Musical Worldview :: the Samples, "Carry On"

“Trusting is one thing I don't know
When it comes to the campaigning men
But I'll meet you at the election
When I vote for the hope of this land

Carry on
Carry on

Just take a good look around you
The ghettos begin at your feet
And there's a family of six through a window
Looking way down at you on the street

Carry on
Carry on

Send us in any direction
Airports, buses and cabs
But somehow through all this confusion
We lose things that we've never had

Carry on
Carry on

A funeral was held in the winter
The old lady pull from her purse
A thoughand tears on a napkin
While waving away at the hearse

Carry on
Carry on

Trusting is one thing I don't know
When it comes to the campaigning men
But I'll meet you at the election
When I vote for the hope of this land

Carry on
Carry on”

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Musical Worldview: Lou Barlow, "All You People Suck"

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“All you people suck
You're the ones that don't believe
That we're all connected
Let the final point repeat”

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Musical Worldview: Church Of The Cosmic Skull, "Everybody's Going to Die"

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“Everybody's going to die
Everybody
Slipping away into the night
But we're feeling alright

Everybody's going to die
Everybody
Everybody loses the fight
But we're feeling alright

Some of us believe that we will live forever
Some of us believe that we return
Some of us will go when we are all together
Some of us will go when we're alone

Everybody's going to die
Everybody
Slipping away into the night
But we're feeling alright

Everybody's going to die
Everybody
Everybody loses the fight
But we're feeling alright

Some of us will live like there is no tomorrow
Some of us will fight until the end
Some of us will struggle through the pain and sorrow
Some of us will choose to make it stop

Everybody's going to die
Everybody
Slipping away into the night
But we're feeling alright

Everybody's going to die
Everybody
Everybody loses the fight
But we're feeling alright

Some of us are taken long before we should be
Some of us will go before we're born
Some of us will do the things we want to do here
Some of us will not

Everybody's going to die
Everybody
Slipping away into the night
But we're feeling alright

Everybody's going to die
Everybody
Everybody loses the fight
But we're feeling alright”

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Musical Worldview: Iris Dement: "Going Down To Sing In Texas"

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“. . . I'm so glad Jesus drove those moneychangers out of the church
He did not mince his words for fear that their feelings might get hurt
He spoke truth to power, He stood up for the poor
The church today wouldn't even let him through the door
I'm so glad Jesus drove those moneychangers out of the church

I know a couple of Muslims and they seem like pretty decent folks to me
I'd take anyone of them over that evangelist I'm watchin' on T.V.
You wanna ban something? I got a plan
Let's ban hate from every corner of our land
Well I know a couple of Muslims and they seem like decent folks to me

What's the deal with all these war criminals who get to walk around free
Like that president who lied about WMD
Hundreds of thousands of people are lying in their graves
Celebrities are calling him the sweet new friend they made
What's the deal with all these war criminals out walkin' around free . . . ”

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Musical Worldview: Rikki Ililonga, "My Destiny"

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“I know my destiny
so I”m free, my mind is clear
so take this love that I give
because I won’t be around for too long . . .

Darkness is the brother of Light
Awareness comes after a fight
The Truth of life is a mystery
but happiness is a love supreme

Let’s share what life has to give
Let’s love without any regrets . . .”

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Musical Worldview: Church of the Cosmic Skull, "Revolution Comes With An Act of Love"

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“Revolution comes with an act of love
Listen closely now to the sound of the turtle dove
Wings are broken but she sings her song
And all we've got to do is sing along”

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Musical Worldview: Fugazi, "Merchandise"

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When we have nothing left to give
There will be no reason for us to live
But when we have nothing left to lose
You will have nothing left to use

We owe you nothing
You have no control
We owe you nothing
You have no control


Merchandise, it keeps us in line
Common sense says it's by design
What could a businessman ever want more
Than to have us sucking in his store


We owe you nothing
You have no control
We owe you nothing
You have no control

You are not what you own
You are not what you own
You are not what you own
You are not what you own

We owe you nothing
You have no control
We owe you nothing (nothing)
You have no control
We owe you nothing (nothing)
You have no control

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Musical Worldview: Caamp, "By and By"

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“Are you a life force?”

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Musical Worldview: Drew Grow and the Pastors Wives, "Bon Voyage Hymn"

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“Darkness weaponizes fear
Questions forge into a spear”

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Musical Worldview: Wonderful World, Beautiful People by Jimmy Cliff

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“Take a look at the world
And the state that it's in today
I am sure you'll agree
We all could make it a better way
With our love put together
Everybody learn to love each other
Instead of fussing and fighting
Cheating but biting
Scandalizing and hating

Baby, we could have a wonderful world, beautiful people”

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Musical Worldview: Caamp, "Wunderbar"

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“Love and grace is what we need”

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Musical Worldview: the Smiths, "I Know It's Over"

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“It takes strength to be gentle and kind”

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Musical Worldview: Akron/Family, "Don't Be Afraid, You're Already Dead"

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“Don't be afraid, it's only love”

Musical Worldview Project: the Kernal, "U Do U"

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“How long since you loved somebody,
A little more than U DO U?”

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Musical Worldview: Jeff Tobias, "Thank You For Your Service"

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“Don't you feel just a little used as you catch the bait and switch
No one ever threw a brick cos they wanted to get rich”

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Musical Worldview: Jeff Tobias, "We're Here to Help"

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“He had money poisoning
He had too much
We're here to help

You can't hide your love away
You can't take it to the grave”

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Musical Worldview: Love and Rockets, "No New Tale To Tell"

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“People like to hear their names
I'm no exception
Please call my name”

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Musical Worldview: Jeff Tobias, "Our Very Recent Past"

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“By the time they figured out who the real fascists were it was too late
All the ink had long since dried and all the trains had long since left the station

Who is above loving a face they don't yet recognize

Weep to think what could have been, but I guess that could be said about anytime
Still it seems decisive things could've moved the needle; maybe not
If only something from our very recent past could act as a warning - give us some vision - but our vision's left wanting
But never again doesn't mean anything if it never stopped happening

Who is above loving a face they don't yet recognize
Give up some small sense of yourself and help smash the hateful tide”

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Musical Worldview: the Clash, "Know Your Rights"

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“This is a public service announcement
With guitar
Know your rights
All three of them

Number one
You have the right not to be killed
Murder Is a crime!
Unless it was done
By a policeman or an aristocrat
Know your rights

And number two
You have the right to food money
Providing of course
You don't mind a little
Investigation, humiliation
And if you cross your fingers
Rehabilitation

Know your rights
These are your rights
Hey, say what, hey

Know these rights

Number three
You have the right to free speech
As long as you're not
Dumb enough to actually try it

Know your rights
These are your rights
Know your rights
These are your rights
All three of 'em

And it has been suggested
In some quarters that this is not enough
Well

Get off the streets
Get off the streets
Run”

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Musical Worldview: Grateful Dead, "Scarlet Begoinias"

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“Once in a while, you get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right”

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