words and music by E.P. Schwartz)
Softly now
we move through
the Troposphere
undeniably
a silent satellite
tonight
we wonder about
the outer worlds
and seek knowledge
want to leave our sins
and these scars behind
We don't trust our leaders
we don't trust our friends
we don't trust the ones that gave us life
I guess we just don't trust ourselves
in the end
loudly now
we crack through
the stratosphere
undeniably
a singing satellite tonight
we move 'round
the outer worlds
seeking knowledge
leave our sins
and our scars behind
We don't trust our leaders
we don't trust our friends
we don't trust the ones that gave us life
I guess we just don't trust ourselves
in the end
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3. |
Meet Me In The Garden
03:47
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MEET ME IN THE GARDEN
words & music by E.P. Schwartz
Me and you
in the fighting time
walked away
with mouths full of ultimatums and lies
like
“I don’t care”
“I don’t love you any more”
and I don’t even remember
what the fighting was for
Have you ever heard the ice
as it shrieks in the night
a shooting gliss as it shapes and forms
calling the approaching winter light
that’s where I keep you
frozen in my mind
and I don’t even remember
which one of us won the fight
"You can call me
I’ll be home around five"
that’s if I make it out
of these rusted hulls alive
I want to kiss and keep you
make your feelings not believe you
This time
So meet me in the garden
if you can look me in the eyes
A windswept graveyard
brown with winter time
searching for a grave
that might as well have been mine
that was our last day
before we cut the line
and I don’t even remember
whose grave we tried to find
You can call me
I’ll be home around five
that’s if I make it out
of these rusted hulls alive
I want to kiss and keep you
make your feelings not believe you
This time
So meet me in the garden
if you can look me in the eyes
Me and you
in the fighting time
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4. |
Tree
02:08
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TREE
words and music by E.P. Schwartz
Chop me down and count my rings
chill the clouds and give me wings
make me a bird and I will sing
I was hurt once and it still stings
I'm a leaf on the air
give me teeth I can bare
give me clothes that I can wear
give me clothes that I can share
I'm a tree in the wind
the cat vanished as he grinned
tear me down limb from limb
make a point that I sinned
Chop me down and count my rings
chill the clouds and give me wings
make me a bird and I will sing
I was hurt once and it still stings
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5. |
The Stone
02:40
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THE STONE
Words by M.John Vertenten and E.P. Schwartz
Music by M.John Vertenten
Don't wait in the shadows
don't you wait in the dark
don't leave all that pain
buried in the center of your heart
don't go away
don't you leave me alone
don't be afraid of being hurt
don't be afraid to roll away the stone
don't mind
the lonliness
it's only a matter of time
don't mind
I'm only trying
maybe open up your eyes
and see
don't hold back forever
don't hold on 'til the end
don't think you're so clever
to hide your feelings once again
don't you know I've always seen
don't you see I've always known
everything you thought it would be
stop waiting behind the stone
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6. |
Strange Electric Trains
01:30
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STRANGE ELECTRIC TRAINS
words & music by E.P. Schwartz
Someone's trying to kill me
with strange, electric trains
but their far too small to hurt me
so their efforts are in vain
but they try and try to get under my skin
no need for alibis
they think my guilt is reason enough
to haunt me until I die
So, someone's trying to tempt me
with a bottle of acrid wine
I'll play their little game with them
I'll let them waste my time
I'm a million miles from nowhere
That's a long, long way from home
Because love is a wandering madman
and hate? Hate is as hard as stone
And if you think I walk funny
you ought to see the way I dance
I don't do the steps of normal men
I never take the chance
So, someone's trying to kill me
with strange, electric trains
but their far too small to hurt me
so their efforts are in vain
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THE NIGHT BEAT THE HELL OUT OF ME
(words and music by E.P. Schwartz)
It's so nice to have you to run to
when the night beat the hell out of me
it's cold
it's dark
and I can't feel my heart
'cause the night beat the hell out of me
Lay me down into shadows
lay me down into dark
between these sheets and this bed of ours
can you?
Can you feel my heart
It's so hard to breathe in this canyon
when the night weighs as much as my sins
open arms
at the end of my ride
to hold me and help me catch my wind
Lay me down into shadows
lay me down into dark
between these sheets and the soul deep inside
can you?
Can you feel my heart
It's so nice to have you to run to
when the night beat the hell out of me
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8. |
Sleep Tight
02:54
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SLEEP TIGHT
words and music by E.P. Schwartz
Take me up
where eagles dare
I lost my heart on the way
and I hope I find it there
Too much fire
too little heat
I hope the flames align
and come to kill the beast
Come inside
I want you here
the blanket rocket ride
and I hope my aim is clear
Don't go out
don't let it in
don't even think to laugh
don't be fooled by its grin
And we'll all stay home tonight
yes, we'll all stay in the light
Got a feeling
inside of me
like two worlds collide
and then crash into the sea
tow the line
or take a stand
scrape away the dirt
that fills up the man
You should all stay home tonight
you should all stay in the light
you could all stand up and fight
we'll all stay home tonight
good night
sleep tight
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Eric Peter Schwartz Aurora, Illinois
Acoustic rock and some instrumental rock. Where heart and quirk collide.
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