The Radical Blues

from Roger Manning (RM2) by Roger Manning

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the guy chopping down all the plants by the side of the road's
trying to tell me i need a new map
grain elevator cathedrals mark each distant midwest smalltown
where they're "making america beautiful one lawn at a time"
love it or leave it (?)
if i ever love this country it'll be one person at a time

i paid a visit to the circle A ranch
came out "a monster in the kingdom of kitsch"
where a lot of people are waving the flag
but, it ain't waving back
because "in the name of democracy" is the 2nd biggest lie
"in the name of god" is the first biggest lie
the 4th of july is a lie
it used to be a party
but now "the party's over"
now, don't get me wrong
i ain't no radical, i just got my eyes open

so when are the pigs gonna loosen their grip?
so when are the pigs gonna loosen their grip
on the world?
i guess when they realize everybody really is stuck with everybody
meanwhile, there's too many people sleeping in burning beds
i want know
when are the pigs going to loosen their grip on the world?
love it or leave it,
if i ever love this world it'll be one person at a time

the guy chopping down all the plants by the side of the road's
trying to tell me i need a new map
i come back about three hours later and say
"hey, maybe a new country's more like it"
but don't get me wrong,
i ain't no radical, i just got my eyes open

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from Roger Manning (RM2), released September 28, 2015

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Roger Manning New York, New York

The first Roger Manning album was released by California punk recording label SST (Black Flag, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.). I toured the US and occasionally bits of Europe for over 10 years performing wordy-solo-rock accompanied by bass-heavy amplified 'acoustic' guitar. There's been a bit of re-emergence since 2007 and the album release in December 2014. ... more

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