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Come on down
come on down to flood city
where the people are clean
but the river's brown and shitty
pity those in the troughs of the city sine wave
when river mother rises it's a watery grave, save tonight
trouble gonna bubble tomorrow
We could fight
gamble it all and reap sorrow
but better to bend flat like the riverside reeds
when the water recedes we're gonna do it all again
Bring fire
cos tonight will be cold
old fears reappear as the sharks grow bold
you've sold the land but been paid in fool's gold
rebellion controlled

Still these streets
they have a firm heartbeat
They speak to us
through the soles of our feet
And these beats
are here to stay
And they're growing
they grow every day

Come on down come on down to flood city
where hands seem spotless, but souls are gritty
No-one shed a tear when we let love loose
and traded in tomorrow for a
necktie noose
We buried creeks and streams
under concrete dreams
schemes of skyscraper suburbs and construction teams
but when it comes apart at the seams you'll hear the cry
Sink or swim, no-one's gonna stay dry
There was a man, wealthy but wisdom poor
inexperienced in life, but well-versed in law
who thought that cities should be quiet and clean
and saw God in a 3D LCD TV screen
but now he's lying in the gutter, begging for bread and butter
from the nutters and cutters he once left behind
and now he mutters his curses
biblical verses
stutters and pleads
wishing it would all rewind

But these streets
they have a firm heartbeat
They speak to us
through the soles of our feet
And these beats
are here to stay
And they're growing
they grow every day

Come on down, come on down to flood town
where the whole damn world wants to put roots down
while the dam holds strong we worship the clown
sound of thunder and rain now watch the town drown

This is a young city
with a goldfish memory
never be sure we haven't been here before see
walking in circles, yesterday's a mystery
river wipes clean all remnants of history
Big backyards but small hearts and minds
finds the sprawling suburbs laden with land mines
Blind to future, blind to past, but stuck on rewind
sun sets in the east left the west behind
still they proceed, greed seed sown wide
I tried berating, educating but derided denied
they cried violence, and called it national pride
but the fools can't see the high tide

But these streets
they have a firm heartbeat
They speak to us
through the soles of our feet
And these beats
are here to stay
and they're growing.

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from Etchings and Scratchings, released April 29, 2013
Jonathan Sri, Geoff Wong, Andrew Carter

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Rivermouth Brisbane, Australia

Hi, we're Rivermouth
Our vocalist is a cross between a typewriter and a megaphone. Our keyboardist is a classically trained virtuoso mad scientist. Our bassist plays in the Richter scale. Our drummer's great-grandfather was a metronome.

Our music is a blend of spoken word, hip hop, jazz, reggae and excellent chai. Lyrics are critical. We want to tickle cerebra and tug heartstrings simultaneously.
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