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death by 1000 cuts (the political tunes)

by Up in the Air

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Diablo Down written by John Beccia Thousands of people marchin'... marchin' along the beach We've got to raise our voices for the things that we believe We can't accept the risk of nuclear madness here in our town Marchin' into the canyon.....got to tear Diablo down Marchin' into the canyon..... got to tear Diablo down Shoutin' the words of protest.....Singin' the songs of love Hopin' to change this to somethin' that we're dreamin' of We can't accept the danger of nuclear waste forever around Marchin' into the canyon.....got to tear Diablo down Marchin' into the canyon..... got to tear Diablo down The greediness of the corporation Killin' our earth and sellin' our souls Two hundred-fifty-thousand years of radiation Will take it's toll-oh-oh Take it upon your shoulders.....Take it into your hands We've got to take responsibility while we can We can't accept the fate of radioactive poison around Marchin' into the canyon.....got to tear Diablo down Marchin' into the canyon..... got to tear Diablo down
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Corporation Rules So many of us crying......so many of us down So many of us trying to find jobs that can’t be found They take away our savings.....they take away all hope And leave so many hanging from this cliff without a rope CHORUS While they blame it on the taxes and our schools In this world where wall street robs us and the corporation rules While we sail on this sinking ship of fools In this world where wall street robs us and the corporation rules The corporation rules One time we had a future....but now that time is past And now we realize that every empire does not last We struggle to keep up now..... while laws are changed to please To maximixe the profits of the corporate entities REPEAT CHORUS With no one to depend on..... so many are distraught The system seems so broken and the politician’s bought We’re only seeking justice to bring this truth to light If only God could trust us to bring change and do what’s right REPEAT CHORUS
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Big Storm 03:57
Big Storm (by John Beccia) INTRO-(E7----C----G----A--B7--E7----) E7 Big storm’s a brewing.....coming round the bend Big storm’s a brewing.....who knows how it all will end C G We act like we don’t know....we just keep burning up that oil A7 B7 E7 Big storm’s a brewing.....like a pot that has begun to boil E7 Big storm’s a brewing.....right there off the shore Big storm’s a brewing.....gonna shake us to the core C G We act like we don’t know....we just keep using gasoline A7 B7 E7 Big storm’s a brewing.....it’s as big as we have ever seen am em The ice caps disappear the glaciers slowly slip away C B7 A7 - G What changes are ahead, nobody here can really say....... E7 Big storm’s a brewing...... growing as we speak Big storm’s a brewing.....and it’s building to it’s peak C G No more can we ignore...the cost of what there is at stake A7 B7 E7 Big storm’s a brewing ... and what will be left here in it’s wake Instrumental - (E7----C----G----A--B7--E7----) am em We see the hurricanes, we see tornados cross this land C B7 A7 - G Destruction piles up, so much of this is caused by man........ E7 Big storm’s brewing..... can it be too late? Big storm’s a brewing.... is it choice or is it fate? C G How much petroleum controls the way this world is bound A7 B7 E7 Big storm’s a brewing......as the danger builds up all around A7 B7 E7-- Big storm’s a brewing .......and the system quickly crumbles down
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Proletariat Fight Song by John Beccia CHORUS - We must be strong to carry it on It takes you so long when changing right from what's wrong We cannot hide, we must now decide To join in the fight of changing wrong into right The men who have the money are the ones who write the laws The law's designed to keep the rich man rich, and poor man poor The poor men must see thru it, and take each others hand And join the fight to have the right to protect and love the land REPEAT CHORUS The men who serve our country are dying overseas In foreign places, with our leaders saying "We're there to keep the peace." But everyone knows better, we fight to protect our wealth Young men die,and I wonder why they die for someone else REPEAT CHORUS (Chorus and last verse sung simultaneaously) Let's take the money for the bombs, and feed a hungry world Let's make the powermen take blame for the wrongs that have occurred The answer's in your heart, my friend, the power's in your love To all unite, and change this life into one that we're proud of REPEAT CHORUS-twice
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Fields 05:11
Fields written by John Beccia Deep in Central Mexico, the figure of a man At the ending of a planted field Standing there subservantly, a flag held in his hand A worker of the land, a life so real CHORUS-The fields before him stretching Far, as far as eye can see Who knows what sickness he'll be catching Then wonders how it came to be In the distance low clouds rise, the heat is beating down You can hear the hum though far away Now the plane comes into veiw and flies close to the ground A white mist trailing down, a steady spray Repeat chorus No protective clothes are worn, there's burning in his eyes Herbicidal sweat upon his brow Though his flag is badly torn, he waves it toward the skies His vision blurry-eyed, his throat is sore Repeat Chorus Back at home he can't sit still, he walks across the floor Stares down at the baby in the straw Once again, he feels the chill, again he asks the Lord "Why is the child deformed? The night is still. Repeat Chorus And wonders how it came to be..........
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Mandela’s Free (by John Beccia) CHORUS- Mandela’s free, Mandela’s free With him he freed his people......Mandela’s free Mandela’s free, Mandela’s free With him he freed his people......Mandela’s free So many years that he spent in jail They tried to change him, to no avail He always believed that he would not fail Now Mandela’s free REPEAT CHORUS They couldn’t stop him with prison walls All of his people heard freedom’s call He never stopped till apartheid falls Now Mandela’s free REPEAT CHORUS Paving the way toward their liberty A living symbol for all to see Showing what South Africa could be Now Mandela’s free REPEAT CHORUS Sooner or later, injustice ends Freedom was coming, he knew not when Slowly his country is on the mend Now Mandela’s free REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT CHORUS
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What's What 05:09
What’s What by John Beccia Everytime I look around, I wonder where it’s goin’ Things are always speeding up and never ever slowin’ Every new election’s like a punch into the gut Will someone please come and tell me what is what CHORUS - What’s what? What’s your number? What’s your name? What’s what? What’s your angle? What’s your game? Every answer that I get is if, or and, or but Will someone please come and tell me what is what We used to be a country free, built on immigration Now it seems our policies are based on domination Politicians passing out each favor for a buck Will someone please come and tell me what is what REPEAT CHORUS The rich stay rich, the poor stay poor by whose determination We pass our laws and fight our wars to help the corporations Social and enviromental programs just get cut Will someone please come and tell me what is what REPEAT CHORUS
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Moneylove 03:15
Moneylove by John Beccia There's lucrative lurkers living up on the hill For power these people are dressed to kill Polluting with poison for drilling and mining and all at will For moneylove The energy monsters get their desires The laws that protect us are under fire While power from sun and from wind and from water is shoved aside For moneylove The rich getting richer, the poor stay poor The number of jobless is growing more Small business is dying, big business is thriving, you know it's all For moneylove The large corporations are guaranteed While Mother Earth suffers from all this greed Our natural resources divided among them to fill the need For moneylove They're cutting back programs that help the poor They're building more bombs for the next world war Will it be Yemen, Angola, Rwanda, Korea, or El Salvador Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, or Georgia, there's so many more Places where people are dying and children are crying, you know It's all for moneylove For moneylove For moneylove For moneylove
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Crazy Times 05:46
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Hot Times 04:44
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Oh Ay Oh 04:37
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Lonely Sky 06:39
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When the Well Runs Dry? by John Beccia INTRO-E7 -E7-F-F#-G-G# (A7----- D7--Fmaj7--A7----- C---D7-Fmaj7-A7-----C---D7-Fmaj7-A7-----) A7 Will you deceive us with those same old lies? D7 Then try to feed us with the same old stale replies Fmaj7 A7---------- Can we be so unwise ? C D7 Fmaj7 A7 Does history just repeat?....What does it matter when the well runs dry? C D7 Fmaj7 A7 Here in the rising heat.....What does it matter when the well runs dry? A7 You don’t get richer from the things you buy D7 You tell us growth and progress never have to die Fmaj7 A7---------- Why do our children cry? C D7 Fmaj7 A7 Is it this world we leave them?.....Does it matter when the well runs dry? C D7 Fmaj7 A7 Whose words will we believe in? Does it matter when the well runs dry? break (D----------A7---------D----------E7 -E7-F-F#-G-G#) (A7----- D7--Fmaj7--A7----- C---D7-Fmaj7-A7---C---D7-Fmaj7-A7-----) A7 Temperature’s climbing and the ocean’s rise D7 There’s floods and hurricanes, and fire in the skies Fmaj7 A7---------- No need to act suprised C D7 Fmaj7 A7 Can it be climate change?..What does it matter when the well runs dry? C D7 Fmaj7 A7 Prophetic or just strange?...What does it matter when the well runs dry? C(pause) D7 Fmaj7 No homes out on the range....What does it matter when the well A7---- ..................runs dry? E7 -E7-F-F#-G-G#-A-Bb-B-C-C#-D-Eb-E7-A7--------------------
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New Day Comin’ by John Beccia (dm-C-Bb-A7, dm-C-Bb-A7) dm There’ll be a new day comin’ A7 When people care about the land C- A7 And take their destiny in hand dm-C-Bb-A7 There’ll be a new day comin’ dm There’ll be a new day comin’ A7 When everyone has all they need C - A7 Eliminating all the greed dm-C-Bb-A7 There’ll be a new day comin’ (repeat twice) - INSTRUMENTAL (chords same as verse) dm There’ll be a new day comin’ A7 With no one living on the street C - A7 When all have work and food to eat dm-C-Bb-A7- There’ll be a new day comin’ dm There’ll be a new day comin’ A7 When every single person’s freed C - A7 All ethnic races, every creed dm-C-Bb-A7 There’ll be a new day comin’ (repeat twice) - SLOW INSTRUMENTAL (dm--A7--C7--F--Bbmaj7--A7--dm- A7--) -(repeat twice) dm There’ll be a new day comin’ A7 When people realize the hour C - A7 Is time to rise and seize the power dm-C-Bb-A7- There’ll be a new day comin’ dm There’ll be a new day comin’ A7 When there’s no gap ‘tween rich and poor C - A7 No need for weapons anymore dm-C-Bb-A7- There’ll be a new day comin’ - (repeat 3 times) .... There’ ll be a new day (end on dm )
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Genetically Modified World by Brian Stark Well DNA is natural. It’s the buiding block of life, And when the good Lord put it together, you know, I think he did it up right. He made lots of different organisms, a complex web of life Each one depending on another and so the circle, it closed up tight And then along came a man and a microscope, and he seperated the gene When he put ‘em all back together, he made lots of strange un-natural things And now food crops grow on the ocean floor. Cows, they grow on trees. Now the ranchers gaze while their oysters graze On grass that depends on a hormone spray In our genetically modified world, In our genetically modified world Well now the corporations they will tell you it’s about feeding people in need But it isn’t really very hard to see that it’s really just about corporate greed They patent the food in the third world and then they watch their profits grow But the third world people can’t say no because they’re economic slaves of the WTO And now their food crops grow on the ocean floor. Cows, they grow on trees. Now the ranchers gaze while their oysters graze On grass that depends on a hormone spray In our genetically modified world, In our genetically modified world Now when the corporations own creation, with who shall we worship then With the First United Church of Syngenta, or Monsanto of the Nazarene Of course, we’ll always have the Daoist, but they’re now D,O,W, DOW They’ll be popular with all except the population of Bhopal Because their chickens now only lay export crops. The sacred cows grow on trees. Now the ranchers gaze while their oysters graze On grass that depends on a hormone spray That travels down the river into the bay Where it bio-accumulates everyday Till our ecosystem’s in decay In our genetically modified world, In our genetically modified world (repeated)
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Dreams Before They Die by John Beccia So many people saying that we're crazy Nothing we can do will change the world All of us are dreaming of A future built upon our love A love that holds these things we're dreaming of We're dreaming of Time's a raging river rushin' right on by Got to reach out for your dreams before they die Time's a raging river rushin' right on by Got to reach out for your dreams before they die Every person has the power inside them To stand up for the things they think are right Everybody's reaching for The key that opens heavens' door The door that holds the things we're dreaming of We're dreaming of Time's a raging river rushin' right on by Got to reach out for your dreams before they die Time's a raging river rushin' right on by Got to reach out for your dreams before they die The human race creates it's own destruction So many different ways to end it all Got to stand up while we can Love in our hearts, sweat on our hands The hands that hold the things we're dreaming of We're dreaming of Time's a raging river rushin' right on by Got to reach out for your dreams before they die Time's a raging river rushin' right on by Got to reach out for your dreams before they die

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released September 15, 2016

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Up in the Air Santa Margarita, California

Up in the Air blends elements of structure and improvisation into musical styles as varied as folk, pop, dixieland, bluegrass, latin, and worldbeat. The result is a fresh and ultimately dancable musical experience with a conspicuously multi-cultural sound. Their original songs center on themes of social equity and justice, environmental consciousness, love, and respect for others. ... more

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