WE CAN'T STAND IT WHEN WE FADE

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He touched so many people
He reached out to all of us
Some folks get special notice
They are buried in the dust
They are buried in the dust

We marched and we protested
It's just like fighting rust
Democracy defended
Democracy's a bust

Freedom's on the march
And liberty's on the run
Stick around
We have love for everyone
Stick around, my lonely one

Sergeant Lopez crossed the desert
Private Wilcox crossed the bridge
Together they crossed the border
Between the living and the dead
To save America
To save America
To save America
Hell is heaven sent

I see the yellow stickers
I see the little loops
I see the children dying
Taking candy from the troops
Taking candy from the troops

How much did your arm cost?
How much for your new face?
Are the crutches such a bother?
Life can vanish without a trace
Life can vanish without a trace

Freedom's on the march
And liberty's on the run
Stick around
We have love for everyone
Stick around, my lonely one

Sergeant Lopez crossed the desert
Private Wilcox crossed the bridge
Together they crossed the border
Between the living and the dead
To save America
To save America
To save America
Hell is heaven sent

There are no more words inside my cannon
There are no more songs in my charade
We can't tap dance in a pattern
We can't stand it when we fade
We can't stand it when we fade
Away

He touched so many people
He reached out to all of us
Some folks get special notice
They are buried in the dust
They are buried in the dust

We marched and we protested
It's just like fighting rust
Democracy defended
Democracy's a bust

Freedom's on the march
And liberty's on the run
Stick around
We have love for everyone
Stick around, my lonely one

Sergeant Lopez crossed the desert
Private Wilcox crossed the bridge
Together they crossed the border
Between the living and the dead
To save America
To save America
To save America
Hell is heaven sent

There are no more words inside my cannon
There are no more songs in my charade
We can't tap dance in a pattern
We can't stand it when we fade
We can't stand it when we fade
Away

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Comments

Oscar said…
Beautiful. One of your best, I think.
12:13 AM
Annie said…
::nodding:: oscar said it.
7:32 AM
Anntichrist S. Coulter said…
Sometimes, you are too good.
11:06 AM
mjs said…
I just listened to a sample of "we can't stand it when we fade"--the music and vocals were absofuckinglutely in the very essence of it!

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10:19 AM
Anonymous said…
I see an all recitative musical, like Sondheim, songs flowing in and out of each other, sketching the present darkness, with Neptune, down on his luck in Manhattan, waiting for the floods to come...

NEXT YEAR IN NYC, DUDE.
ALL THE SONGS MUST BE PRESERVED.
11:35 PM
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