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The Machine

from DECADE by Colorfields

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"One day I drove past a man who was walking along the road barking like a dog. He was homeless, dirty and matted, and quite obviously a little insane. I thought, 'this land is full of broken people'. And when I got home that night after work, the words to this song just flowed out of me." - Ash

We have to break down this money-controlled, consumerist, capitalist, dependency-creating, divisive economic system, and create communities and systems that allow for meaningful participation by everyone.

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The Machine

This land is full of broken people
Some are damaged beyond repair
And while they manufacture deviants of blame
The gears keep grinding

They say the cream always rises to the top
But these boots keep trampling underfoot
They never stop
From up here the lights are dazzling and blinding

I am starting once again
You’re breaking all my dreams
And nothing’s what it seems
And I am stardust once again
Awakening my dreams
I’m splitting at the seams

These lives are made up of both tragedy and beauty
In adversity I’ve seen the human spirit rise
And rise above and rise beyond your darkened skies
You pull the rug out from beneath our feet
Leave us shards of glass... But your boots will hide the pain
The very earth beneath your feet, beneath your fingertips
We will return from whence we came

Revolutions changing hands
Are handing out the guns that line the coffers
They’re lining up the coffins

I never speak
And when I speak it’s like tearing a hole in my throat
I’m a freak
And I need this respite, I need this release
I can’t entertain it – I’ll unleash the beast
But I need to escape
I need this free-flight
My wings are all withered and tethered too tight
And it’s wearing quite thin
It’s wearing me down
I’m wearing my heart on my sleeve
It’s bound to deceive me again
I’m placing my faith in believing again
‘Cos somehow I think things were better back then
I think things were better

credits

from DECADE, released March 13, 2018
Written by Ash Read
Ash Read - Drums & Vocals
Kerstie Read - Synth & Vocals
Ben Badenhorst - Guitars
Schalk Joubert - Bass guitar

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Colorfields Cape Town, South Africa

Colorfields is an authentically live electro-rebel band from South Africa playing conscious uplifting dubby dancey tunes with intelligent and thoughtful content......there is enough superficial crap out there already!

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