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World Ignite

from Etchings and Scratchings by Rivermouth

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lyrics

Fools these days talk loud and bold
Proud words, about the struggles of old
They've been told, that the battle is won
But it seems to me, that it's just begun
Strutting like there isn't any need to fight
Their hearts are light, like it's all alright
Blindfolded, out of mind while out of sight
Silent night world ignite
Prejudice isn't dead it's pervasive,
Persuasive false truths make brothers abrasive
Spreading lies, denying words of the wise
Xenophobia hoping ya open your eyes
But I rise up and speak out loud
Speak doubts shout about lifting the shroud
Remind the mindless that kindness is free
Grow seed grow, someday you'll be a tree
And meantime, me I'll rhyme words of peace
Sing choir sing, fuel for the fire
Rope the pope, hope the hate soon cease
Burn high burn higher
So we fight on
and we fight on

Revolutions are cyclical by nature
I rate ya as a mate but if you speak hate I'll berate ya
Negate your negativity, misguided firebrand
Speaking bout shit that you don't understand
It's a grand world, I don't take it for granted
And I pray that the seeds I've planted
Shall grow into a tree, the tree will bear fruit
We be born to love before we learn to shoot
Brute force is a course I can never endorse
Us and them mentality guarantee remorse
Your world is a bubble; I'm here to pop it
Dropping reason, easing trouble like a modern day prophet
Wanna tear down fences, let the neighbours see
This affliction's still here and it'll always be
Unless you free your mind, and change your fuse
Walk a mile in another man's shoes
And maybe then, you'll be drawn to the flame
Sing choir sing, fuel for the fire
Prejudice by any other name
Burn high, burn higher
So we fight on
and we fight on

It's funny how in the twenty-first century
We can have a rising rate of black deaths in custody
While telling ourselves that race is not the issue
Brother's dying of cancer we offer him a tissue
I wish you could see the world as I see it
But faced with the truth, you turn and flee it
Refugees fleeing violence, we treat them like criminals
Silence is sinister, this bigotry's subliminal
Australia, you are a racist country
I'll say it again, this is a racist country
And it's taking us awhile
Most of us are still in denial
So we fight on
Hypocrites spitting paradox
So we fight on
Logic blocked by the orthodox
So we fight on
I see them neo-cons with their hate campaigns
Spend their days at the kitchen sink washing brains
Subtle like a violin, strings are out of tune
Silver spoon numbs your senses, keep building them fences
Mainstream screaming that it's all in the past
While those bastards pitchfork the coloured underclass
We are better than this
we are better
We are better than this
We are better than this

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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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