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The State We're In

from Never Shed No Tears by Tom Savage

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lyrics

You'll only count when you've been counted
You're only there when you've been gone
There's no hope for a resistance
So stumble gingerly along

To the room in which they'll keep you
Until they need someone to blame
For talking out of order
For the fanning of the flames

They'll keep you under wraps
They'll keep you out of sight
Keep your friends and family guessing about whether or not you're right

They'll make the connection whether it's false or it's true
Take away your protections, lay the blame on you


CHORUS
That's the state we're in, where the line is getting thing
That's the state we're in, Ain't no way they're gonna let you win

What they once called an uprising
is now a blurb on the evening news
A minute long soundbite subject to reviews
Our hands are tied behind our backs
We're kicking at the door
Don't know if anyone is listening
Or if they care anymore

CHORUS

We used to boast about our freedom
About our civil rights
Our patriotism and fighting the good fight
Somewhere along the line
We forgot what these were for
Don't know if anyone is listening
But there ain't no more kicking at the door

CHORUS

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from Never Shed No Tears, released April 14, 2006
music and lyrics by Tom Savage

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Tom Savage is what one might refer to as a triple-threat. One part truth-telling troubadour, one part death-defying guitar slinger, and one part Country Blues howler. Each facet of his formidable on-stage persona carefully crafted over a 20+ year devotion to the composition and performance of song. Tom is a true believer. A disciple of melody and harmony and tempo and timbre. ... more

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