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from what they took by sansfife

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now whether your bars are made of iron
or your bars are made of gold
you're still locked up in this prison, boy
a young man now grown old
made tired by the wanting of
what could not be had
and the selling off of everything
that would've made you glad
so glad

and the poor among us thriving
made holy by their cries
and there's freedom in their nothing
there's light within their eyes
where only darkness remains
in the hearts of those who strive
with might and main
to stake their claim
in this fool's paradise

if somebody
body
weren't somebody
body
that you knew at all
would you build him up?
would you tear him down?
catch him when he falls?
or would you light the stove
set the pot
please make sure that water's hot for tea
because your secret
your secret
your secret's safe with me

with every buck you lay the mortar
and every coin you lay the brick
and so you build an ivory tower
to contain a heart that's sick
with fear that maybe someday
it'll all come crumbling down
and they'll find you were a hypocrite
when they come gathering round

[now you’re sippin'- take it easy- 'atta boy now- o you let it all out]

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from what they took, released October 19, 2014

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sansfife Long Beach, California

Drum and voice represent the traditional gathering sounds, the bounce and cry heard throughout every age and every place. In acknowledging the primal resonance of drum and voice, we reclaim song. We reinvest humanity with the capacity to celebrate and lament in community.

And if, as sansfife, we create, it is only by way of suggestion or inspiration. And it is also because we cannot do otherwise. ... more

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