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7) What Rough Beast - m.litton

See the children dancin’ in the alley dressed like they could kill
There’s an old man standin’ on the corner wanderin’ if they will
He’s got nothin’ n they want something so what’s he got to fear
Well could be he knows somethin’s comin’
‘Cause he’s already been there, now it’s comin’ here

Cruel like the eye of a viper crawlin’ through a Cajun swamp
Hidden in the red-brick jungle above the cold asphalt
Hear the cry of a victim as the neon night turns black
Hear your silent heartbeat scream
‘Cause somethin’ turnin’ round, now it’s comin’ back

Chorus: Look around, it surrounds you, too late to escape
What rough beast is comin’, slouching towards
Howling with rage

One wears white, the rest wear black, one dies, the others mourn
From the eye of the spinning gyre this madness gets reborn
You may say that battle leaves a bad taste in your mouth
While in the prison Maze they fast to death
And the violence hungers to break out

There’s the IRA, the KKK, the them’s, the you’s, the me’s
Gathering, choosing sides, leaving nothing in between
And if you listen carefully to what’s bein’ said
If you have not yet been claimed
They’d be better off if you were dead
(chorus)

It came to pass down in New York City on the 27th day of June
The rough beast found another victim down on ol’ 8th Avenue
They stripped him naked then ran him down to die on a subway rail
Those who flee the heart of darkness
Risk runnin’ right through the gates of Hell
(chorus)

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from Bare Bones, released October 2, 2020

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I'm a creekbank ghetto boy. Began my singin' near half a century ago in Canada, then hit northeast, down thru Nashville, Austin, out to Colorado and back to Kansas where I started out and will likely remain. My influences are Leadbelly, Jimmie Rodgers, CCR and The Band, while the juices of a hundred others flavor my music, not to mention the devil himself if that's what it takes to make a song... ... more

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