Aftertaste from Babysteps by Big Lumpy

Look around the world today
See the great divide at play
Leaves a bitter aftertaste

Woke up got the news today
Sins we can’t pray away
Breakfast with an aftertaste

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Magnificent living
1% tripping
Pools atop mountain tops
Irony dripping
Profit and loss balance sheets
Primates and parakeets
Not at war, not at peace
Heaven just out of reach
Hypocrites and alibis
Problematic, paralysed
Megalomania
I feel powerless
Close my eyes
Hold my breath
Count my blessing
Pay my debts
Pop my pills
Pat my pets
Irony and envy and
Enemies painted black
Caricatures making sure
Always press the attack
We’re played off each other
Sisters and brothers
A system so sick
So much of us suffer
Uproot make a move
Make it better
Sow the seeds, plant the trees
Sow the seeds, plant the trees

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Look around the world today
See the great divide at play
Leaves a bitter aftertaste

Woke up got the news today
Christchurch at war in flames
Breakfast with an aftertaste

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What am I supposed to do?
I don’t understand
I’m just one man
Sit or take a stand
No plans to speak of
Come take a leap of faith with me

What am I supposed to be?
Visionary?
Part of the machinery
Scripture erase sand
When will we learn from
Why do we play dumb
Come read a book with me

What am I supposed to do?
I don’t understand
Just a little ant
Sit or take a stand
No plans to speak of
Come take a leap of faith with me

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