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Cruel and Unusual

from The Indigo Sessions by The Poets Down Here

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I’ve been sitting and thinking and watching and hoping
But now I’ve really had enough
You’ve been sinking into concrete quicksand
How could you still be oblivious?
Hold out your hands and close your eyes
I’d like to give you something
Will you guard it with your life?

No no no no, this is not a game
We treat the Earth like one another
This is such a shame
With no apology we’ve been
Breaking nature’s rules
It’s a vicious cycle, this is cruel and unusual

I noticed that your front yard
Looks really, really nice
How many chemicals did you have to use
To make your little paradise?
This is really quite an impressive legacy
That you’re leaving behind
Can you look into a child’s eyes
And say it’s gonna be all right
And will you say
Hold out your hands and close your eyes
I’d like to give you something
Will you guard it with your life?

No no no no, this is not a game
We treat the Earth like one another
This is such a shame
With no apology we’ve been
Breaking nature’s rules
It’s a vicious cycle, this is cruel and unusual

I don’t want to settle for apathy
I don’t want to wait around for calamity
I don’t want to be a part of the insanity
I’m gonna stand up, stand up for humanity

Chorus
Hold out your hands and close your eyes
I’d like to give you something
Will you guard it with your life?

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from The Indigo Sessions, released June 26, 2009

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