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Hope I Don't Have to Tell Ya

from God's Footstool by Kyp Harness

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HOPE I DON’T HAVE TO TELL YA

There’s a madman in the castle
there’s poison in the well
You need a glove to touch your love
and a drug to calm yourself
Somebody repossessed your future
when you were sleepin’ in your chair
You can laugh or cry or paint a sign
but things’ll never be the way they were
It’s all been confiscated
it’s all been bought and sold
Is there nothing we can do but sit around
and watch it all unfold?

And I hope I don’t have to tell ya
I hope I don’t have to tell ya
I hope I don’t have to tell ya
What’s goin’ on;

Everybody knows it’s a democracy
everybody knows they got a voice
Everybody’s free to be exploited
by the tyrant of their choice
Mightier is the pen than the sword
mightier still is the buck
A hundred thousand dollars a year
does amazing things for your luck
Well it’s one step closer to chaos
my country right or wrong
Where everybody’s equal
if they stay where they belong

And I hope I don’t have to tell ya
I hope I don’t have to tell ya
I hope I don’t have to tell ya
What’s goin’ on

It’s either you or me now
it’s either them or us
It’s already been decided
it’s already been discussed
There ain’t no good or bad guys
just subtle shades of grey
Nothing is disgraceful
if it’s the business of the day
But somewhere there’s a sky that’s crumblin’
somewhere the roof is cavin’ in
Somewhere there’s a door that’s closin’
that’s never gonna open up again

And I hope I don’t have to tell ya
I hope I don’t have to tell ya
I hope I don’t have to tell ya
What’s goin’ on

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from God's Footstool, released October 5, 2014

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