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The Revolution Will Not Be Twitterised

from SOFT POWER - album by A.J. Holmes

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    From the provocative call to arms of 'The Revolution Will Not be Twitterised' - inspired by the Afro-Brazilian rhythms of Maracatu - to the haunting and dream like 'Ghost Daddy' - with it's classic London narrative in the vein of Ian Dury - to the Soukous influenced pop rock musing on 18th century Cockney superstitions of 'Martyn's Elephant Charm' to the epic Palm-Wine influenced ballad of 'Mein liebster Feind' - sounding like S.E. Rogie wandered into the recording sessions of Big Star's 'Sister Lovers / Third' album. Soft Power is a diverse, yet impressively coherent 2nd album from one of Britain's most promising live acts..

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lyrics

You've gotta get your own

'gotta get your own'

Cos no one's gonna give you any

'gotta get your own'

You've gotta get your own

'gotta get your own'

Cos no one's gonna give you any

gotta get your own'

You will be sitting all alone

'gotta get your own'

Full of beer and cigarettes

'gotta get your own'

I'm telling you my friends

'gotta get your own'

You won't be at your best




That's way you've got to get your own

Cos no one's gonna give you any


You've got to get your own

Cos no one's gonna give you any



The day the optic dies

'gotta get your own'

The Revolution Will Not Be Twitterised

gotta get your own'

The day the optic dies


'gotta get your own'

People will be wearing status up date sandwich boards

'gotta get your own'

And it's so easy to get divorced

'gotta get your own'

So it doesn't matter who you meet

'gotta get your own'

Oh it's so easy to get divorced these days

'gotta get your own'

All you do is go into your friends list

'gotta get your own'

And press delete

Ha!


That's way you've got to get your own

Cos no one's gonna give you any


You've got to get your own

Cos no one's gonna give you any



Too many fisherman

Chasing too few fish

So throw your money in the well and then make a wish

When shooting in the dark

Slow your heart rate down

Fire between each beat

And don't make a sound


ha ha ha ha ha ha
ha ha ha ha ha ha



You've gotta get your owe

gotta get your own'

Cos no one's gonna give you any

'gotta get your own'

You've gotta get your owe

'gotta get your own'

Cos no one's gonna give you any

'gotta get your own'

and when you realised that power was your hands

'gotta get your own'

Could you find a coherent voice

'gotta get your own'

Do you want to loot a bumper pack of crisps from a pound shop?

gotta get your own'

Or do you want to see into a future?

gotta get your own'

And have a choice?



That's way you've got to get your own

cos no one's gonna give you any


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(gibbering, becoming progressively incoherent)


Too many fisherman

chasing too few fish

So throw your money in the well and then make a wish

When shooting in the dark

Slow your heart rate down

Fire between each beat

And don't make a sound

X2

(2014)

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from SOFT POWER - album, track released July 6, 2015
Write and performed by A.J. Holmes and The Hackney Empire

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A.J. Holmes London, UK

A.J. Holmes (aka Vanishing Breed) is a Musician, Recordist, Big fan of Pan-African music, Lover of 20th Century Architecture and Founder of The Hackney Empire (band)

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