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Common Enemy
Lyrics
COMMON ENEMY
What a pure, provocative dream to share,
what an awe-inspiring view:
a police cruiser overturned and burning on each avenue.
Can you see it aglow?
Shall we give it a go?
Shall we tell the pigs what for and score one for the horror show?
They beat us over and over and over,
they kill our children again and again,
they cover up every crime behind the thin blue bloodline,
our common enemy.
Does the thought fill you with antipathy?
Does your heart beat red white and blue?
Are poisoned by the patriotic propaganda, too?
Will you lick every boot?
Give a gun to a brute?
Will you arm and send a fool to settle every last dispute?
They beat us over and over and over,
they kill our children again and again.
How can they serve and protect? They're a self-serving sect,
our common enemy.
You say you’re one of the good ones.
I’ll save my praises for the good ones who refuse to lick the boot.
Can there be any good ones?
Can’t the tree bear only poison when it’s rotted at the root?
So you wanted a good job,
now you carry a gun and draw on anyone who doesn’t listen well.
They say you’re doing a good job,
when you’re serving the sect that you protect with every clever lie you tell.
They cover up every crime behind the thin blue bloodline.
Slumlord
Lyrics
SLUMLORD
Slumlord, there’s mud tracked on the floor.
In the hall, there’re bloodstains on the wall.
And you’re gonna make it right, you’re gonna paint it white,
cover it up, you’re gonna raise the rent.
Slumlord, think what you could afford,
if you switch to charging by square inch.
You’re gonna break my will, you’re gonna have your fill,
you’re gonna put a notice on my door.
Look at this, a hole shaped like a fist.
My adored, don’t fall on your sword.
We can’t win, but we can move you in.
You’ll be one more, together we’ll be poor.
And free of sin, the landlord wins again.
Slumlord, it’s crowded in the ward.
Like a tomb, there’s three to every room.
You’re gonna keep us dry, long as we qualify,
long as we give you everything we got.
We got gnats, cockroaches, fleas and rats.
My adored, don’t cut the final cord.
We’ll leave town, where the cost of living’s down.
I hear good things, about Saratoga Springs.
I tried to flee, but there’s no work for me.
My adored, don’t fall on your sword.
We can’t win, but we can move you in.
You’ll be one more, together we’ll be poor.
And free of sin, the landlord wins again.
Tongue of a Traitor 7" Single by George & the Lords
7" single: Tongue of a Traitor b/w Lords Theme. Beer-colored vinyl. Hand numbered limited run of 250 copies.
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Tongue of a Traitor
Lyrics
TONGUE OF A TRAITOR
To go where pretenders go,
to know lowly kings,
we would kiss goodbye our beloveds,
and golden rings.
To see what usurpers see,
to read a decree,
we would give our souls if we had them,
and happily.
Sooner or later, they’ll have your crown, they’ll cut you down with the
tongue of a traitor, just look around, this aint yer town no more.
It seems like another place, it feels like a dream,
waking up, it aint such a nightmare as it would seem.
They crawl and claw until they fall into a mask of dignity,
then live like deceivers still.
When they fall, I hope they fall into glory,
but I don’t believe it, I don’t believe they will.
Sooner or later, they’ll have your crown, they’ll cut you down with the
tongue of a traitor, the town you knew, is drowned beneath the blue.
So flow with the knowing tide, and go where you may,
sink or swim the unfortunate fathoms, or drift away.
They might fall, they might find glory.
I don’t believe they will.
Lords Theme
Lyrics
LORDS THEME
The Lords have a tradition to raise a sacred light,
to sing about the time our elders called Eternal Night.
The ancient throne was empty, a power vacuum formed,
when cutting throats in bloody moats and chaos was the norm.
Oh, the dead and dying
under the moonlight were laid.
The streets were paved with the bones of the brave,
betrayed by bastards, pretenders and gnaves.
George and the Lords, what are we fighting for anyway?
George and the Lords, who are we dying for?
George and the Lords, what's worth uniting for anyway?
George and the Lords, who are we crying for?
Just as all was hopeless, an underdog appeared
to lead the way to better days and free us of our fears.
We crawled out from the shadows, a humbled humankind,
we won't forget the lessons of the mess we left behind.
Oh, the scene was stumbling,
no one did nothing but bleed.
Our queen came home and took the ancient throne,
That woman saved us when no man could lead.
George and the Lords, what are we fighting for anyway?
George and the Lords, who are we dying for?
George and the Lords, what's worth uniting for anyway?
George and the Lords, who are we crying for?
Our queen.
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