A Land That Loves Me

CAPO 9th 

VERSE

C

I want to live in a land

G 

Where there's real welfare

F

Not just for the sick 

G

But real healthcare 

A land where the police are loved and trusted

The legal system's there to always give you justice

And prison is seen

As the very last resort

Education for all is the top priority

For all children all minorities

F                             G

I want to live in a country

                            C

That cares about me

CHORUS

Am

That cares about me

F

That cares about me

G

That cares about me

 

VERSE

Where those who have a lot

Give all they've got

To raise all the boats

Helping those who have not

I want to live with a sense of community

And everybody there has equal opportunities

I want to live in a country 

that cares about me

CHORUS

That cares about me

That cares about me

That cares about me

INSTRUMENTAL (CHORUS)

BRIDGE

Em

I want to live in a land

Am

A land that loves me

F

A land that needs me

G

A land that believes me

OUTRO

C

This land is our land

G

This land is your land

F

Reach out take my hand

G

We are but one band

No man is an island

And we can rule and

United we stand

be at my right-hand

This land is our land

This land is your land

Reach out take my hand

We are but one band

LYRICS:

I want to live in a land

Where there's real welfare

Not just for the sick 

But real healthcare 

A land where the police are loved and trusted

The legal system's there to always give you justice

And prison is seen

As the very last resort

Education for all is the top priority

For all children all minorities

I want to live in a country

That cares about me

That cares about me

That cares about me

That cares about me

 

Where those who have a lot

Give all they've got

To raise all the boats

Helping those who have not

I want to live with a sense of community

And everybody there has equal opportunities

I want to live in a country 

that cares about me

That cares about me

That cares about me

That cares about me

I want to live in a land

A land that loves me

A land that needs me

A land that believes me

This land is our land

This land is your land

Reach out take my hand

We are but one band

No man is an island

And we can rule and

United we stand

be at my right-hand

This land is our land

This land is your land

Reach out take my hand

We are but one band

You Know They Lie

Don't say a word
You know they lie
The system is blurred
And so we fight
So don't say a word
You know they lie

They pulled it out of you
A story with no truth
over your head
They get up in your face
Tell you you'll be safe
If you say what they said

Don't say a word
You know they lie
The family get hurt
And so we fight

No shred of evidence
Victim of circumstance
Put you away
How do they sleep at night
Knowing it's not right
They know that they made you say

Don't say a word
You know they lie
Their power is earned
And so we fight
No alibi so they say what they like
Confuse, distort and deceive
See it's the law using their last straw
Tell me who they gonna believe

Don't say a  word
You know they lie
What have we learned
You know they lie
Just like a bad dream
You know they lie

Millions have seen
You know they lie
A life locked away
You know they lie

We hope and we pray

If I listened to you and you listened to me

CHORUS

G

If I did all the things that you tell me

C

And you did all things that I tell you

G                                                D

There's nothing that we couldn't do 

G

If I listened to you

C

And you listened to me

G                                      D

Imagine how happy we'd be

VERSE

G

Cause you tell me truths

C

I don't like to hear

G

Truth is painful

D

You know you can lie sometimes

Then I'd listen more

To the wise words you've said like

Like, like... errrr

CHORUS

If I did all the things that you tell me

C

And you did all things that I tell you

G                                                D

There's nothing that we couldn't do 

G

If I listened to you

C

And you listened to me

G                                      D

Imagine how happy we'd be

VERSE

We'd be healthier, happier, fitter and wiser

Richer and thinner and younger and more organised

The world would be a better place

Without war 

It's a simple thing but hard to do

With ego involved it's  a blinkered view

But if you saw yourself from outside, you'd say

"Why didn't you tell me!?"

MIDDLE

C

The world's a crazy mixed-up place

F

Because of the stupid human race

Am

Our thoughts pollute the very

G

Air we breathe

If we're going to be the ones to make the change

It's our thoughts we need to contain

And switch our brains from broadcast

To receive

And if I lived for you

And you lived for me

Imagine how happy we'd be

CHORUS

C                      

If I did all the things that you tell me

F

And you did all things that I tell you

C                                                   G

There's nothing that we couldn't do 

If I listened to you

And you listened to me

Imagine how happy we'd be

OUTRO

If you listened to me

I listened to you

We listened ro each other

Listening to you

Did you hear what I've been saying?

Has any of this registered?

You're looking at your telephone

I don't know what to say

I've done all I can

LYRICS

If I did all the things that you tell me

And you did all things that I tell you

There's nothing that we couldn't do 

If I listened to you

And you listened to me

Imagine how happy we'd be

Cause you tell me truths

I don't like to hear

Truth is painful

You know you can lie sometimes

Then I'd listen more

To the wise words you've said like

Like, like... errrr

If I did all the things that you tell me

And you did all things that I tell you

There's nothing that we couldn't do 

If I listened to you

And you listened to me

Imagine how happy we'd be

We'd be healthier, happier, fitter and wiser

Richer and thinner and younger and more organised

The world would be a better place

Without war 

It's a simple thing but hard to do

With ego involved it's  a blinkered view

But if you saw yourself from outside, you'd say

"Why didn't you tell me!?"

The world's a crazy mixed-up place

Because of the stupid human race

Our thoughts pollute the very

Air we breathe

If we're going to be the ones to make the change

It's our thoughts we need to contain

And switch our brains from broadcast

To receive

And if I lived for you

And you lived for me

Imagine how happy we'd be

                 

If I did all the things that you tell me

And you did all things that I tell you

There's nothing that we couldn't do 

If I listened to you

And you listened to me

Imagine how happy we'd be

If you listened to me

I listened to you

We listened ro each other

Listening to you

Did you hear what I've been saying?

Has any of this registered?

You're looking at your telephone

I don't know what to say

I've done all I can

Don't Dwell On Your Physical Shell

163 BPM (Or 167?)

CHORUS

G                                              Em

Don't dwell on your physical shell

        C          G

It's temporary

Em                         C

Borrowed from the sun

D                        G

Yours and everyone's

VERSE

G

The physical plane

Em

Here vibrating

C

All that's born

D

Disintegrating

It's not physical

Only fleeting

Carriages

For the souls you're meeting

Ephemeral 

And transient

Use it while 

You've remenants

Your body you made

It wasn't God

He'd have done a better job

CHORUS

Don't dwell on your physical shell

Cos it's the only thing you see

Open to the entire spectrum

Be all you can be

VERSE

See the people

Go through hassle

Building their

Little sandcastle

Want to make it big

Or make it thin

All before

The tide comes in

Wearing it out early

Cos you're nervous

Instead of living

In selfless service

Instead they hold back themselves  

Limit their senses

And get stuck behind

Illusory fences

CHORUS

Cos you fell for your physical shell

And think it's all you are

Wake up to the real truth

You're greater now by far

MIDDLE (Same chords)
Then on the astral

Fulfilling desires

With the love

Or in the fires

Reincarnating

Here and there

Back and forth

Until you evolve

CHORUS

So don't dwell on your physical shell

Cos there's far more to you

Your dark matter, matters more

Think about what you do 

Don't dwell on your physical shell

Use it as a tool

To help others gain experience

Graduate from school

LYRICS:

Don't dwell on your physical shell

It's temporary

Borrowed from the sun

Yours and everyone's

The physical plane

Here vibrating

All that's born

Disintegrating

It's not physical

Only fleeting

Carriages

For the souls you're meeting

Ephemeral 

And transient

Use it while 

You've remenants

Your body you made

It wasn't God

He'd have done a better job

Don't dwell on your physical shell

Cos it's the only thing you see

Open to the entire spectrum

Be all you can be

See the people

Go through hassle

Building their

Little sandcastles

Want to make it big

Or make it thin

All before

The tide comes in

Wearing it out early

Cos you're nervous

Instead of living

In selfless service

Instead they hold back themselves  

Limit their senses

And get stuck behind

Illusory fences

Cos you fell for your physical shell

And think it's all you are

Wake up to the real truth

You're greater now by far

Then on the astral

Fulfilling desires

With the love

Or in the fires

Reincarnating

Here and there

Back and forth

Until you evolve

So don't dwell on your physical shell

Cos there's far more to you

Your dark matter, matters more

Think about what you do 

Don't dwell on your physical shell

Use it as a tool

To help others gain experience

Graduate from school

It's Not 1984

178 BPM / Capo 2

VERSE

Dm                 Am

To those who call for uprising

C                 G

And bloodshed to begin

Am          C          G

Who holler that the system 

must be torn down from within

BRIDGE

Em                                     Am

If you want to drive out the dark

F                                          G

Well stand up with light in your heart

CHORUS

C                            Am                         Em                     G

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution

Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions 

Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution

You're acting like it's 1984

VERSE

An eye for an eye

Makes the whole world blind

With peace in your actions

There's peace in your mind

BRIDGE

If you want to drive out the dark

F                                          G

Well stand up with light in your heart

CHORUS

MIDDLE

In the cacophony, I hear a single melody

So would you come along and sing this song with me? 

We can use harmonies to sing of what we dream this little world could be

You can be mad, you can be angry 

In this time where words are feeling so unheard

We write songs about our worries 

Sing out loud to share our stories 

In the hopes that someone near or far can hear our words and feel them in their heart

OUTRO

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - You want to tear down institutions

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - You want fight for dissolution

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - You want to dish out retribution

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - You're demanding prosecutions

LYRICS

To those who call for uprising

And bloodshed to begin

Who holler that the system 

must be torn down from within

If you want to drive out the dark

Well stand up with light in your heart

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution

Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions 

Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution

You're acting like it's 1984

An eye for an eye

Makes the whole world blind

With peace in your actions

There's peace in your mind

If you want to drive out the dark

Well stand up with light in your heart

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution

Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions 

Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution

You're acting like it's 1984

In the cacophony, I hear a single melody

So would you come along and sing this song with me? 

We can use harmonies to sing of what we dream this little world could be

You can be mad, you can be angry 

In this time where words are feeling so unheard

We write songs about our worries 

Sing out loud to share our stories 

In the hopes that someone near or far can hear our words and feel them in their heart

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution

Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions 

Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution

You're acting like it's 1984

We don't know what we don't know

VERSE

                   Bm       

After so many years

                     Em

Of searching science

                               C

Countless experiments 

                                     G

And breaking down of elements

Of contradictory theories 

And fantastic formulas

Endless equations

To get to the truth

BRIDGE

Em

The only thing

                     C

That we can confidently say

D/F#

Throughout the ages.... is that

CHORUS

                         G

We don't really know what we don't know

                        D

We can't even say what we can't see

                            C

We've found known unknowns, And experiments have shown

                                   D

Enough to prove that it is what it is

And we can't conceive of new realities

Or visualise a fraction of what might be

Our imagination, fails at application

When we think of new possibilities

VERSE

So much of nature

Is still conjecture

And every new answer

Asks a hundred other questions

BRIDGE

Once everything's disproved

The one thing that's left

The unchanging reality... is that

CHORUS

MIDDLE

Am

How did this something

C

Come from nothing

Em

What forced its becoming

G

Well different types of nothing

Science is moving

Perpetually improving

Examining and removing

D/F#

Until we have one unifying thing... and it's that

CHORUS

LYRICS:  

After so many years

Of searching science

Countless experiments 

And breaking down of elements

Of contradictory theories 

And fantastic formulas

Endless equations

To get to the truth

The only thing

That we can confidently say

Throughout the ages.... is that

We don't really know what we don't know

We can't even say what we can't see

We've found known unknowns, And experiments have shown

Enough to prove that it is what it is

And we can't conceive of new realities

Or visualise a fraction of what might be

Our imagination, fails at application

When we think of new possibilities

So much of nature

Is still conjecture

And every new answer

Asks a hundred other questions

Once everything's disproved

The one thing that's left

The unchanging reality... is that

We don't really know what we don't know

We can't even say what we can't see

We've found known unknowns, And experiments have shown

Enough to prove that it is what it is

And we can't conceive of new realities

Or visualise a fraction of what might be

Our imagination, fails at application

When we think of new possibilities

How did this something

Come from nothing

What forced its becoming

Well different types of nothing

Science is moving

Perpetually improving

Examining and removing

Until we have one unifying thing... and it's that

We don't really know what we don't know

We can't even say what we can't see

We've found known unknowns, And experiments have shown

Enough to prove that it is what it is

And we can't conceive of new realities

Or visualise a fraction of what might be

Our imagination, fails at application

When we think of new possibilities

The More Beautiful World

Capo 4th / 68 BPM

VERSE

C

We're in the world

Am

And overwhelmed

C

While we're divided

G

We are compelled

Even though small 

And all estranged

We are ambassadors

Agents of change

CHORUS

F                               C

The more beautiful world

      G                        C

Our hearts already know

Is only possible

If we unravel ourselves

Surrender the order

Embrace chaos and grow

F                   G            C

All we gotta do is let go

VERSE

While we ourselves

See us apart

Our actions will be flawed

Wrong head, wrong heart

You show me cause

I see effect

Separateness

Road to neglect

CHORUS

The more beautiful world

Our hearts already know

Is only possible

If we unravel ourselves

Surrender the order

Embrace chaos and grow

All we gotta do is let go

MIDDLE

Am

Hope and distress

C

Consciousness

F 

Despair and strain

G

Pleasure and pain

CHORUS

The more beautiful world

Our hearts already know

Is only possible

If we unravel ourselves

Surrender the order

Embrace chaos and grow

All we gotta do is let go

The Violent Flame

VERSE

G 

The holiest being

                          C

That you'll ever meet

Is right there below you

Under your feet

She hides the beauty of her true light

Under material form

To render to us sustenance

Until we return

BRIDGE

                         C                      Em              

But we don't honour her name

       C               Em     

We defile and defame

             C                         D

And involve ourselves over again

CHORUS

G                               C

Bring up the violet flame

G                                 C

Transmute the dross in this frame

        G

While we scar her body

         Em

And we cause her pain

       C                    D          G

Still she gives her violet flame

VERSE

Blessed is this Goddess

Who gave us refuge 

Instead of accepting unlimited gowns

She refused

So that we can gain experience

On our way back to God

she has not yet demanded

That we change or leave

BRIDGE

But we don't honour her name 

We defile and defame

And involve ourselves over again

CHORUS

Bring up the violet flame

Transmute the dross in this frame

While we scar her body

And we cause her pain

Still she gives her violet flame

So bring up the violet flame

protection of power retained

She gives this willingly

Without a claim

Love it is a violet flame

MIDDLE

Bm                                 G 

How can she suffer so much?

Em                       Bm

Silent in solemn sacrifice

While we dam her arteries

And cut chunks out of her flesh

Commit foul acts against this angel

The very being that sustains us

BRIDGE

When her seeking children ask her 

Still she gives her flame of transmutation

CHORUS

Bring up the violet flame

Transmute the dross in this frame

While we scar her body

And we cause her pain

Still she gives her violet flame

So bring up the violet flame

protection of power retained

She gives this willingly

Without a claim

Love it is a violet flame 

LYRICS:

The holiest being

That you'll ever meet

Is right there below you

Under your feet

She hides the beauty of her true light

Under material form

To render to us sustenance

Until we return

        

But we don't honour her name

We defile and defame

And involve ourselves over again

Bring up the violet flame

Transmute the dross in this frame

While we scar her body

And we cause her pain

Still she gives her violet flame

Blessed is this Goddess

Who gave us refuge 

Instead of accepting unlimited gowns

She refused

So that we can gain experience

On our way back to God

she has not yet demanded

That we change or leave

But we don't honour her name 

We defile and defame

And involve ourselves over again

Bring up the violet flame

Transmute the dross in this frame

While we scar her body

And we cause her pain

Still she gives her violet flame

So bring up the violet flame

protection of power retained

She gives this willingly

Without a claim

Love it is a violet flame

How can she suffer so much?

Silent in solemn sacrifice

While we dam her arteries

And cut chunks out of her flesh

Commit foul acts against this angel

The very being that sustains us

When her seeking children ask her 

Still she gives her flame of transmutation

So bring up the violet flame

Transmute the dross in this frame

While we scar her body

And we cause her pain

Still she gives her violet flame

So bring up the violet flame

protection of power retained

She gives this willingly

Without a claim

Love it is a violet flame 

Civilised To Death

VERSE

Am

You've got emergency surgery and antibiotics

Am/B

Half your work done by a team of robotics

Am/F#

Still you've confessed

You're depressed

And distressed

and oppressed  

What's the matter with you?

You can travel through the sky sitting down in a chair

Get a drink, eat a meal and there's wifi up there

But at the slightest delay 

You complain

Like it's the end of the world

CHORUS

F                             Am

So why aren't you happy now?

F                             Am

Why aren't you in awe 

                    Am/F#          Am      

You've been civilised to death

VERSE

You've got your mother in a home, kids at childcare

You're working 7 days a week just to keep them there

You've been promised all your free time

When you're retired

You're the pyre for the fire of incessant growth 

Where any movement's advancement or progress or both

Youe’re like a falling man 

Who insists he’s flying 

CHORUS

BRIDGE

Am                                            F

How much time still to put in?

Am/B                              Am/F#

Can't be long 'til you're retiring

F

Scratching on the walls until your time is up 

G

One last sup at the poisoned cup

OUTRO

C

Take me back

Am

To the simple life

F

When we surrendered

G

To being alive

We lived by the ocean

And drank from the stream

In a world of abundance

Our lives were a dream

We had all we needed

Happy in our tribe

Surrounded by beauty

That you can't describe

The trees gave us everything

We worshipped the sun

Nature was all

And we were as one

LYRICS:

You've got emergency surgery and antibiotics

Half your work done by a team of robotics

Still you've confessed

You're depressed

And distressed

and oppressed  

What's the matter with you?

You can travel through the sky sitting down in a chair

Get a drink, eat a meal and there's wifi up there

But at the slightest delay 

You complain

Like it's the end of the world

So why aren't you happy now?

Why aren't you in awe 

You've been civilised to death

You've got your mother in a home, kids at childcare

You're working 7 days a week just to keep them there

You've been promised all your free time

When you're retired

You're the pyre for the fire of incessant growth 

Where any movement's advancement or progress or both

Youe’re like a falling man 

Who insists he’s flying 

So why aren't you happy now?

Why aren't you in awe 

You've been civilised to death

How much time still to put in?

Can't be long 'til you're retiring

Scratching on the walls until your time is up 

One last sup at the poisoned cup

Take me back

To the simple life

When we surrendered

To being alive

We lived by the ocean

And drank from the stream

In a world of abundance

Our lives were a dream

We had all we needed

Happy in our tribe

Surrounded by beauty

That you can't describe

The trees gave us everything

We worshipped the sun

Nature was all

And we were as one

The Mighty Sun

3/4 time - 199BPM

VERSE

Em                            G

Don't have no faith, no need to try

       A                                  G

The God in the Bible's the sun in the sky 

Go deep within, look out your eye

The Brahma of the scriptures is way up on high

CHORUS

A                                  G

It's the solar logos on whom we depend

A                                     Em

To go through invaluable experience

Blessed is this one, Sacred is this one

Who shineth always in sacrifice

VERSE

The nearest thing to God in manifestation

The most evolved creature in our concept of creation

You say you've looked around, oooh you're not too bright

All that you see is solidified light

CHORUS

It's the solar logos on whom we depend

To go through invaluable experience

Blessed is this one, Sacred is this one

Who shineth always in sacrifice

VERSE

Don't have no faith, no need to try

The God in the Bible's the sun in the sky 

CHORUS

It's the solar logos on whom we depend

To go through invaluable experience

Blessed is this one, Sacred is this one

Who shineth always in sacrifice

LYRICS:

Don't have no faith, no need to try

The God in the Bible's the sun in the sky 

Go deep within, look out your eye

The Brahma of the scriptures is way up on high

It's the solar logos on whom we depend

To go through invaluable experience

Blessed is this one, Sacred is this one

Who shineth always in sacrifice

The nearest thing to God in manifestation

The most evolved creature in our concept of creation

You say you've looked around, oooh you're not too bright

All that you see is solidified light

It's the solar logos on whom we depend

To go through invaluable experience

Blessed is this one, Sacred is this one

Who shineth always in sacrifice

Don't have no faith, no need to try

The God in the Bible's the sun in the sky 

It's the solar logos on whom we depend

To go through invaluable experience

Blessed is this one, Sacred is this one

Who shineth always in sacrifice

Brendan Dassey and the Others

167 BPM

VERSE

Dm

Did you know the police, are allowed to lie?

Say they've damning evidence, which you'd never deny

F

Something's wrong 

G

Something's wrong 

Once someone has recorded, a plainly false confession

Almost nothing ever, can exonerate them

Something's wrong 

Something's wrong 

Even over DNA evidence, that proves innocence

A confession almost always, takes precedent

Something's wrong 

Something's wrong 

BRIDGE

G                                      Dm

Hey Brendan we're rooting for you

     F                                   Am

We know the allegations, are not true

F                              G

Hold on a little bit longer

CHORUS

                       C

When you get out

Am                 G

What d'ya wanna do?

F                      G

Where d'ya wanna go?

When you get out

All of this will seem

Just like a bad dream

When you get out

VERSE

When a minor's susepected, are you aware?

The police can interview, without an adult there

Something's wrong  

Something's wrong 

police get taught, in interrogration school?

To learn to get confessions, with psychological tools

Something's wrong  

Something's wrong 

 the appeals process, is inherently imperfect

Its there to uphold, the validity of verdicts

Something's wrong  

Something's wrong 

BRIDGE

CHORUS

MIDDLE 

      G                                Dm

Hey Governor - Did you watch the documentary?

     F                                               Am

The case is flawed fundamentally. Go back to elementary

Hey Governor - What goes on in Wisconsin?

Is there commonsense then? 

F                              G

What's your response then?

CHORUS

If the bombs go off

VERSE

Bf                              F

Ordinary people feel under attack

                    D#                                       Bf

And that the enemies invisible they can't fight back

So they focus on an issue that's important to them

But they forget about the worst thing that could happen to men

Global warming's irritating like a splinter

Compared to hunkering down for a nuclear winter

Don't let politicians blind you with their commotion

When you see missiles flying over that's one issue you'd vote on

Make nuclear disarmament the thing you're locked on

By asking all your leaders where they stand on the bomb

CHORUS

Bf

Cos if the bombs go off

No other issues matter

F

If the bombs go off

Your life will be in tatters

D#

If the bombs go off

You'll wish that you'd acted before

If the bombs go off

There's no way to vote them back

If the bombs go off

Your world is going black

If the bombs go off

Your overriding emotion will be regret

VERSE

Only 9 countries have nuclear weapons

But any single one of them could end us in seconds

One determined hacker and security breach

A single crazy president with a button in reach

An angry dictator who won't be disarmed

Some kind of malfunction that sets off an alarm

So many scenarios can't think of them all

Of course the one that you forget would be the fate we befall

The odds are all long but the risk is so high

And there's no way back, once they're all up in the sky

CHORUS

MIDDLE (Chords as Verse, just strummed)

Nuclear war could lead to social improvement

With equal opportunity and freedom of movement

Freedom of speech would be a forgotten obsession

When you're pushing round a shopping cart with all your possessions

There'd be no     discrimination or judging by race

After a massive a fireball has burnt off your face

CHORUS

EXTRA CHORUS OUTRO

After the bombs go off

You can meditate in peace

After the bombs go off

Under a metal sheet

If the bombs go off

You can do whatever you please

LYRICS:

Ordinary people feel under attack

And that the enemies invisible they can't fight back

So they focus on an issue that's important to them

But they forget about the worst thing that could happen to men

Global warming's irritating like a splinter

Compared to hunkering down for a nuclear winter

Don't let politicians blind you with their commotion

When you see missiles flying over that's one issue you'd vote on

Make nuclear disarmament the thing you're locked on

By asking all your leaders where they stand on the bomb

Cos if the bombs go off

No other issues matter

If the bombs go off

Your life will be in tatters

If the bombs go off

You'll wish that you'd acted before

If the bombs go off

There's no way to vote them back

If the bombs go off

Your world is going black

If the bombs go off

Your overriding emotion will be regret

Only 9 countries have nuclear weapons

But any single one of them could end us in seconds

One determined hacker and security breach

A single crazy president with a button in reach

An angry dictator who won't be disarmed

Some kind of malfunction that sets off an alarm

So many scenarios can't think of them all

Of course the one that you forget would be the fate we befall

The odds are all long but the risk is so high

And there's no way back, once they're all up in the sky

Cos if the bombs go off

No other issues matter

If the bombs go off

Your life will be in tatters

If the bombs go off

You'll wish that you'd acted before

If the bombs go off

There's no way to vote them back

If the bombs go off

Your world is going black

If the bombs go off

Your overriding emotion will be regret

Nuclear war could lead to social improvement

With equal opportunity and freedom of movement

Freedom of speech would be a forgotten obsession

When you're pushing round a shopping cart with all your possessions

There'd be no discrimination or judging by race

After a massive a fireball has burnt off your face

Cos if the bombs go off

No other issues matter

If the bombs go off

Your life will be in tatters

If the bombs go off

You'll wish that you'd acted before

If the bombs go off

There's no way to vote them back

If the bombs go off

Your world is going black

If the bombs go off

Your overriding emotion will be regret

Unnecessary Music

CAPO 2nd

VERSE

C Dm Am

The world is saturated with songs

Dm Em Am

And we all just nod along

C Em Am

They have the patter and the beat

Dm Em Am

But they're whitebread food to eat

CHORUS

C

Unnecessary music

G

Why do we produce it?

F

Cos it is more fun to do

G

Than it is to listen to

Unnecessary music

Perhaps it's therapeutic

But they say a burden shared

Am

Is a burden doubled

VERSE

No idea in there was conceived

The embryo can't be believed

It has a head and arms and legs

But take its pulse you'll find it's dead

CHORUS

CHORUS (Whistled)

MIDDLE (Chords as chorus)

What spurred you on to finish it?

Put layers on the thinnish bit

When you had half-written the song?

Why'd you decide to carry on?

CHORUS

LYRICS:

The world is saturated with songs

And we all just nod along

They have the patter and the beat

But they're whitebread food to eat

Unnecessary music

Why do we produce it?

Cos it is more fun to do

Than it is to listen to

Unnecessary music

Perhaps it's therapeutic

But they say a burden shared

Is a burden doubled

No idea in there was conceived

The embryo can't be believed

It has a head and arms and legs

But take its pulse you'll find it's dead

Unnecessary music

Why do we produce it?

Cos it is more fun to do

Than it is to listen to

Unnecessary music

Perhaps it's therapeutic

But they say a burden shared

Is a burden doubled

What spurred you on to finish it?

Put layers on the thinnish bit

When you had half-written the song?

Why'd you decide to carry on?

Unnecessary music

Why do we produce it?

Cos it is more fun to do

Than it is to listen to

Unnecessary music

Perhaps it's therapeutic

But they say a burden shared

Is a burden doubled

The Death of Expertise

184 BPM

VERSE - Capo 4th- Em G A7 Em

G#m 

Having strong opinions

B

Is not the same as knowing things

C#7                                G#m

Experts are more likely to be right

Now we're all....

Google-fuelled and wiki-fed

Conspiracies, easily led

Our feelings matter more to us than facts 

CHORUS Capo 4th G D C G  Am C G D Em

B                                 F#

Experts say unanimously

                  E                    B

It's the death of expertise

C#m                  

Democracy's in jeopardy

E

We're our own worst enemy

              F#          F#/B       G#m

the death of expertise

VERSE

Ignorance was made a virtue by

Social entrepreneurs who

Confuse obscurantism with humility 

But now we're

all omnicompetent

And demanding  our entitlement

Our society could quickly cease to function

CHORUS

Experts say unanimously

It's the death of expertise      

Democracy's in jeopardy

We're our own worst enemy

the death of expertise

CHORUS (INSTRUMENTAL - HUMMING)

MIDDLE -  (122 BPM)

G#m B C# B G#m

Ensuring all have equal rights 

Doesn't mean that all opinions are right

And disagreeings not insulting

Saying you're wrong's not saying you're stupid

It's not elitist or undemocratic

To say that professionals know more about their work 

than you do

CHORUS

Experts say unanimously

It's the death of expertise      

Democracy's in jeopardy

We're our own worst enemy

 the death of expertise

LYRICS:

Having strong opinions

Is not the same as knowing things

Experts are more likely to be right

Now we're all....

Google-fuelled and wiki-fed

Conspiracies, easily led

Our feelings matter more to us than facts 

Experts say unanimously

It's the death of expertise

Democracy's in jeopardy

We're our own worst enemy

the death of expertise

Ignorance was made a virtue by

Social entrepreneurs who

Confuse obscurantism with humility 

But now we're

all omnicompetent

And demanding  our entitlement

Our society could quickly cease to function

Experts say unanimously

It's the death of expertise      

Democracy's in jeopardy

We're our own worst enemy

the death of expertise

Ensuring all have equal rights 

Doesn't mean that all opinions are right

And disagreeing's not insulting

Saying you're wrong's not saying you're stupid

It's not elitist or undemocratic

To say that professionals know more about their work 

than you do

Experts say unanimously

It's the death of expertise      

Democracy's in jeopardy

We're our own worst enemy

 the death of expertise