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1.
She Burnin' Up With Fire 04:20
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‘SHE BURNIN’ UP WITH FIRE’ We’re killin’ mother Gaia She burnin’ up with fire Gaggin’ in the drier We put her in the mire Don’t believe the liar Spoutin’ growth is ever higher Better hear the world crier ‘fore we end up in the fryer She burnin’ up with fire! My mother Gaia My mother Gaia We’re killin’ mother Gaia Too much we require Like a vampire Our nature hardwire Make us all conspire Now we walk a tight wire Crankin’ up the satire Building Gaia’s own pyre She burnin’ up with fire! She burnin’ up with fire! She burnin’ up with fire! She burnin’ up with fire We’re killin’ mother Gaia Too much we require So she burnin’ up with fire! Gaggin’ in the drier Stop killin’ mother Gaia My mother Gaia My mother Gaia Too much we require She burnin’ up with fire! Gaggin’ in the drier Gaggin’ in the drier! My mother Gaia Stop killin’ mother Gaia! Stop killin’ mother Gaia! We’re killin’ mother Gaia She burnin’ up with fire She burnin’ up with fire She burnin’ up with fire Gaggin’ in the drier ‘cause we put her in the mire So don’t believe the liar Spoutin’ growth is ever higher Better hear the world crier ‘fore we end up in the fryer We’re killin’ mother Gaia Too much we require Stop killin’ mother Gaia Suckin’ like a vampire Stop killin’ mother Gaia ‘cause our nature hardwire Stop killin’ mother Gaia Make us all conspire My mother Gaia So now we walk a tight wire My mother Gaia Crankin’ up the satire My mother Gaia Buiding Gaia’s own pyre My mother Gaia She burnin’ up with fire! My mother Gaia She burnin’ up with fire! My mother Gaia She burnin’ up with fire! My mother Gaia She burnin’ up with fire!
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Just An Animal 03:22
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'JUST AN ANIMAL' Id drives our animal Creates the cannibal Consume and we’ll survive Don’t care if others thrive Sex, drugs, and rock and roll Ego’s bribe to calm our soul Money, fame, upon the stage Locked within our self-made cage We’re just an animal Just an animal We’re just an animal Subconscious bind Keeps wisdom blind Makes us unkind Too scared to find Devil’s deal signed Leaving truth behind Stuck in daily grind Need to hear our higher mind We’re just an animal Just an animal We’re just an animal Id drives our animal Creates the cannibal Consume and we’ll survive Don’t care if others thrive Sex, drugs, and rock and roll Ego’s bribe to calm our soul Money, fame, upon the stage Locked within our self-made cage
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Our World Dies 04:57
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‘OUR WORLD DIES’ Ask me why now We take it all now We have the gall now So ask me why now Why now? Ask me why now We take no blame now We feel no shame now So, ask me why now Why now? We’re all livin’ a lie Pretending to cry As our world dies now We’re still suckin’ it dry On our consumerist high As our world dies now Yeah…our world dies now And ask me why now Why now? We chose to ignore now Ask why When we knew way before now Ask why Ask me why now Why now, why, why now, why? We’re all livin’ a lie Pretending to cry As our world dies now Why now, why, why now, why? We’re still suckin’ it dry On our consumerist high As our world dies now Why? Ask why Yeah…our world dies now Ask why Why now, why, why now, why? And ask me why now Why now? The rivers run dry now While the smoke fills the sky now Yeah…ask me why now Ask me why now Why now? The songbirds ain’t heard now Nor Attenborough’s words now Ask me why Why now? Ask why, ask why Why now, why now? And ask me why now Ask why We chose to ignore now Ask why When we knew way before now Ask me why now Why now?
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Delusion 04:14
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‘DELUSION’ Delusion…incremental delusion Bit by bit, we cover up our shit…till there’s a profusion They coalesce, so we never confess…it’s our collusion Delusion…incremental delusion All those white lies, so that we disguise…persona illusion Can’t be laid bare, or everyone will stare…societal protrusion Delusion…incremental delusion So we hunker down, accept the emperor’s gown...create our seclusion Safe within four walls, of mindless shopping malls…till there’s an intrusion Delusion…incremental delusion And when the drama comes, whether death or sums…there’s such contusion Because we cannot find, we’re subconscious blind…in such confusion Delusion…incremental delusion Yet we can be free, if we could only see…that’s my conclusion And can be wise, if we just open our eyes…that’s my delusion
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Boom...Boomer! 03:22
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‘BOOM…BOOMER!’ Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Can you hear what they’re sayin’? Boom, boom…they’re howlin’ and bayin’ Boom, boom…it’s your grandkids dismayin’ Boom, boom…it’s them that are payin’ Boom, boom…it’s their future you’re slayin’ Boom, boom…real fear you’re downplayin’ Boom, Boom…so stop your delayin’ Boom, Boom…can you hear what they’re sayin’? Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Can you hear? Can you hear? Can you hear? Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Can you hear what they're sayin'? It's your grandkids dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Their future you're slayin' Payin'...payin'...payin' Can you hear what they’re sayin’? Boom, boom…they’re howling and bayin’ Boom, boom…you should know they’re not playin’ Boom, boom…‘cause it's them that are stayin’ Boom, boom…your ways are decayin’ Boom, boom…go enjoy your greyin’ Boom, boom…and stop your waylayin’ Boom, boom…can you hear what they’re sayin’? Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Can you hear what they're sayin'? Can you hear? It's your grandkids dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Dismayin'...dismayin' Their future you're slayin' Payin'...payin' Can you hear? Can you hear? Can you hear what they’re sayin’? Dismayin' They’re howlin’ and bayin’ Dismayin' It’s your grandkids dismayin’ Dismayin' It’s them that are payin’ Dismayin' Their future you’re slayin’ Dismayin' Real fear you’re downplayin’ Dismayin' So stop your delayin’ Dismayin' Can you hear what they’re sayin’? Can you hear? It's your grandkids dismayin' Boom...boom...it's your grandkids dismayin' Boom...boom...it's your grandkids dismayin' Boom...boom...it's your grandkids dismayin' Boom...boom...it's your grandkids dismayin' Boom...boom...it's your grandkids dismayin' Can you hear what they're sayin? Boom...boom!
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More Than We Are 03:48
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‘MORE THAN WE ARE’ Can we harness how we feel? See the view from other’s eyes? Can we give more than we steal? Can we listen and be wise? Can we be more than we are…or are we more than we can be? Can we be more than we are…or are we more than we can ever be? Every day, in any way, deed by deed Every day, in any way, seed by seed Can we find a way to care? See the way that we have been? Can we choose to love and share? Can we rise above our teen? Every day, in any way, deed by deed Every day, in any way, seed by seed Can we know what’s deep inside? See the truth when mind is full? Can we admit when we have lied? Can we learn to ride our bull? Can we be more than we are (in any way)…or are we more than we can be? (every day) Can we be more than we are (in any way)…or are we more than we can ever be? Can we cease our careless talk? See the bullshit as it spews? Can we ever truly walk? Can we make a better news? Every day, in any way, deed by deed Every day, in any way, seed by seed Can we face our children’s needs? See the world beyond our own? Can we teach with honest deeds? Can we admit the seeds we’ve sown? Can we be more than we are (in any way)…or are we more than we can be? (every day) Can we be more than we are (in any way)…or are we more than we can ever be? Every day, in any way, deed by deed Every day, in any way, seed by seed Can we step within our guilt? See the mirror without denial? Can we expose the world we’ve built? Can we put ourselves on trial? Can we be more than we are (in any way)…or are we more than we can be? (every day) Can we be more than we are (in any way)…or are we more than we can ever be?

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released November 5, 2021

Cover Art/Design by Sharonne
Mix/Mastering by Luke Garfield at Banana Llama Studios

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