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Anthem (Explicit Content)

from Wot's All This, Then? (The EP) by Sound System Seven

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A Reggae Rock opus with political undertones and it's got the S word right near the end.

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I'm just a walking shadow
of the man I used to be,
the now and future paper picture
of the once and former me.
The days that I spent watching
and the long nights I stood guard
have spent and burned everything I earned
and this is my reward.

I used to wear the white hat.
I used to do no wrong,
shooting fast and loose till they called a truce
and Freedom came along.
But now my guns are silent
and the naked light of day
shows the faces of the Lords of Love
who would take my guns away.

It seems folks don't remember.
How soon they forget
to say that it can't happen here
means it just ain't happened yet.
The Lords of Love have fooled you.
They're really Lords of Lies.
If you let them do your thinking for you,
you're in for a surprise.

I used to wear the white hat.
I used to do no wrong,
shooting fast and loose till they called a truce
and Freedom came along.
But now my guns are silent
and the naked light of day
shows the faces of the Lords of Love
who would take my guns away.

And now my guns are useless.
They're buried in the ground
and the Lords of Love are so proud of
the Peace they think they've found.
But don't upset their balance
and don't step out of line
or you'll find out they're out of patience
and you're all out of time.

I used to wear the white hat.
I used to do no wrong,
shooting fast and loose till they called a truce
and Freedom came along.
But now my guns are silent
and the naked light of day
shows the faces of the Lords of Love
who took my guns away.

Do ya? Do ya? Do ya? Do ya?

Do ya feel lucky, that's what I say.
Lucky in a forty-four sort of way?
A legend in your own mind, Lieutenant,
go ahead and make my day.
A man's got to know his limitations
and you've got to ask yourself,
do ya, do ya, do ya feel lucky, punk
or do you feel something else?

Do ya? Do ya? Do ya? Do ya?
Do ya feel lucky, punk
or do you feel something else?
This says you're shit outta luck!

credits

from Wot's All This, Then? (The EP), track released January 30, 2018
Lyrics & music by Thomas Szypulski

Lead Vocals: Derek Brinson
Toast: Thomas Szypulski
Trumpet: Rob Spear
Saxophone: Tim Smith
Trombone: Andy Powell
Lead Guitar: George Shepherd
Riddim Guitar: Jon Lima
Organ: Derek Brinson
Bass Guitar: Thomas Szypulski
Drums: Bruce Wassel

Engineered by Dewey Walsh & Thomas Szypulski
Produced by Dewey Walsh, Thomas Szypulski, & Derek Brinson
Recorded at The Bunker in Cary, NC and Studio Sea in Raleigh, NC
Mastered by Daniel Mager in Toronto, CA

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Presenting Sound System Seven... the Fourth-Wave Ska band from Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, here to party with you tonight, Idrens, because the only GOOD system is a SOUND system!

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