these days '24 by michael hermiston © (original)
although written during the Bush era, i repost with a new non-specific video....
this protest tune seems more relevant in these times
m.h: vocals, trumpet, guitar, keyboard
lyrics:
Am
these days
Am/Gbass
will go down
F#m7b5
in the history
FM
of this land
Am
as a time
E
those in power
F
wounded justice
Am
oh this road
Am/Gbass
we go down
F#m7b5
in this time
FM
of abused power
Am
into a tunnel
E F
without reason without love
Dmsus Dm Dmsus
we slice our pound of flesh
Am
we're surprised at the convulsions
Dmsus Dm Dmsus
drain compassion's blood
Am
before our eyes
Dm
we'll reach our hand in to the fire
Am
to save our manifesto
F
but to it's meaning…
E
we're impotent and blind
oh this moment
we claim
in a mindful act of will
has a power
to become
who we'll be
oh this heart
our living soul
fills with passion
overflows
let that rapture
be of love
and compassion
we slice our pound of flesh
we're surprised at the convulsions
drain reason's blood
before our eyes
reach our hand in to the fire
to temper our heart's iron gate
while we watch love
waiting outside
oh this gift
this sense of self
examined
and just lived
craves an embrace
of creation
and gratitude
as we fall
through our days
a brief glimpse
in the vast
let your tumble
be with a child's
sense of magic
we found our pound of flesh
it's exstacies and pain
a paradox beyond
all we hope to lose and gain
to wonder at the stars
marvel at the rain
to feel the sun
as your ego's slain
feel as one
all the world's in a grain…of sand