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Near the ruins of the mansions that slavery built
Idle factories sit where workers were exploited to the hilt
The rich conducted business with avarice and guile
They squandered Mother Nature and lived it up in style
Generous in bombast but miserly in deed
The prisons overflowed with those who disagreed
The ideals delivered so little yet had promised so much
So easy to reach out for but so difficult to touch

Far below from where bald eagles once soared
The sacred scrolls of Liberty soundly sleep
Now the sun, it don't shine there no more
And the Lady in the harbour softly weeps

The message of the scriptures saturated the neighbourhoods
From Modesto to Orlando, finely honed in "Hollywood"
They thought they were exceptional with providence on their side
But the prophets got so frightened they had to run away and hide
Priests and Pentecostals started doubting their beliefs
Going through the motions and desperate for relief
The pious shook their heads and dropped down to their knees
As God offloaded his portfolio and invested overseas

The tired, poor, huddled masses, homeless and tempest tossed
Swelled the ranks of the destitute, demoralised and lost
Many had joined the military at incalculable cost
At the end of the rainbow, gold had turned to rust
With the multitudes distracted by their spectacles and games
Captain America split the joint with his ill-gotten gains
In the scramble for the lifeboats covenants were ignored
They trampled on their peons and threw them overboard

They say it's always darkest right before the dawn
It's always the most painful before a baby's born
It's always the calmest just before the storm
It's always the hardest to forgive and carry on
But finally the young had unshackled their minds
They shook off their illusions and left the past behind
With ideas and exuberance they swapped their guns for pens
They dismantled the edifice and started again

Far below from where bald eagles soar
The sacred scrolls of Liberty can be seen
Now the sun, it can shine there once more
And finally the world can get some peace

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from Let No​-​one Be Left Behind, released March 8, 2016
Words: Lewington Music: Allen 2015

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The Same Boat Melbourne, Australia

"The Same Boat" play an energetic, uplifting and inspiring mix
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