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More Empire Days

by THE WELCOME MATT

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1.
Boutique City 03:17
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BOUTIQUE CITY They’re the nouveau Riche Of boutique city The Nouveau Riche Of Boutique city Nice guys finish last I hate to tell you Nice guys finish last That be can’t true This whole place is up for sale If you got the millions Maserati’s park for free Out in front of city hall Girls get treated bad No surprise about that Girls get treated bad You know that’s true Pack up that canvas and paint Close down that art space Open up the gold mine All things must gentrify Don’t be that Techie Living in the tent city Got your college degree Thought it would you set you free If you had that one idea just that one million dollar idea But the rest of your mind is blank Is that rest of your mind blank ? Turned off all the lights in the under ground Everyone you know been kicked out Every gold rush has got to have a silver lining
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Apathy 03:56
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APATHY 6X Everybody seems to be a ghost or in coma All the kids just walk off into space But I’m working on my online presence Changed my profile pick 3 times this week I’m not sure if what I’m reading is true or fake Zombie apocalypse has already taken place PRECHORUS Now I see Now I SEE That Apathy is my enemy Arrogance is ignorance Ignorance is which what you have yet to see Empathy beats bigotry all the time PERCUSSIVE BREAKDOWN So many dirty tricks to get your money They’ve got your info and your identity All these politicians don’t represent me All my life they’ve said they’ll help me Same old pile of shit get higher The strategy of divide and conquer PRECHORUS CHORUS 2X PERCUSSIVE BREAKDOWN/LEAD Working twice as much as ever Can’t pay off my loans or move up the ladder No overtime pay but don’t complain There’s always someone cheaper to take your place Pray to the Multinational corporations The spirit guides of every nation CHORUS Now I see Now I SEE That Apathy is my enemy Arrogance is ignorance Ignorance is which what you have yet to see Empathy beats bigotry APATHY Everybody seems to be a ghost or in coma All the kids just walk off into space But I’m working on my online presence Changed my profile pick 3 times today I’m not sure if what I’m reading is true or fake But the zombie apocalypse has already taken place Now I see Now I see now I see I believe I believe That Apathy is my enemy Arrogance is ignorance Ignorance is which what you have yet to see Empathy beats bigotry all the time So many dirty tricks to get your money They’ve got your info and your identity All these politicians don’t represent me All my life they’ve said they’ll help me Same old pile of shit just getting higher It's the strategy of divide and conquer Working twice as much as ever Can’t pay off my loans or move up the ladder No overtime pay but don’t complain There’s always someone cheaper to take your place Pray to the Multinational corporations The spirit guides of every nation Now I see Now I SEE That Apathy is my enemy Arrogance is ignorance Ignorance is which what you have yet to see Empathy beats bigotry
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The Man in the Golden Tower 03:45
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The Man in the Golden Tower He’s a hamster on a wheel, He’s addicted to the deal He’s mostly fake barely real Got that alpha male appeal It’s all an act he knows no facts What he touches turns to crap Lighting fuses setting traps He’ll take the train right off the tracks He’ll take the train right off the tracks He’s no All American---He’s no All American He’s the man in the golden tower He's the man in the golden tower The maker of haters The destroyer of words He’s got the wealth to suppress you He’s got the greed to oppress you He’s a sex offender With the corporate agenda We’re just mice in the maze Of his predator game He’s no All American---He’s no All American He’s the man in the golden tower He's the man in the golden tower The asshole boss at work Who doesn’t care if your hurt He’s the bully by the swings A spoiled brat with wings He’s only here via apathy He has no shred empathy He’s got a footprint like vegas When he fails he’ll blame us When he fails he’ll blame us He’s no All American---He’s no All American He’s the man in the golden tower He's the man in the golden tower
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The Latest One To go 03:53
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THE LATEST ONE TO GO Hot Summer night/the stars are aligned But the future moves in mysteriously Then it’s flashing blue and red/Pullover to the side Keep your hands where they can see’em (rest) Who was the latest the latest one to go? Who was the latest the latest one to go? All slow movements/do nothing unexpected Comply with all demands Yes sir no sir/don’t move a muscle Ask not to be shot (rest) Who was the latest the latest one to go? Who was the latest the latest one to go? Na na na Na na End of the day/driving home from work Lots of hours for lousy pay Hands on the wheel/look em in the eye Make sure they know you’re a human being Followed all the rules/Saw it on the news Never thought it’d happen to you Broken tail light/the next thing you know
Your fightin for your life(rest) Who was the latest the latest one to go? Who was the latest the latest one to go? The worst kind of fame by viral video Let’s plant seeds for a different kind of world to grow What do you have to do to have justice take ahold It’s justice it’s justice Who was the latest the latest one to go? Who was the latest the latest one to go? Na na na Na na
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Drone Pilot Blues 04:45
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DRONE PILOT BLUES He walks in silence down the street No one suspects a thing On any given day He could kill a king He’s got his own parking spot Close to where he shops He’s good at video games For his job that means a lot (He makes things go) BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM He’s the harbinger of doom He’s got the Drone Pilot Blues Could use a pat on the back When he’s out the the boys He wants to spill his guts Secrecy is driving him nuts Is what he does just ? With no judge no jury ? As the executioner He starting to worry (When he makes things go) CHORUS Picks up the kids from school But can’t look them in the face All day long Daddy was Shooting missiles all over the place He rarely knows who he kills He rather not know the name When Innocent until proven guilty Never comes into play (He makes it all go ) CHORUS Now he’s losing his faith Pulling on his hair Nothing seems to make sense He never thought he’d care He wakes up his wife In the middle of the night Stands up in the bed And screams out his head (I make things go )CHORUS DRONE PILOT BLUES He walks in silence down the street No one suspects a thing On any given day He could kill a king He’s got his own parking spot Close to where he shops He’s good at video games For his job that means a lot (He makes things go) BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM He’s the harbinger of doom He’s got the Drone Pilot Blues Could use a pat on the back When he’s out the the boys He wants to spill his guts Secrecy is driving him nuts Is what he does just ? With no judge no jury ? As the executioner He starting to worry (When he makes things go) BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM He’s the harbinger of doom He’s got the Drone Pilot Blues Picks up the kids from school But can’t look them in the face All day long Daddy was Shooting missiles all over the place He rarely knows who he kills He rather not know the name When Innocent until proven guilty Never comes into play (He makes it all go ) BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM He’s the harbinger of doom He’s got the Drone Pilot Blues Now he’s losing his faith Pulling on his hair Nothing seems to make sense He never thought he’d care He wakes up his wife In the middle of the night Stands up in the bed And screams out his head (I make things g ) BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM He’s the harbinger of doom He’s got the Drone Pilot Blues BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
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What Are You Waiting for ? 04:13
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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ? What are you waiting for? Even stars of star-crossed lovers have to fall You heard the bell now answer the call. What are you waiting for? Half the time your all alone. The other half is out there chasing gold. Don’t wait for your dreams to die. Life is just like a song Silence comes after the music gone Time for change most all the time As the years go on and on Your gonna have to talk about it to someone What are you waiting for? Played by the rules all along but, those sociopaths will work you to the grave What are you waiting for? You hear the bell now answer the call Even stars of star-crossed lovers have to fall What are you waiting for? The sun has risen outside the prison I bet you never thought you’d be here for so long A little too quiet a little too shy Around so much venom and so much rage Anymore excuses to make you stay ? Pull from your center pull from your core Your boat awaits on your the shore The game is rigged but, empathy will keep you strong What are you waiting for? Pack your bags leave this place Just leave a light on for me, let know that you’ve gone Baby What cha ya waiting for? Even stars of star-crossed lovers have to fall
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No Enemies 04:36
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NO ENEMIES He felt cast out/ cut off from society So he lashed out with a gun’s awful sound An act of lost hope/One more tragedy He turned everyone into his enemy He didn’t need more enemies He needed allies Not more enemies Shot down in the street/By the powers that be In your own country/ Not seen as a human A father or a son only profiled as a thug It’s no wonder the majority looks like the enemy But I don’t want to be your enemy We need to stop making more enemies We don’t need anymore enemies If I start a war invade your country For your energy If my soldiers accidentally Killed you’re family would not turn against me ? Our own worst enemies Were all connected spinning around the sun Were all connected spinning around the sun I saw a picture/A woman in Baton Rouge Standing against an army She stood there so delicately More powerful than guns could ever hope to be The sum of all empathy She didn’t need enemies I don’t know enemies The world doesn’t need more Enemies\No more enemies
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My Town 03:50
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MY TOWN Tony came from the Midwest to get his piece of the pie So he moved out to San Francisco where glass towers prick the sky Now he’s not a bad kid but he’s not a good on either You know he never really thought about it that much He could have struck it rich anywhere but he headed out west to the tech gold rush Now he’s got a brand car and brand new friends they’re running reds lights with top down singing My Town My Town everyone should have atleast one My Town My Town go out and get yourself one Martha came from Florida State and she can’t believe it’s called fair market rate Three thousand for some craphole in Bernal Heights You know the landlords is laughing all the way to the bank She thought she’d move her way up the ladder maybe start a family some day But now that she’s free she’s re-thinking everything not exactly sure what to do with her life She thought she was looking for the perfect husband but now she might be looking for the perfect wife….and she’s singing, singing My Town My Town everyone should have atleast one My Town My Town sometimes you got to take it from someone My Town My Town everyone should have atleast one My Town My Town go out and get yourself one. Loves my hates me burns me saves Loves me hates me burns me save me Now Little Tine and Surfer Mel they are the creative types Been here through all the busts and booms all the earthquakes and Castro Halloween nights KUSF went off the air Marlene’s closed down they knew they were in for a big long fight Now they’re doing everything they can performance art, poetry, music and modern dance Scraping by in a rent controlled pad they still think this city has a chance and they’re singing, singing My Town My Town everyone should have atleast one My Town My Town sometimes you got to take it from someone My Town My Town everyone should have atleast one My Town My Town go out and get yourself one
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Come Alive 02:58
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COME ALIVE Your asleep at the wheel, how the hell did you get here ? Phoning in from a dark side, do you know how you feel ? Pacified by distractions, meanwhile they take everything they can steal Come alive Come alive Come alive Wake up, Get up, Stand up Turn on your mind turn wise people Come alive Come alive Come alive PEOPLE You arrive with stacked deck, not everyone’s out to get you Need real distinction heading to a sixth extinction Conquered by division, looks like collusion You’ve been conned con con convoluted Come alive Come alive Come alive Wake up, Get up, Stand up Turn on your mind turn wise people Come alive Come alive Come alive PEOPLE Do you know where you’re from? Born with a skeleton key Forgot about democracy, Forgot about history, Genocide and slavery, so conveniently Your not alone, All heroes return home Come alive Come alive Come alive Wake up, Get up, Stand up Turn on your mind turn wise people Come alive Come alive Come alive PEOPLE
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Feel Something 04:30
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FEEL SOMETHING He wanted her, saw she was special She has a bright-ness about her not easy to measure She opened up her heart but, he could not receive He had a strange cold wall within through which he could not see He wanted what she had but, it’s not something one can lend He was a broken mirror, it pushed him over the edge CHORUS If only he could just feel something feel something Break on through, break on out, break on in, break on down She was like a poem, he could not understand He burned with a cold heart , he was a calculated man He stole all her money, he gave her all the blame He was so jealous of her gifts, a predator with no pain The harder he tried to hurt her the brighter she shined He finally left her alone she knew how to survive CHORUS If only he could just feel something feel something Break on through, break on out, break on in, break on down Now he stares out the window of his sky scraper of doom A monument to narcissism, with a 1000 empty rooms He’ll start a war for their personal gain He’ll take advantage of whoever thinks he is sane The world is filled with all types of sociopaths They don’t feel nothing and they don’t fear nothing She now knows the truth of the weakness of power She’s the one who broke the grip of the man in the Golden tower
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The Boon 03:43
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THE BOON She’s offline watching the clouds go by in silence No screens no chats no virtual reality traps Just beautiful imperfections She’s wrapped her mind around it She knows what the world is for He’s the bullet/He’s the gun/He’s the fist/ the broken one She’s got the heart/the open sun/the giver of life the mother and son She ran the maze opened the door killed the minotaur she’s seen enough can’t see no more of broken world He’s become richer more than anyone should be He’s all our bad deeds and karma the epitome our greed He’s casting a shadow but she’s planting seeds For a new world with new beliefs She’s the light she’s the light he wishes he had He’s the bullet/He’s the gun/He’s the fist the broken son You can be the door Faced the minotaur He watching the clouds glide past from the tower She watches them too from the park ubiquitous always changing form He took everything she lives in the streets But she’s free by empathy and ready to lead She’ll return all that he stole all the steel and gold A will of it’s own The infinite has spoken in hushed tones in whispers on human lips
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More Empire Days 04:40
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MORE EMPIRE DAYS I can see it from my living room A cold glass and steel tower of doom You can see it from everywhere that means it can see you too They work 24/7 they never stop They’re building it higher and higher with no end and no top At night it’s lit up beautifully like a Christmas tree But there’s no giving here it’s only purpose is to take from you and me A monument of gold for our Empire we used to call a Democracy It’s going to get stranger It’s going get stranger They’re going to want more empire days They’re going to want more endless war and Guantanamo Bays They’re going to want more prisons more guns in the streets They’re going to want more surveillance and militarized police They’re going to want us to keep us fighting amongst ourselves so we are blind to what they need To keep building it higher impossible to climb impossible to climb for the 99 They say it’s never enough never profitable enough They keep it going with payoffs, dirty tricks and blackmail Then say “there’s nothing we can do to stop now it’s too big to fail” The lust for gold has led us so far from the trail The biggest monster now the world has ever seen Always hungers for more power and mindless greed It needs more bullets more blood more hate and less love But there’s nowhere they can hide nowhere they can hide… from the 99 We don’t need more empire days We don’t need more endless war more Guantanamo Bays We don’t need more private prisons or kids shot down in the streets We don’t need more surveillance and militarized police We don’t need to keep fighting ourselves so we are blind to what we need We don’t need more empire days No more empire days No more empire days

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released April 12, 2017

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THE WELCOME MATT San Francisco, California

San Francisco singer songwriter Matt Langlois has been sitting on a rug "working on many new ideas trying to break through my own ceiling or top of my head"
He thinks he'll have a double vinyl record out before the end of days. I hope he hurries. ... more

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