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Week 34 - Ghosts That Came Before (230820)

from Song A Week, Vol. 8 by James Tristan Redding

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We follow in the footsteps
Of the ghosts that came before
And learn to hide beneath
A plain white sheet

The lies that we have told
Generation after next
Tie our feet in wet concrete
And leave us sinking
What were we thinking

The words that we have written
On the tablets of our time
Allow a certain game
Of hide and seek

Our mothers and our fathers
Encourage this charade
Whatever color vote
Or color skin
How'd this mess begin

The same as when computers
Or vehicles break down
Sometimes we need to start
The whole thing over

We need a hard reset
Of hardware software too
And somehow to see
Everything as new
But that's hard to do

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from Song A Week, Vol. 8, released February 12, 2024

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

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