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November 8, 2016

by Two Dragons and a Cheetah

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We started out in celebration How'd it come to this? Punctures in our perfect bubble Our ignorant bliss Now we all hold on to one another Shocked, dismayed, afraid Demagoguery and division Won today And if you're not mad, then you're not paying attention Everybody's got something to lose Pundits on the playground all pretending What they say is truth Alive and thriving Charlatans are here to steal your glory Flashing, screaming screens and pages Fucking up the story Greatness is an aspiration Not something behind us So this is where we live now This is where we live now And if you're not mad, then you're not paying attention Everybody's got something to lose Pundits on the playground all pretending What they say is truth And if you're not mad, no, not mad, irate At the prejudice, at the blatant hate At the lack of talent, the lack of skill At the lunacy of the people's will At the ignorance and contempt for good If you're not scared for your neighborhoods For the people of color, the Muslims, the Jews The women and the immigrants and refugees too For the les, the gay, the bi, the trans The poor and disenfranchised, our fate's in the hands Of these people who don't give a fuck about you Or worse yet who hate you for just being you If you're not shocked and confused and afraid Then no one can help you, your bed's been made But if you're like me and you feel disrespected And enraged about the demon elected If your voice goes unheard, raise your hand up high If your plight goes unseen, raise it up to the sky Stop, look around at all these raised hands You are not alone And if you're not mad, then you're not paying attention Everybody's got something to lose Pundits on the playground all pretending But this is not truth
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We started out in celebration How'd it come to this? Punctures in our perfect bubble Our ignorant bliss Now we all hold on to one another Shocked, dismayed, afraid Demagoguery and division Won today And if you're not mad, then you're not paying attention Everybody's got something to lose Pundits on the playground all pretending What they say is truth Alive and thriving Charlatans are here to steal your glory Flashing, screaming screens and pages ----ing up the story Greatness is an aspiration Not something behind us So this is where we live now This is where we live now And if you're not mad, then you're not paying attention Everybody's got something to lose Pundits on the playground all pretending What they say is truth And if you're not mad, no, not mad, irate At the prejudice, at the blatant hate At the lack of talent, the lack of skill At the lunacy of the people's will At the ignorance and contempt for good If you're not scared for your neighborhoods For the people of color, the Muslims, the Jews The women and the immigrants and refugees too For the les, the gay, the bi, the trans The poor and disenfranchised, our fate's in the hands Of these people who don't give a ---- about you Or worse yet who hate you for just being you If you're not shocked and confused and afraid Then no one can help you, your bed's been made But if you're like me and you feel disrespected And enraged about the demon elected If your voice goes unheard, raise your hand up high If your plight goes unseen, raise it up to the sky Stop, look around at all these raised hands You are not alone And if you're not mad, then you're not paying attention Everybody's got something to lose Pundits on the playground all pretending But this is not truth

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A protest song by Washington, DC-based duo Two Dragons and a Cheetah

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released November 8, 2017

Maryjo Mattea - vocals and guitar
Joel Wu - drums

Written by Maryjo Mattea

Recorded and mixed by Rogério Naressi

Mastered by Mark Peteritas (Working Man's Productions)

Cover art by Maryjo Mattea

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Two Dragons and a Cheetah Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC-based grunge-garage duo made up of singer-guitarist, Maryjo Mattea, and drummer, Joel Wu.

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