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Disconnect

by Shane Carey

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1.
Disconnect Intro 02:48
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all of the anger and all of the hatred and all of the violence seems to have grown all of the sickness and all of the loneliness all of the sadness we suffer alone All our stories intersect Why do we choose to reject Why do we disconnect
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Disconnect I 03:40
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Disconnect from civilized society Disconnect from safety and security Disconnect from insult without injury Escalation can happen without provocation Boiling over with prejudice and hate A civil cold war in these Divided States Fear and brutality are all we can expect Everyone's a target When we disconnect Disconnect from progress and equality Disconnect from character and honesty Disconnect from basic human decency Cooperation is prelude to exploitation Subjugated for gender, faith, and race Same old reasons for spitting in your face Wounds never heal, just fester and infect Who cares about the victims When you can disconnect Without love Without compassion Without love Without humanity Without love Without love, it gets worse every day Constant battle between predators and prey Far from civilized Despite our intellect We're terrifying animals When we disconnect
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Bloody Revolution 03:52
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They take away our safety They take away our rights They take away our liberty They will not see the light When civil servants fail to serve When no hope can be seen It's time to make some drastic cuts Bring back the guillotine No more losing women's rights In Senate, House, and court We'll draw and quarter Congress While they beg us to abort The long arm of the law falls short Whenever blue kills black They'll reach an understanding when we Stretch 'em on the rack The old ways are the best ways Let's do this like the old days We're ready for a bloody revolution Tyranny needs battery And when the power's drained Get ready for a bloody revolution We're not powerless We're not paralyzed We're not passive or complacent or disorganized Talking heads spin tragedy to talking points they like The counterpoint will sink in When their heads are on a pike Same-sex weddings all around For those who've been denied When homophobic legislators are boiled in Astroglide The old ways are the best ways Let's do this like the old days We're ready for a bloody revolution Tyranny needs battery And when the power's drained Get ready for a bloody revolution You can't empathize You can't compromise You only patronize and moralize and terrorize Time to equalize (So say your goodbyes The old ways are the best ways
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Hey Girl 02:56
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Hey girl I couldn't help noticing you're all alone over there Dark hair, dark eyes, head down, curled up With a book, leaning back in your chair And you're not looking up at anyone Not even checking your phone So as much as I'd like to introduce myself I can tell you'd rather be alone So I'll just Keep it to myself Keep me to myself If you want to have a conversation I'd be glad to get your invitation 'Til then I'll keep to myself Hey girl I'm wondering what you're reading and whether I've read it too Is it dramatic or super philosophical A challenging point of view Biographical, educational Or is it just boring you 'Cause you haven't smiled this entire while Course, it's none of my business if you do So I'll just Keep it to myself Keep me to myself I'm sure you have a way to show me If you ever want to get to know me 'Til then I'll keep to myself Hey woman I shouldn't call you girl I didn't mean to patronize Even though I didn't say it out loud I sincerely apologize I'm gonna take my mind off you now Because it's really not fair You should be able to Sit in public view With a book in front of you and Not have some guy stare
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Humanize 04:06
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In like-minded societies, the truth seems fairly plain Anyone who disagrees sounds backward or insane Inside of the echo chamber, voices of dissent Are reduced to ghosts of insubstantial argument CHORUS (Humanize) We come into different beliefs from different lives Disagreement's a chance to open up our eyes If we listen as equals, if we humanize The light through a prism is a fraction of the facts The price of precision is to question what refracts Have the scruples to scrutinize belief that's held too strong To recognize rigidity, admit we might be wrong CHORUS We all have opinions And we need to recognize Remember, to err is human And we see through human eyes You may be wrong and you may be right It's dismissive and arrogant, rejecting different views When even the clueless can lead us to clues Can we broaden horizons, exchange with other tribes Or are we the dogmatic ones, the Pharisees and scribes CHORUS
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The Predator 04:45
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Their sleep is sacred Every dream could be their last Every kiss goodnight might be goodbye Two by fours and drywall Won't protect them if it comes Will they see tomorrow, or die? They wake in terror Shots ring out at 4am Frozen and shaking in their beds Blinking in the darkness Flinching at unfinished screams Until the bullet has been fed It's in our blood It's in our creed We had the choice We chose to bleed To sacrifice To die to feed The predator We chose to need The hairless primate Weak and without shell or claw Weapons of protection served a need When the need was lessened The weapons came to feed themselves A semi-autoimmune disease Those who give up weaponry To save a little family Deserve neither (I think Benjamin Franklin said that.) They're free to speak Free to worship any god Assembled as one nation under gun The predator has spared them Back to fearful sleep again They dream of making popcorn But feeding time is done
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7 Days 03:07
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When the water came It took all that I'd known All the places I'd been All the things that I own When the water came it took away the land Cold and close to drowning I found another hand We kept each other floating It rained for 7 days Then the flood receded And we went our separate ways But on those 7 days... When the water comes The choice will be your own To love when it's offered or float alone (on those 7 days...)
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#NotAnySnakes 02:57
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First she hears the rattle Then she sees the shadow Slithering in the grass First she backs away Then she turns around and runs It yells how much it'd like to bite her ass Red on black, a friend to Jack We know #NotAllSnakes attack So what? Tell the 1 in 3 with snakebite injuries My fellow serpent friends It starts with us, it has to end These are our friends, these are the stakes This is the goal: #NotAnySnakes Growing up, she had a python Loved it like family Until that awful day She didn't know what changed But it was looking at her The way it looked at mice and other prey Red on black, a friend to Jack We know #NotAllSnakes attack So what? Tell the 1 in 3 with snakebite injuries My fellow serpent friends It starts with us, it has to end These are our friends, these are the stakes This is the goal: #NotAnySnakes This is no time for wounded pride We should be standing by their side To offer our assistance (From a respectful distance) She found one of the good ones A vegan anaconda Wouldn't harm a bird It would never hug too tightly or unhinge its jaw That's what everyone thought So she never said a word These are our friends, these are the stakes this is the goal: #NotAnySnakes
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Black and White 03:32
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Don't know unless you're in it Everyone loves to spin it Play up the racial tension Always forget to mention It's not a situation Without a violation If they would just obey Everyone walks away, both Black and White If I were you and you were me then you'd agree how hard to see the blue can be You learn as a rookie cop Can't let 'em get the drop No time for second guessin' Bullet will teach that lesson We look out for each other Brother protecting brother Constantly on defense Every time dispatch sends a Black and White If I were you and you were me then you'd agree how hard to see the blue can be We're being held to impossible standards Everyone makes mistakes All of the lives that we save out there They always focus on the ones we take We know we take our chances These are our circumstances Hated and unrewarded Monitored and recorded So let the public chatter Truth is that Cop Lives Matter More than a thug or two Choice between me or you is Black and White If I were you and you were me then you'd agree how hard to see the blue can be
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I Get It 05:24
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I've been the butt of a cruel but casual taunt Been told there are things that I don't deserve to want Felt longing so deep in my soul I've felt madness take hold I'm not that into sugary fruit-flavored cereal but it's not silly that you are I get it, Trix Rabbit I've let insatiable need run away with my mind Swallowing all that I have, leaving nothing behind Mood swings, I'm suddenly blue Running's the best I can do I'm not a ghost and I've never been eaten by Pac Man But I get your frustration Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde I have been treated like I cannot have my own space I've been shot down for getting in someone's face Been beaten back at every turn Had to watch precious things burn As a human I side with the people whose chests you burst out of But I see we're not blameless I get it, Alien While I might not be there with you I can learn from your point of view The choices you make, the world that you see Make sense to you, like mine do to me So I listen to you And I learn And I get it So I listen to you And I learn And I get it
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Sleep My Child 03:50
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Sleep, sleep, sleep, my child Close your eyes, my child When you wake up, my child There'll be more time to play Dream, dream, dream, my child Of the world you'll see, my child When you're all grown up, my child You can make it real some day The bright and shining world in your mind (the bright and shining world) Live, live, live, my child Always be yourself, my child Whatever anyone says, my child You are strong and wonderful Love, love, love, my child Give all you can, my child There's enough for all, my child There's a land of plenty in The bright and shining world in your mind (it's better in a dream) For those who can't imagine For those who can't believe For those who have forgotten What dreaming can achieve For those with gentle spirits The sensitive and kind For everyone For everyone 'Cause everyone deserves The bright and shining world in your mind Live, live, live, my child Love, love, love, my child Give, give, give, my child Dream, dream, dream, my child 'Cause everyone deserves
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Disconnect II 05:01
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Disconnect my heart, had problems Disconnect my thoughts, had mud Disconnect my ears for silence Disconnect my world for love The sadness and pain Rain on our world in a flood Prejudice and ignorance Cruelty and violence Need to think of self-defense and I Disconnect my feed, stop reading Disconnect my thoughts, stay dumb Disconnect my heart, stop bleeding Disconnect my hurt, stay numb The chill of the water leaches the heat from my blood Trying hard not to succumb Cold and starting to go numb Overwhelmed and overcome and I disconnect for love Disconnect my heart from cruelty Disconnect my joy from tears Disconnect my thought from ego Disconnect my hope from fears Disconnect my want from selfish Disconnect my facts from years Disconnect my known from habit Disconnect my good from peers A flower of hope Struggles to rise from the mud Disconnect to be alone Home for healing on my own 'Til the flower has regrown and I Reconnect my mind, stop reeling Reconnect my tears, stop flood Reconnect my hurt, start healing Reconnect my face, warm blood Reconnect my heart, no problems Reconnect my thoughts, no mud Reconnect my ears, no silence Reconnect my world for love (i disconnect to reconnect) Reconnect my world for love (i disconnect to reconnect) Reconnect my world for love

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released April 26, 2016

Written and performed by Shane Carey
Vocals, guitar, NS/Stick®, programming

Guest vocalists on "7 Days:" CLIFTON GRAY and ZACH GRAY

Thanks: Katalina DeFrancisco, Clifton Gray, Amy Carpenter, Nina Miller.

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