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Crowd Control
03:14
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I Can't Wait to Die
02:31
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I Can’t Wait To Die
Every morning after I raise my head,
I walk the floor and wonder if I’m better off dead
I ain’t complaining, and I don’t mean to cry but...
I can’t wait to die
Surrounded by a mountain of misery,
born into a form of abject poverty
I ain’t going to make it, so I don’t even try...
I can’t wait to die
Angel of mercy, please take me on Home
Angel of mercy please take me away
Civil War displaced my whole family,
into the arms of a sworn enemy
I keep praying and I’m down on my knees, but...
I can’t wait to die
Angel of mercy, please take me on Home
Angel of mercy please take me away
Anger and religion fuels liberty,
conquered and defeated for the company
I can’t change it so I strap up and smile...
I can’t wait to die
I can’t wait to die,
I can’t wait to die
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3. |
2020 Blues
03:17
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2020 Blues 10/1/20
I’m so scared, I can't go outside
I can't get no fresh air…I can't breathe
I'm so lonely, but I'm on social media all the time
Me and all my friend…all 25,000 off them {if a dime}
I got the blues, I can't win an' I can't lose
I got the blues I can't win if I can't choose
I got them 2020 blues..
I'm so tired, I need A-day off
I ain't worked a day in…29 weeks laid off
I'm overstimulated, I need my stimulus check
Got to watch my cable TV, drink till I get wrecked
I got the blues, I can't win an' I can't lose
I got the blues I can't win if I can't choose
I got the 2020 blues
I could catch the ‘rona, get whisked off to a hospital,
I could die….never you get to say good bye
I could get ripped out of my car, get beat down in the street
I could get shot by a cop, with qualified immunity
I got the blues, I can't win an' I can't lose
I got the blues I can't win if I can't choose
I got them 2020 blues
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4. |
Limits of Control
05:17
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Come here on my own, arriving in style
Strangers tongue unknown, deciphered and I heard
Canvases and man, paint by ancient hands
Flesh still on the bone, no sex or guns or phones
Everything I know is out for hire,
The skills that I possess are your desire,
No sleep for me until I cross the wire,
So I ride…the limits of my mind and control
Cafe is my home, skyscrapers white paper
Coffee cups and codes, silence and violins
Matchbox red or blue, secrets known to few
Diamonds are a friend, to girls in need of men
Safety comes because I know my place
Fill the void of time between the space
Molecules get mixed and matched replaced
As I ride…the limits of my mind and my control
Solo
Face of molten stone, placid and blackened
City streets I roam, back alley dark end
Guitars frozen tones, trapped in wooden souls
Gypsy to the bone, a dance step on a rose
Cemetery dirt and fallen tears
An angels kiss of death upon deaf ears
Life it has no worth for volunteers
Deep inside…the limits of my control
My control, I control…
The speed and the flow….
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5. |
Blue Rain
01:41
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E Pluribus Unum
04:12
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E pluribus unum
I place my hand above my heart ,old glory waves on high
I think of all who sacrificed, for a way of life
Gone, forgotten, scars of days gone by
all turned rotten, through the biased lens of time and age
I believe in sacrifice, and the sanctity of life
for your health and safety, and for what you believe right
War for profit, is never worth your life
hate and anger are never worth the price you pay…..
I believe in the USA, I believe in the USA
We have altered history, within our space and time
both tragically and magically, irreparably defined
High-and-mighty, haughty unashamed
a tidal wave upon the world, humanity's cursed name today
A Beacon for humanity forsaken and betrayed
a candle burning brighter burns much bitter when decayed
Rise and fall, empires one and all
are we passed the point of no return, are we destined to repeat it all
I believe in the USA, I believe in the USA
Can anyone live peacefully, and get all that they need
without the need for everyone, to be what they believe
peace and progress, can happen naturally
without fixed dogma, we can be happy and both free again
I believe in the USA, I believe in the USA
I believe, I believe
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Petey Hop New York, New York
The Duke Robillard produced, "The Levee" was chosen as #30 for top 100 Blues Albums of 2012 by The Roots Report. It peaked
at #3 for Blues and #1 for their interchart (all charts combined) as well.
2020 Blues is a self produced EP of new music inspired by the year from hell.
A unique, eclectic, diverse songwriter with the guitar chops to match his genre spanning style.
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