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Viva EP

by Viva Pablo Santiago

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1.
Liberty 09:03
So here it is, we said we’d never let this stuff happen here It was written in the law so it could stay clear Since thirty-five years, Pinochet’s disappeared Guantanamo bay we are ruled thru fear Freedom for the money, Justice for the rich If you don’t have a dollar than you don’t get in. I just try and tell it in the way I see, The ideals we have are not reality & I sometimes despair about the state we’re in, But we got to stay on, can’t let them win. Enough of this same bullshit for years My mother always told me it would end in tears But I never really knew it could get this weird, I never really knew it was so severe. Now I want to see, What happened to this Liberty That we love to talk about so much. It was always cash that would save your ass & the have-nots just go down like that. Freedom for the money, Justice for the rich, If you don’t have a dollar then you don’t get in. So there it went, despite our hopes for a new president Seems like the change we had just got spent. Seems like my tax money just got sent To bail out unelected government, free rent. What of these principles we hold so dear Is there anyone among us who can keep things clear And is it any wonder that the faith is gone People homeless, people starving, this is wrong Indoctrination is the corporate song But are we really free when its gone on this long There’s another thing I’d like to say But I gotta get some money so I just cant stay One flag, unite To spend and fight In wars abroad At home cash is tight From sea to shining sea We’re mired in poverty 1 % takes everything Now how is that democracy?
2.
Shutdown 08:33
No, no matter how your feelings lie, We had better stick together this is do or die You know our common enemy makes you my friend So we need to hold on until the bitter end I sometimes think mine is the only way But there are many given paths on any given day Too many times I miss my goal Too many times I sell my soul Two wrongs don’t make a right, Too long till it’s out of sight In this here fight I don’t stay connected This situation gonna get me rejected Turning my energy to something real Instead of misplaced perceptions thinking how I feel Instead of pointing the fingerand fixing blame Better recognize intentions are the same Relatively speaking it’s inside the frame Opinions are diverging on the same game Open up quick before we get shutdown Hiding isolation in your frown
3.
Healing 06:36
Acting rough like you've got nothing to hide Yes you still talk tough but the strength is inside Screwface is certain, no he never cry But now the doubt pulls inside like a flowing tide I don’t want to know about the things you’ve done I want to talk to you when this fight is won I won’t play the game of the people with the power Like a hate amplifier that just turns the loving sour Hating life because it’s so unfair Well you’re always criticizing from the easy-listening chair But you can’t open up to the coldheart stare When the smiles you wear, brand you unaware So learn your lesson, and don’t go wrong With a universal buzz that binds so strong You don’t spit on the weak, you help them up to their feet Yes, clear out the s**t that spreads hate in the street Now I repeat it’s not the seat of judgement I’m in Don’t need the heat, stay on my feet, I won’t relent trying We’ve got to beat them, got to beat them before it breaks us down Can’t let them cheat us or defeat us on our own ground Everyone has their season & Everyman has his reasons Given time you see I’m only asking why Everyone has their prison Refracting truth like a prism Another time you see I’m only asking why If it’s all about the healing Then I did my share of thieving & I cannot change whats done now Just gotta be right where I am If it’s all about the being Then I open up myself to feeling & I cannot see what will be Got to take the next step
4.
Suspicion 06:40
Rolling thru town, hoping for a score Back on the same tracks I was on before I’m getting blurry at the edges but I still hold on, You know this bad situation, will soon be gone I don’t want to play the mugs game With the uniform in charge So we got to pull together when times are getting hard If we know who we are & where we’re coming from We can all be proud, we can all be strong Money, it grinds us down Suspicion, we can see it spread around Hatred is a circle leadin down down down Why do we put this poison on our ground. I’ve got a feeling that it’s coming my way, You know this crazy situation will be sorted someday And I’m wishin that the system would get off my case Cause I’m not of the opinion that life is a race You know that it’s a fact that we all need our own space Gotta play the cards we’re dealt at our own pace When it’s all about the money ain’t a damn thing funny People holding on but it’s gone….

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released April 1, 2010

Craig Santiago - Drums
Pablo Surman - Vocals, Keys, Winds, Production

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Viva Pablo Santiago is a group dedicated to the teachings of the legendary South American revolutionary Pablo Santiago.

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