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Soul of The Nation
06:33
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SOUL OF THE NATION, Dave Cadaqu ©2020
CHORUS
The soul of the nation’s on the line
Don’t look away, there’s no place to hide
Decency and justice denied
With the soul of the nation on the line
Yea the soul of the nation’s on the line
Refuges escaping certain death
Come to the land of the free seeking safe haven
But their babies are stolen from the parents
Locked away alone they wail in cages
Parents out of their minds with fear & pain
The cold hard floor filthy with hate
What soulless monsters inflict an ache so great
Our home’s immoral
Don’t look away, indecency bears your name
CHORUS
Any day, anywhere, nothing unusual
A Black life minding their own business
Accosted, maybe shot, maybe arrested
The predator walks away no problem
Centuries of injustice again ignited
But nothing is done to put out the fire
What indecency thinks this doesn’t matter
Our home’s unjust
Don’t look away, hate bears your name
CHORUS
Human rights are not negotiable
Delivered at birth, filling the promise of first breath
But false prophets vow to subvert them
Using your govt against you
They steal a women’s right to govern her health
They’ll steal the right to follow your heart
They’ll steal the right to be who you are
Our home undone
Don’t look away, oppression bears your name
CHORUS
The smoke of greed fills the air with poison
Deceivers cloud the truth with their malice
Demons destroy your future for their profit
The fate of all life hangs in the balance
They’ve tortured the earth beyond its means
The hour of too late grows near
What towering fool destroys their home for convenience
Our home is dying
Don’t look away, extinction bears your name
CHORUS
The party of Lincoln lost to liars and criminals
Empty souls embracing white supremacy
They reject every founding principle
Choosing their party over country
Yes, fascism comes wrapped up in a flag
Lies spewed like a plague of locusts
Who can breathe the air choked with their cowardice
Our home invaded
Don’t look away, treason’s come in your name
CHORUS
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IN THE DIM OF THE STILLNESS, Dave Cadaqu ©2020
In the dim of the stillness, waiting for the break of day
Is that your heart love, pounding away
Is it the cool wind, or warmth of the sun
Shhhhh, don’t tell me love, what it is we’ve done
Just hold me love, ‘till the morning’s come
And out on the road, where the dragons roam
I will remember, lying here with you
I’ll see your face, shimmering all aglow
Shhhh, don’t tell me love, I already know
Just touch me love, light as the snow
Ohhh nooo, Ohhhhhhhhhh noooooo my love
Here comes the sun, that bright morning sun
Pull down the shade, make love stay
Pull down the shade, make love stay
In the dim of the stillness, I’ve seen the light of day
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3. |
Just A Little Bit
03:32
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JUST A LITTLE BIT (OF YOU), Dave Cadaqu ©2020
Just a little bit of smile, can brighten a darkened day
Just a little bit of smile, can make it seem Okay
Just a little bit of smile, can lighten a heavy heart
Just a little bit of smile, can chase your troubles away
Just a little bit of song, can put some skip in your step
Just a little bit of song, can help you do your best
Just a little bit of song, can soothe a troubled heart
Just a little bit of song, can chase the hurt you’ve kept
Just a little bit of love can put the rhyme to reason
Just a little bit of love can turn sour sweetened
Just a little bit of love can mend a broken heart
Just a little bit of love can chase that empty feeling
CHORUS:
One by one is frozen ground that’s bound to make you small
One by two brings the warmth that starts a healing thaw
One by more lifts the weight holding you down
One for all wins the day and brings it all back home
Sharing the smile in your heart reflects in every face
Sharing the song in your heart fills an empty space
Sharing the love in your heart heals a wounded soul
Sharing the bounty from your heart makes the pieces whole
Just the glow from your smile is what the world needs
Just the lift from your song sows a brand new seed
Just the warmth from your love connects to every heart
Just a little bit of you is where the answers start
CHORUS
Just the glow from your smile is what the world needs
Just the lift from your song sows [spreads] a brand new seed
Just the warmth from your love connects to every heart
Just a little bit of you is where the answers start
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4. |
Won't You Let Me In
04:18
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5. |
Vampire Plutocrats
04:54
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VAMPIRE PLUTOCRATS, Dave Cadaqu ©2015
Scammers gonna scam, grifters gonna grift
Rich takers are gonna pick your pockets, you know what I’m talking about
Wolves will slaughter sheep, And drink up their blood like wine
It’s the age old story let the buyer beware
You can’t get blood from a stone
But vampire plutocrats are gonna suck you dry
There is no free lunch
But vampire plutocrats will keep on selling their swamp of lies
As long as you’re willing to buy
Now if you’re to believe vampire plutocrats
4 minus 1 adds up to five
If you’re such a sucker, to buy from vampire plutocrats
There’s a sweat little bridge in Brooklyn, they’ll be happy to sell to you
You can’t get blood from a stone
But vampire plutocrats are gonna suck you dry
There is no free lunch
But vampire plutocrats will keep on selling their swamp of lies
As long as you’re willing to buy
We got Wall Street scammers and thievin’ banksters, privatized prisons and Charter Schools
A mercenary army, and contractors spying on you
They’re giving away your government, your land, and your inheritance
They’re making gravy for the already rich, and leaving you with the tab
You can’t get blood from a stone
But vampire plutocrats are gonna suck you dry
There is no free lunch
But vampire plutocrats will keep on selling their swamp of lies
Keep on making their cesspool of lies
Keep on serving up their liars swill
As long as you’re willing to buy
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6. |
End Gun Tyranny Today
05:14
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END GUN TYRANNY TODAY, Dave Cadaqu ©2019
I heard the news today,
Another shooting stole innocent lives away
Now friends and family gather to share their bleeding pain
But there’s no relief only a weak refrain
Thoughts and prayers, we got nothing for you
Thoughts and prayers, there’s nothing we can do
Thoughts and prayers, you’re on your own
It’s not enough,
Thoughts & prayers not nearly enough,
Thoughts & prayers are never enough
Kids go to school to learn.
But what do they learn today
They learn that they’re never safe, the next shooting’s always only a moment away
So they learn how to survive
Active shooter drills stealing their time
Active shooter drills filling their minds
Active shooter drills for the sake of their lives
It’s so wrong,
Arming schools so very wrong,
Stealing their innocence so wrong
Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Newtown
Pulse, Las Vegas and Parkland
Santa Fe, Tree of Life, and Sutherland
And so many countless more
The list goes on, innocents killed again
The list goes on, who will be next
The list goes on, when does it end
It's an open wound,
A scar on the name America,
Disgrace on the name America
We’re sorry, for your loss
We’re sorry, you’ve paid such a cost
We’re sorry, we didn’t do more
That we failed in the covenant of our lives
We’re sorry our children grow up in such a state
We’re sorry gun terror, has taken over the place
We’re sorry we failed to keep everyone safe
We’re so sorry,
Sorry that so far we’ve failed,
So sorry so far we’ve failed
Every politician in the pockets of NRA
Every gun owner staying on the side
Every silent parent, and lover of life
Gotta Stand up for common sense gun reforms
Stand and be heard, no more lives to lose
Stand and be heard, no more children afraid
Stand and be heard, no more fear in the street
End it today,
End gun tyranny today
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7. |
Memory of A Dream
04:46
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MEMORY OF A DREAM, Dave Cadaqu © 2011
Like a long forgotten dream
I remember the nights
When I’d lie awake in your arms
Dreaming the days, the night’s cool embrace
And the warmth of lying by your side
I lost the night in the middle of loving you
Surrounded by shadows of love
No, no, no I’ll not let it go
The memory of the dream that was you
Like the passing of a flower
I sit by the hour
Wilting in my own play
Every scene before me calls out the warning
Not to carry on this way
I cry the pain in the middle of the day
Surrounded by shadows of love
No, no, no I’ll not let it go
The memory of the dream that was you
Like a story with no ending
I’m left pretending
That there is a lesson to be learned
Written in my soul, the only lesson I know
Love’s wings must never burn
I close the book in the middle of a waste land
Surrounded by shadows of love
No, no, no I’ll not let it go
The memory of the dream that was you
No, no, no I’ll not let it go
The memory of the dream that was you
No, no, no I’ll not let it go
The memory of the dream that was you
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8. |
Shakin' The Blues
03:52
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9. |
Fossil Fools
04:20
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FOSSIL FOOLS, Dave Cadaqu ©2019
CHORUS
Fossil fools…. you’re making me dizzy
You make no sense, you have no pride
You drink snake oil, and wear tin foil hats
While all life you’re threatening
For pennies in your pocket jing-a-ling-ling-a-ling
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west
It’s guaranteed never to reverse
The world’s not flat, it’s never been
Fossil fools stop denying and being willfully blind
CHORUS
Your money’s no good on a planet made dead
From your boundless greed and selfishness
Open your eyes, see the light of day
Fossil fools won’t you wake up or get out of the way
CHORUS
You’re wrong on the costs, you’re wrong on the facts
You’re wrong on the morals, you’re wrong, you’re wrong
It’s time to come clean, stop denying the truth
Fossil fools it’s settled, trust in the science
CHORUS
Fossil fools won’t you…. care about the kids
You’re stealing their futures, by killing the Earth
It’s not too late to right the wrongs of the past
Fossil fools won’t you join us for a future that lasts
CHORUS
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10. |
Not Against Her Will
04:44
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NOT AGAINST HER WILL, Dave Cadaqu © 2019
Everyone is born with just one thing
Everyone dies with only that thing
You go through life, it’s all you ever own
A sacred trust, dominion, over yourself
A thief steals your money, A thief will rob your home
A thief can cheat you, out of what you’re due
But the very worst thief, steals in broad daylight
That thief comes draped, in false piety, stealing free will
There is no right, There is no right,
There is no right, To force her against her will
Not against her will, Not against her will
Not against her will, never never, never
Rapists are brutes, louts and thieves
Forcing their way against her will
Forced birthing laws, are just the same
Stealing her right, to choose what is best for herself
No government or law, No religion or god
No individual, no group or thought
Has the right, to impose its will
To take away her right, to sole dominion over herself
Every soul, has sole dominion,
Every soul, has sole dominion,
Every soul, has sole dominion,
Over themselves
Not against her will, Not against her will
Not against her will, never against her will
There is no right, No one has the right,
They have no right, To force her against her will
Not against her will, Not against her will
Not against her will, never never, never
I own me and you own you
You don’t own me, I don’t own you
So keep your hands off, her body’s not yours
Keep religion off, her dominion is solely hers
There is no right, No one has the right,
They have no right, To force her against her will
Not against her will, Not against her will
Not against her will, never AGAINST HER WILL
Not against her will, Not against her will
Not against her will, never, never, never
never, never, never
never against her will
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11. |
I B 4 U
04:09
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I B 4 U, Dave Cadaqu ©2011
Remember the night, I sat alone,
Crowded bar, filled with faces
Just by chance, you stopped in
And all at once, the room was clear
You filled my eyes, my heart it raced
Oh the cards were on the table
Was the time, was the place, was the night, sizzling night I b 4 u, yea the night, oh the night
I crossed that room, approached you slow
Asked you to dance, in the night
You took my hand, the music played
As we moved, across the floor
I held you close, in my arms
Touched your lips, you touched mine
Our breath was one, we were one
As we danced the night, the sizzling night I B 4 U, U B 4 Me, yea the night, oh the night
Later that night, we left that place
Arm in arm, hand in hand
Through the night, we danced so slow
Across the sky, among the stars
The air was thin, the ground gave way
We stood on the edge, looking out
We took our chances, we took a leap
As we took the night, the sizzling night I B 4 U, U B 4 Me yea the night, oh the night
I’m not you, you’re not me
Still oh I, yea oh I
I B 4 U, you be for me
Through the night, oh the night
And through the years, we are strong
We brace each other against the storm
You fill my life, you fill my heart
You fill my night, the sizzling night I B 4 U, U B 4 Me, yea the night, oh the night
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