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I wrote a letter to the government, got no reply but at least I sent it
And I’m pretty damn sure, they don’t even care.
That our streets are paved with the bones of those who won’t grow old, they’ll just die cold,
Outside every cash machine, another lost soul.
Sent a selfie to the president, wanna stare him the eye show him I’m not scared
of his hatred, his ignorance, and his lies.
Wrote an email to Jesus Christ, didn’t get a reply, I’m not surprised
If I see him online later, maybe, I’ll try again.

And if we’re gonna put the world to rights
We’ll need to stay awake for a thousand nights
Sleeps for the dead and I’m used to dying
So, let’s give it a go and see who’s buying.

I look at pictures of my friends who’ve gone, i f they were here right now, I’d sing them this song
But they ain’t coming back again, so these words will have to do.
Will we be married when the seasons change, grow old together is the world gonna end?
Well, I’d die for you anyway my lover, my best friend.
With clumsy words I make some fractured sense
Is this a protest song? An act of self-defense?
I guess it really doesn’t matter all that much to me
Means ever less to you?
Is that true?

And if we’re gonna put the world to rights we’ll need to stay awake for a thousand nights
Sleeps for the dead and I got bored with dying, so let’s give it a go and see who’s buying.
Wrote a letter to the powers that be, handing in my notice to their stupidity
Signed it PS I’m the guy you’ll never be.
Yeah wrote another letter to the powers that be handed in my notice to their stupidity
And I signed it
Ps. I’m the guy you never see

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from Welcome to Wilderness Hill. (Album 2024), released January 1, 2024

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“Dry and High, is a joyous, anthem-laden affair, that evokes Arcade Fires sweep; Blood Sweat and Tears’ horns and the finer moments of Primal Scream’s Screamadelica. 4 Stars Q Magazine. ... more

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