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First single from the album sees old-meet-new as a Heart bass track from 1984 meets futuristic minimal percussives. A nihilistic robotic voice dictates a sinister brooding tale of crime, religiosity and the ego in a Nutopian World.
lyrics
I am a witness to a terrible crime
The thoughts I hold are purely mine
My fingers quake as does my mind
The pain is so much, I’d rather be blind
I
I’ve seen a murder, a murder of ones knowledge
You deny it but you can’t hide it
Put it under a veil but you can’t cover your emotion
I want to break out of these rusty shackles
That have been holding me prisoner
I
Went down the chapel to tell the Lord
Everything is better now he’s answered my calls
I don’t feel trapped no more, I’m as free as a bird
Everyone is happy now – no longer frustrated by the moments that really get on my nerves
credits
from
Sheep Alert,
released June 9, 2002
Words & Music: Heart
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