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Thread #167888 Message #4215685
Posted By: Joe Offer
21-Jan-25 - 09:25 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Singing in the Dark Times (Alan Magee)
Subject: ADD: Singing in the Dark Times, Alan Magee
CHORUS Will there be singing in the dark times to come? Will brash, unbridled evil cloud our wits and strike us dumb? Will there be rhythms, and harmonies, and rhymes? Will there be songs? Will we be singing —in the dark times?
When empathy is wrong and wrath is right When a ghastly shroud blacks out the sun, and turns the day to night When malice is a virtue and grace a sin When it’s all turned upside down, and outside in
When facts are banned and we’re left with only lies When we hear the wildfires crackle, and watch the waters rise When violence against a woman is excused When our planet’s final plea—has been refused CHORUS
When the weak are blamed for everything that’s wrong When we watch the dispossession, of the ones who don’t belong When the poor and sick can die if they can’t pay When our plans for a better world 7mdash; have blown away
When the demons have been loosed, and dressed like men They were only names in a history book, but they’ve come back again With play things that they’ve never had before So I’m gonna’ sing ‘till I can’t sing — anymore.
FINAL CHORUS There will be singing in the dark times to come We won’t let evil cloud our wits, nor will it strike us dumb We’ll have rhythms, and harmonies, and rhymes There will be songs, and we’ll be singing, in the dark times (repeat chorus after two beats) There will be songs, and we’ll be singing, in the dark times. (tag line)