Name: Arc or Chord
Duration: P00H03M52S
Description: "I'm bent on trying by arc or chord the space between my being and the world." -- The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

Arc or Chord

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"I'm bent on trying by arc or chord the space between my being and the world." -- The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy

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I'm bent on trying by arc or chord
the space between my being and the world.

If the revolution will not be televised
I can see it on YouTube about every night
But riots in the streets they never interest me
There is no freedom in anarchy

Freedom who am I to even say that word
To my new Macbook Pro that seems so absurd
So many diseases and things and people that are dying
Single mothers raising kids with big hearts they're trying

Who am I to say, who am I to say, who am I to say,
I say 'bout every day and get in my own way
Its all that I can do to stop thinking about the news
Playing the blues all the time, I hit snooze

Then I talk about the apocholyps
And I know that shit is childish
Pleas forgive me
It's deep if you dig it

I can't help but think
When the world is extinct
We'll forget all our problems and go for a drink

I can't help but think
When the world is extinct
We'll forget all our problems and go for a drink

Yeah, we'll drink away the night and we'll sleep away the day
Wake up tomorrow to do the same
Because I believed every word I ever heard when I was drunk
Or trippin' or rollin' or stoned as a skunk

So rapture, revolution, apocolyps come
I'll believe you if you tell me that I was the chosen one
Harry Potter, Frodo, Skywalker, Neo, Jesus,
I'll tell you that I love you if you give me kiss

Because you know that ignorance is...

(Trombone Solo)

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from The Amen Brothers, released October 1, 2014
written by Anthony Stamilio

Drums : Nathan Staley
Cello : Alexander Knapp
Trombone : Ed Yanasak
Bass : Smith T. Powell
Vocals & Guitar : Anthony Stamilio

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The Amen Brothers Chicago, Illinois

Anthony Stamilio (voice), Alexander Knapp (cello+), Ed Yanasak (trombone+), T. Powell (bass), Nathan Staley (drums)

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