Paul Spencer - Freaks

from The People Have Songs - Volume 1 by Various Artists

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Paul is a songwriter whose work is prominent in Ecopella’s repertoire and also the Solidarity Choir’s. As a young man with interesting hair and clothes he said: “Just like everyone else, I’m the standard against which normal behaviour is measured.”

lyrics

There are strange people living in the city
They shave their chins and armpits
And dress up like cement
Their nervous eyes evoke a sense of pity
They’ve bought themselves a prison
Which was never their intent
The only way to free them is to shock them
Show them the reality that’s killing me and you
They’re the only ones who can unlock them
When I see them on the escalators all I want to do is yell

“Freaks! What are you doing?
Dressing up like mannequins and marching up and down
Can’t you smell the poison you’re brewing
While you’re living in a bubble in the plastic part of town?”

They think its human nature to be selfish
To them co-operation is a weakness of the mind
They recognise the system isn’t healthy
But they’d rather just enjoy it, and leave it all behind
Now that’s just not acceptable behaviour
Tripping on consumption and the products of today
Excreting waste in our suburban graveyard
When they colonise my television
I just want to say to them

They don’t believe in things outside the present
The future has no value if it can’t be sold today
They help to make each other’s moments pleasant
By building a reality that keeps the world away
We have to talk some holes into their fortress
Teach them to respect the future’s right to just exist
Use the lessons history has taught us
When I cycle past their traffic jams
The hardest to resist is yelling

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from The People Have Songs - Volume 1, released August 12, 2020
written, sung & played by Paul Spencer

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Miguel Heatwole Sydney, Australia

Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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