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Witness

by The Revenants

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Witness 04:53
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I bet you think no one is looking But I see, I see I am there on the subway You are not hidden from me You think you're shielded by a force field Or a separate reality I bear witness, I bear witness I bear witness to your world I see you putting on your makeup I see you eating your junk food I see you acting oh so kindly I see you acting very rude I see you laughing at your iPhone I see your turpitude Wherever you go Whatever you do I am watching you You can't hide You can't conceal I am watching you I see you cheating on your taxes I see you lying to your wife I see you spreading like a cancer I see you twisting in the knife I see all this and so much more I see the way you live your life
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No Shame 05:08
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The thing we do in public We used to hide in private But we don't think twice about it now We shout into our cellphones And we don't care who hears us We have killed off that most sacred cow It took us over without a fight If everyone does it must be right We do what we do And we don't think it through We are who we are from Antigua to Zanzibar Ain't got no shame The thing we do in public We used to shield from view And we once did that for a pretty good reason Who really wants to hear Our most intimate details Now hearing our details is an open season Now we don't bother to cover our head Living here among the walking dead The thing we do in public We didn't do in public It showed we that had a little touch of class Now the genie has escaped There's no putting him back inside Yeah the genie has really kicked our ass There's no end our to vanity It is a virus of insanity
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What I Did Not See 04:42
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I thought I thought I knew best But what did I know I thought I had the facts Just goes to show I didn't know nothing, I was a fool You should've sent me packing back to school So many lessons, so little time Never seem to learn and that's the crime What I did not see was right in front of me I'm sure you'll all agree what I did not see I thought I thought I knew best That was my take So how come my so-called life Was one big mistake I was once so confident I trusted my brain But then all my schemes Got washed down the drain So much info for so little output I opened my mouth stuck in my foot What did I know I didn't know nothing Nothing, no nothing at all What did I know I didn't know nothing I took a great big fall I thought I thought I knew best I was so smart But that's when my world began to fall apart The more I learned, the less I knew Even that old cliche was beyond my view I tried to get sorted tried to get straight But time screamed out, It's too late
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Hooligans 03:39
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We had our good times and we had our bad We had our happy We had our sad Through all those highs and lows one thing was true You stuck to me and I stuck to you Hooligans We were hooligans We were the baddest guys in town Got into trouble, tossed in the clink Never once did we put up any kind of stink Through all these shenanigans We never sold out Never once was our integrity Called into doubt We got into fisticuffs Once or twice We fought some more Then we made nice Through all our quarrels we never forgot We stayed best friends Forget me not
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Those Were My Best Days 04:40
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I was having the time of my life Never thought it would end Every day was a new adventure Beyond what I could comprehend I took some crazy chances And I walked a fine line Did what I wanted and all the stars did align Now when I think about it Now when I dream about it Those were my best days Those were my best days Wouldn’t change a single day I was ready to go all the way Those were my best days Those were my best days I was living my life to the max Living my life in my own way Did not care about consequences So long as I could make it pay Did not care about no one Just cared about me Caused a lot of damage living large and carefree Good times, good times, good times all around Good times, good times, that blessed sound Thought I'd go on and on And why wouldn't I I was young and I was healthy I could spit in your eye Could not see all the changes That would come my way Did not care who I ran down on the human highway
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Before the World Had Its Picture Taken 05:56
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It could've caused quite a scandal If people only knew But they didn't and that's the way that it was When certain things were taboo Discretion was the better part of valor Best to keep it on the QT All those loose lips could sink your ship The truth won't always set you free No one could see us We were invisible Even standing side by side Before the world had its picture taken We could hide Remember when you didn't have any access You only knew what you were told When I think about the way that it was I feel old Back then it was a simpler time At least that's what I'd like to believe No one would ever wanna do anything wrong No one would ever try to deceive Nowadays everyone's got a window A clear and unobstructed view You'd think with all that information That we would know, we would know what to do I don't want to sound nostalgic I don't pine away for the glory days But there's something to be said For hiding your dirty laundry I don't need to know all your wicked ways
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Cracked Wide Open 05:18
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What was this thing I didn't understand It was such a strange enigma to me I tried so hard to figure it out I searched high and low for a skeleton key And then a light Came shining through And I knew exactly what to do I hit it with my hammer And it cracked wide open And all of its junk spilled across the floor I hit it with my hammer And it cracked wide open And a world of wonder it lie in store The words on the box said handle with care But I was never good with following directions And all I wanted was my prize inside Add whatever I could add to my collections And then a light Went off in my head This could be the biggest thing since sliced bread Yeah it was everything I ever Hoped it would be All my dreams and wishes All rolled into one Yeah it was everything I ever Hoped it would be And I shouted, Hot damn I'm gonna have me some fun Got what I need, I'm a happy clam And there's nothing more I could ever want What lies beyond I will never know It beckons me with a familiar taunt And then a light It shined so bright And I didn't feel alone in the night
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Hell Is Other People 04:00
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You said that you would call me You acted real sincere I thought we'd get together I thought we'd have a beer We'd talk about what matters A little chit and chat You'd say what was on your mind And I'd tell you where I'm at But then you left me flat Hell is other people You said you kinda liked me You wanted to hang out I thought you really meant it Why would I have some doubt But then you disappeared, gone without a trace How could I be taken in By the earnestness in your face Fie on the human race What are you really thinking I guess a lot of hooey And so I say to you, phooey, phooey! You said want my email And we should see each other soon I said why don't we shoot For tomorrow at noon You said you'd check your schedule To see if you were clear I thought you really meant it And once again you looked sincere But you were not my dear What goes on inside your head I really am quite curious 'Cause the way you leave me in the lurch Makes me furious, furious
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Parting Gift 03:57
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I was usually good citizen Always tried to do the right thing Never punched nobody in the jaw Kept to the right of the right wing I waited my turn in line I waited for the world to shift I did the best that I could do And all I got was this parting gift I deserved what I had coming Some kind of reward for all my toil But I got skipped on the breadline of life And man that has made my blood boil I was never mean or foul-mouthed Never talked trash or spoke out of turn And yet life completely passed me by While others got their big return
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The Redeemer and the Redeemed 04:09
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No one gets nowhere Without the love of another A mother, a father A sister or a brother You can't live a life The way it is dreamed Without the redeemer and the redeemed If you think you'll get by In this world all alone I'm here to tell you You ain't no rolling stone If you wanna live a life Where your road is paved You need the savior and the saved You need me and I need you We fit together like socks in a shoe If you pry us apart We will lose heart, one plus one equals two We all need loving But where is it found It's in the heart It makes the world go 'round If we don't stick together We will come unglued We need the rescuer and the rescued
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Heal This 06:47
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My bones they are all withered I am one big mess My heart has an irregular beat I am in distress Won’t you heal this Won’t you heal this Won’t you heal this yow Be my healer Be my savior Be my redeemer now My shit is all fucked up Yeah, I’m in disarray When people see me coming down the street They don’t say, Have a nice day My skin is pale and spotty And all my joints they do creak I got pains from head down to my toes And I always need to take a leak I am now a geriatric I move well behind the crowd When I talk I always wind up shouting And my kid says, Don’t shout so fucking loud Whatcha gonna do about me Lock me up just like some oldster I will complain about my bygone days Coming down life’s roller coaster
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From Me to You 04:45
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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

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"Beloved be the ones who sit down." –César Vallejo

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released March 7, 2024

Cover "Witness" by Eliot Wilder

Songs written and performed by Eliot Wilder

Mick Fleetwood, drums on "Hooligans"

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"It was hell," recalls former child.

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