"Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs" (Edwin Collins) I agree with the second part of Edwin's line, and Andrew is adding a superb song to the list of protest songs. He delivers the strong lyric clearly over a good melody, and I appreciate the lyrics written out. It shows they are as good as I thought at first hearing. My top vote in this battle- because I feel that Andrew really cares about people in the present social/ political situation.
Standing here I know I seem so close Man, if you only knew
How far I feel among stones and steel picture crucifixions painted on cubes
Silent as gold hanging from a stolen soul whose wishes for the world never amount
To its minutes and months full of stupid tricks and stunts moving too fast for any man to count
Beyond the silver he holds and the blood attached careful, so his conscience can’t attack
Then there are the ones who know the purpose of every joke and test Assured they are blessings not curses as everything is always for the best But Francois, my friend I’ve got to tell ya’ This story’s ending looks alot like the beginning With the holiest of houses built for nothing except to say who is sinning Against this right and this wrong strung along from the latest victory Between a caravan of lunatics and a parading insanity
There is word that is used in the air on the news Though I am never sure for whom
Some say it got the slaves out of their graves in Southern cities with English names
Held the hobo straight when he flew off on the freight in the land of fortune’s fools
Where they teach you how to buy with every second of your time a white horse for death and pride’s children
And ride a course set to stay by the masters who hold sway over men who keep their chains well hidden
Comments for Optimism
by Andrew Patrick David
I agree with the second part of Edwin's line, and Andrew is adding a superb song to the list of protest songs.
He delivers the strong lyric clearly over a good melody, and I appreciate the lyrics written out.
It shows they are as good as I thought at first hearing.
My top vote in this battle- because I feel that Andrew really cares about people in the present social/ political situation.
Standing here I know
I seem so close
Man, if you only knew
How far I feel
among stones and steel
picture crucifixions painted on cubes
Silent as gold
hanging from a stolen soul
whose wishes for the world never amount
To its minutes and months
full of stupid tricks and stunts
moving too fast for any man to count
Beyond the silver he holds
and the blood attached
careful, so his conscience can’t attack
Then there are the ones who know the purpose of
every joke and test
Assured they are blessings not curses as
everything is always for the best
But Francois, my friend I’ve got to tell ya’
This story’s ending looks alot
like the beginning
With the holiest of houses built for nothing except to
say who is sinning
Against this right and this wrong strung along
from the latest victory
Between a caravan of lunatics
and a parading insanity
There is word that is used
in the air on the news
Though I am never sure for whom
Some say it got the slaves
out of their graves
in Southern cities with English names
Held the hobo straight
when he flew off on the freight
in the land of fortune’s fools
Where they teach you how to buy
with every second of your time
a white horse for death and pride’s children
And ride a course set to stay
by the masters who hold sway
over men who keep their chains well hidden