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Free at Last

by The Revenants

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1.
We screw things up then we deny Then we act like we have never told a lie Then we start to believe the false as true It's the way we do what we do It's the way we are It's how we live We take and take and never give We see our value by what we accrue It's the way we do what we do That's it We got it It's paid for We bought it We reaped it We sown it We broke it Don't own it We rape this world and we don't care Just as long as our mess doesn't mess with our hair We believe that God will come to our rescue It's the way we do what we do
2.
The Gift 04:40
I realize you got yourself a shitty, shitty deal I can relate to what you say and I know just how you feel I've been down this path, oh yeah Most all of my days And I gotta say it don't get better, no To turn a phrase And it looks like I've passed on this rotten gift to you And I'm sorry, I am sorry, yeah For what you're about to go through I know I can seem colorful with all them stories I tell But let me say it's no thrill to be me That my life is pell mell I suppose it helps me with my art and it makes me what I am I'd give it up but you see I can't It's written in my program Give me your hand It pains me to have to think it To see myself in you To know the thing that ate me up Is now your voodoo I wish there were some crazy cure But all I can offer are these words Write it all down, every detail 'Cause it will fly away like birds
3.
An arm reaches out to pull you in You fight back Against your next of kin Why must we always go so far astray Why can't we meet each other halfway Some men go to war and some men make peace It's the push and the tug between tension and release Look at what a stinkin' bloody mess we've made No one to blame We wound up in the stockade If only we hadn't been dumb enough to get caught But then again why do we bother to fight what we've fought I am on an island Somewhere out in the south seas I am on an island Sitting here under coconut trees What will make you happiest of all Keep in mind We're thinking of the long haul And what in heaven's name do you say to your kid How will you explain All of the bad things that you did
4.
He Came Back 04:23
It was like something Out of a science-fiction movie The resurrection of a man long ago forgotten He was the son of some migrant old grump Nothing but skin and bone Rags and tatters and misbegotten He had a funny look neither here nor there He wore a plain white shirt and a well-worn slack He said he had to go away But he would return And sure enough He kept his word and he came back He said he must put an end To all the world's hatred And he would put an end to all of its folly And he did what he said And he said what he did And we stood back and said Wow and by golly He had a funny look neither here nor there He he took a lot of heat and he took a lot of flack He took our guns and he took our bombs And he beat them Beat them into plows And we fought back And we hunted him down And we bludgeoned him And it barely raised any eyebrows He had a funny look neither here nor there He he took a lot of shit He took a lot of smack
5.
You are dancing face to face You are dancing cheek to cheek You hold on tight Tight as you can Until you feel broke and weak You hang on Hang on for dear life If you let go you're sure to fall You are a dancer At the cheater's ball You know all the steps You know 'em all by memory You move in rhythm Like a ticking clock You rise and fall in reverie You move through space and time You move like a neanderthal You are a dancer At the cheater's ball Your face is hidden in the crowd Your body swallowed by the swarm You laugh and then you weep The abhorrent becomes the norm You drown yourself in dreams Dreams and alcohol You are a dancer At the cheater's ball
6.
We call our land The land of the free We wave our flag In the name of liberty We do what's best And we do what's right Even when what's right Leads us into a fight My country 'tis of thee Land of sweet insanity Of thee I sing Don't be my enemy Won't you come back to me Let freedom ring We make the laws We are the judge We set the tone And then we don't budge You can put us down Say we're rude and crass But when you need our help We will save your ass We are a cop The world is our beat Get out of our kitchen If you can't take the heat And if you fight us We'll bring you to your knee And if you resist us We'll start World War III
7.
Come to Me 06:05
If ever you change your mind 'Bout leaving it all behind Come to me Well I'm here just for you And I promise I'll be true So come to me If ever he treats you bad If ever you feel so sad Tell him where to go And don't be slow Come to me, yeah When you feel so hurt When you are down in the dirt Come to me If ever he treats you cruel Don't you be nobody's fool Tell him you're through Do what you can do And come to me, yeah If ever your heart's been smashed And your soul has been trashed Come to me
8.
Troubles over here Troubles over there Troubles, troubles, troubles Troubles everywhere Events are unfolding All over the world Events are unfolding No place to hide Blood in the rivers Blood in the skies Blood in your basements Blood in your eyes Lies on the TV Lies and caprice Lies, lies and more lies When will it ever cease
9.
Free at Last 04:23
The chains are gone The dream has come true No one can say What I can and cannot do Now I can say I am free Now I can say I am free I hold my head up high I can fee proud My face is not the face Of a face in the crowd I can finally let myself go I can finally let myself grow My ship has arrived I got my wish All the bastard scum Are swimming with the fish
10.
I pinch myself and I say Am I living I pinch myself and my skin's so unforgiving And I turn and I toss Picture myself bloodied on the cross Wake me when this dream is over I lose myself, I lose myself In the wounds of my past I lose myself, I lose myself In moments that won't last I am falling right through a hole Where I wind up I can't control No don't let go I beg of you If you let go what will I do I need to know that you are near You're all I got to keep me here
11.
Promise 05:11
It was late at night in a cabin in the woods Where we swore an oath to each other Yeah, we were two kids but we were in love It was there we vowed There would never be another I said I do, you said you do too We sealed it in blood like a blood brother You broke your promise to me We made our way back Back to the mean old world The mean old world And all its temptation When we were apart I only thought about you You were my star You were my salvation Don't know what went on inside your old head But I guess all you desired was sensation You married some guy His name is Tom He came to your rescue, he came to your aid He is a teacher and you are a shrink He drinks his whisky in his lemonade I still think about you and about that night And I wonder about the promise we made
12.
Every so often someone comes along And restores your faith in mankind Every so often someone seems so right And then they rob you blind Now and then a dream comes true Makes you want to wish for more A door opens, a finger beckons Then you see just what you fell for The cool wind of hope blows eternal As if to keep us on our toes Maybe there'll be a brighter day tomorrow So pack up all of your woes Once in a while you catch a break From all your worries and distress But just when things start going well They collapse in a mess Comes a time you settle down The clouds part and it's blue sky blue But just when you stand yourself upright The rug gets yanked from under you

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I wish there were some crazy cure
But all I can offer are these words
Write it all down, every detail
'Cause it will fly away like birds

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released August 12, 2023

Cover "Free at Last" by Eliot Wilder

Written and performed by Eliot Wilder

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