Anti-Body Guitars 18,19 and 20
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Alone
A musical vlog about another State injustice. Played on The Unicorn 3 string GBG Images from "Millions of Us" [Public Domain].
Alone
Why don't you leave him all alone
He never does you any harm
He has no place to call his own
Until his time to buy the farm
And he walks by here every day
And smiles within his grinning soul
He has no need for wealth or shame
whatever's missing makes him whole
Why don't you leave her all alone
she shouts at strangers as she roams
but doesn't need to have a friend
besides the bags she calls her home
Like him she left her past behind
A tale not wanting to be told
Don't lock them up for being blind
To what has led them to the road
Why don't you leave them all alone
Stop watching cos you'll never see
What makes them be what they become
What gave them their dependency
Let them leech and let them ask
And if you give for no return
You'll never set their hands to task
And no-one here will ever learn
Why don't you leave us all alone
The more you take the less we give
Don't need you spying on our home
So let it be and just let live
We don't want to have to bleed
And we don't want to have to lie
But when you squeeze and take no heed
you just ensure the truth is dry
RW 2010
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Comment by Diydc on February 2, 2010 at 3:03am
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Nice song there, great sound.
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Comment by MrRandomWritings (Backwater Bri) on February 1, 2010 at 9:00pm
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Thanks for your commenst guys.
@Willard - it has 2 pickups - I used the piezo for the rhythm and the coil for the bass and lead runs to give it a bit of flavour
@Bob and Tres - well it is kind of based on a guy who hit the road here just after we moved in town 2 years ago - always seems to be smiling about some inner secret and will never talk to us. Actually the council here gave the tramps a tent each last winter which is better than nothing I guess
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Comment by Tres Seaver on February 1, 2010 at 3:22pm
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Really well crafted song!
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Comment by Ice Bob on February 1, 2010 at 3:18pm
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cool verse Like him she left her past behind
A tale not wanting to be told
Don't lock them up for being blind
To what has led them to the road
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Comment by Willardj on February 1, 2010 at 9:56am
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RW,,,,really a nice video,,,,your git sounds primitive,wickid and mean...5 stars
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