1. |
Not It
03:22
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we never got over using the labor of women and slaves
we sweep it under the rug with the broom of a useless excuse for a minimum wage
we turn our faces away from all the work we can’t admit
will never go away
like cleaning the toilet
caring for elders
running the errands
making the lunch
day in day out day in day out day in day out day in day out
nobody wants to pay
nobody wants to pay
nobody wants to pay
nobody wants to pay
for all the work we can’t admit is tedious but utterly essential to survival
not it not it not it not it
(not it not it not it not it)
we never got over using the labor of women and slaves
nothing has changed except over time we’ve called slavery by various names
we try to automate or denigrate what doesn’t turn
a profit right away
like caretaking, education
R&D, and raising kids and art
day in day out (day in day out)
‘cause
nobody wants to pay
(not in my backyard)
nobody wants to pay
(not in my backyard)
nobody wants to pay
(not in my backyard)
nobody wants to pay
(not in my backyard)
for all the work we can’t admit is tedious but utterly essential to survival
not it not it not it not it
(not it not it not it not it)
we never got over using the labor of women and slaves
until we figure it out, we’ll keep on repeating the chorus over and over
over and over, endless wars cuz
nobody wants to pay…
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2. |
Archaeology
05:02
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sometimes I lay awake and wonder
if we’ve already passed the point of no return
how many more lives torn asunder
while we just look away and leave the rest to burn?
you start to question, does it matter
anything accomplished while you’re on this earth
or does it just add to the chatter
of all the laps around the ring of death and birth?
someday we will be
archaeology
a page or two or three
in someone else’s history
I keep on looking for the meaning
of all the effort people make to get ahead
for all the wars we have about believing,
what if the truth is that we’ll just be dead?
if that’s the case then look around you
what customs really bring you peace of mind
of all the totems that surround you
pack your favorite broken pieces, leave the rest behind
someday we will be
archaeology
just a page or two or three
in someone else’s history
yeah someday we will be
no more than archaeology
just a page or two or three
in someone else’s history
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3. |
DW Dub
04:38
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trying not to worry about the things I can't control
trying to remember how to feed my soul
learning how to walk toward a shifting goal
tryin not to worry about the things I can't control
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4. |
Rain and Sun (Prayer)
03:05
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not a cloud in the sky
and the sun burning high
i am praying the rain will come
let it fall on me
let it fall on me
let it fall
ahhh...
not an ending in sight
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Kat Sherrell New Mexico
Pianist and songwriter Kat Sherrell has inhabited environments as distinct as rural NM mining country (where she's from) and the conductor podium of the hit musical Hamilton (where she's lately been touring). Her music reflects this juxtaposition, with synthetic and organic elements living side-by-side in the lyrics and instrumentation. ... more
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