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murphy's kids - guernica lyrics

[excerpt from charlie chaplin’s final speech from the great dictator]
greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose+stepped us into misery and bloodshed. we have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. our knowledge has made us cynical. our cleverness, hard and unkind. we think too much and feel too little. more than machinery we need humanity. more than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost

to those who can hear me, i say + do not despair. the misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed + the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. the hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. and so long as men die, liberty will never perish

i hear your song like a siren
coming in from the wind on the east
showing me visions of places i’ve been
and all the people i’ve seen

i’ve got a wide radius on my cellular phone
i’ve got friends from columbia to cologne
but i can’t help but wonder why i feel so alone

guernica
go on and split my vision
situation cruel enough to make the rash decision
guernica
you do as you must
the city around you is turning to dust
guernica
on my mind
and the war is on all the time
guernica
[instrumental]

the sound of your name gives me shivers
i’ve lost the ability to speak
i can’t say when i can’t remember
how it is or just what you mean

when you say that you’ve come for the greater good
i can’t say that it’s well understood
what you’re giving, what you’re taking away
all i wanna say

guernica
go on and split my vision
situation cruel enough to make the rash decision
guernica
you do as you must
the city around you is turning to dust
guernica
you’re on my mind
and the war is on all the time
guernica

[excerpt from charlie chaplin’s final speech from the great dictator]
brutes have risen to power. but they lie! they do not fulfill that promise. they never will! dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! now let us fight to fulfill that promise!
(?) is all around us
you’ve got such a charming way
when you build your bombs and your factory
or keeping down the minimum wage

technology is just another word for progress
progress is just another word for greed
greed is luxury i can’t afford
when you’ve got a stack of bills and mouths to feed
stack of bills and mouths

guernica
go on and split my vision
situation cruel enough to make a rash decision
guernica
you do as you must
the city around you is turning to dust
guernica
you’re on my mind
and the war is on all the time
guernica

(?)!

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