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Postmodern Blues Lyrics by Common Jack

Strange New State

2016

Don’t be alarmed if you speak & I don’t talk back,
My mind’s gone elsewhere to avoid another panic attack
Because he realized the generation that raised him are the ones
Responsible for all the false adoration of these
Things that always seem to miss the mark before they start;
We’re spending all our money and in return expect a fuller heart.
The man who lent you twenty dollar bills is standing at your door
Asking for thirty
& this time a little more.

I woke up Monday morning, went to check my phone,
I saw a talking head convinced I thought I was prone
To hysteria stirred by an unknown face & a lack of courage stuck to the sticking place.
Maggie always told me don’t let the control be divided by those on high who always seek to troll me.
The coward out of power’s always first to run away,
Seems a shame to let him go until today.

All we really want is a change of pace.
So keep walking and don’t speak softly.

I’m not deaf but I doubt I’ll hear a word you say,
I’m much to busy writing hate mail to the NRA,
& Paul is making calls to ask a favor for his friend,
The deputy who says he knows a guy is stepping in.
But the postmodern world looks like the old one,
The riots at the door have turned their hate into a slogan,
The postmodern rebel’s turned his cause into a label;
His megaphone a muzzle, his stage into a stable.

So look out kid, don’t you know they’re coming back for you,
They never like it when a newcomer can see right through
The false ads & the ceilings all made of glass,
The golden ticket they had promised but was made of brass.
So gather all your strength & take a step down the road,
You’re going to need it when the frustration overflows.
They’re teaching us the enemies are the ones with different skin
But the ones they really should be fearing lie within.

All we really want is a change of pace.
So keep walking and don’t speak softly.
Keep walking. Don’t speak softly.

I want to love you but I cannot trust you.
I want to love you but I do not trust you.
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Common Jack

Common Jack

About “Postmodern Blues” by Common Jack

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"Postmodern Blues" appears on "Strange New State" in 2016.

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