5/Notes From A Silent Revolution
Lyrics and Music by Danny Paradise
This old world on the razor’s edge
Ready or not we walk the thin ledge
Men with clubs beatin’ women and child
Don’t like darling not by a mile
Licensed by the tiny mind
But for a fool that’s just their style
Don’t like it darlin’ not by a mile
The tiny mind and its rabid smile
But maybe baby you can raise a voice
In total silence in a march of choice
To dream to dream only you can choose
When freedom’s gone what you got to lose?
When freedom’s gone what you got to lose?
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that made this shimmering pool
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that turns a wise man from a fool
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that made this love so clear
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that brought this love so near
If your side won why you doin’ this?
Beatin’ someone with a stick
Your thugs are big and their minds are fat
If your side won why you act like that
There’s thugs for hire down the street
A wild dream of freedom in everyone else you meet
A wild dream of freedom in everyone else you meet!
Those are lovers in the street
A little bit of love in everyone you meet
This old world may seem so cruel
Terrifying and beautiful, terrifying and beautiful
Terrifying and beautiful…
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that made this freedom sound
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that makes this world go round
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that makes this thundering sound
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that makes this world go round
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that makes this thundering sound
It’s not the rules, it’s the Spirit that makes this world go round!
credits
from Caravan Of Souls,
track released September 24, 2021
5/NOTES FROM A SILENT REVOLUTION (5:25)
Lyrics and Music by Danny Paradise
Copyright 2021 Medicine Warrior Publishing ASCAP
Nylon String Guitar and Vocals: Danny Paradise
Harp: Sahra Featherstone
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