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See You When Fascism Is Whipped

by Girless

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1.
Backdoors (free) 03:08
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The clouds are black and blurred birds are flying all the way around in a row drawing bodies above our heads like Michelangelo This engine smoke is black too and it's pushed down on ourselves It's a blanket for all kind of men who are riding through the storm against the wind Shaking up the rules of the journey to the west I don't know if this is appropriate And even if I'd care I don't have to buy my own feet I don't need to test my faith If the road is paved with greed and gold I'll take the other way and I'll just stay there There‘s dust in the streets I see, there are fellas who are wandering like me I mean, they‘re keen on a job and a meal my point being, the weather seems thundery and this freight train has a roof and some walls even though there‘s no place for backdoors And if this train of hope looks quite empty to your stare well you should look at every corner 'cause the poor is always there And the rich is always richer so I call us to unite If the sign says “Private property“ I'll read the other side and I'll just stay here I'll sing for you tonight I will sing for you my friend 'cause you're the backbone of my tiny corpse You're the reason I'm aware and I'm still here At the end I saw my people they were hungry, they were proud So I just played a little harder and sang my words out loud
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The Gang of Boom Town Kids (free) 02:25
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The vast OK was just ten years older than me a dusty land of dreams and hopes I used to live my life indeed I was born in mighty a.d. 1912 I was an eight pound baby boy soon to be an antifascist man Thank god I had the chance to call me free I used to live my life outdoor I used to live my life indeed I wanna see if you know what it means I never lost a chance to fight for my conceit I had the Union in my head and made a Union with other men A proud member of the gang of Boom Town Kids I used to put all others first I used to live my life indeed Thank god I had the chance to call me free I used to live my life outdoor I used to live my life indeed I wanna see if you know what it means Do you wanna realize what it means? I'm gonna trace down a line and make you all aware about what it means I wanna see if you know what it means
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Clara (free) 02:46
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I promised not to cry when the old stove filled with kerosene blew up in one huge fire and torched my sister's fragile skin I promised Clara not to cry and I knew she was about to die. An honest, good advice while everybody there was feeling blue I flaunted my best smile “They don't know. You're gonna be alright” I just sat there on her side and felt something going away from me She was happy, true to form if you knew her you'd not find it weird I promised Clara not to cry and I knew she was about to die An honest, good advice while everybody there was feeling blue I think she was aware but she cheered us all up anyway “None of this will change I'll be up soon, playing some more again” I flaunted my best smile “They don't know. You're gonna be alright”
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Her Eyes On The House (free) 03:52
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You and I laid down on the dry grass of that field I bet it was the time I realized that we were not in paradise when you were giving that empty stare to our everything So I grabbed my sorrow and left you there cause it was better off this way When I see you I'm a little less pleased than you, ma' We could run away from the journey to the craze on the tracks of joy and innocence until our lot makes any sense There's you and me rambling through insanity I guess there's god to meet in another place 'cause he's not right here to save and treasure you I'm a little less pleased than you, ma' And she had her eyes on the house
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Best Fists (free) 03:34
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I wish I knew how to win a fight in the same way that you did everytime, in every street always loyal to god You can‘t be fixed for the troubles in your life from the great depression slump to the illnes of ma‘ But there was a solid strength in the burns that you had among several other things that I‘d wish to bear With the mournings that we shared and one moment you loved You had the best fists in town But you gotta have faith to survive a friendly fire even if it's in your house and eventually forces you to section your wife We can't be safe even if we move along I must leave this place in texas to eschew my ghosts And it seems like a wound pouring salt on itself among several other things that you'd wish to bear From the mournings that we shared to one moment you loved You had the best fists in town We could go back to Okemah in that house that looked so bad not as bad as my uncle‘s car And maybe I could sleep at night and stop counting all the pains of our lives Safe to say they belonged to the best man in town
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Cathy Ann (free) 04:20
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This one's for the entirely gathered family This one's to let you know about the latest news: Our Cathy Ann just died the 10th of February from a fire caused by a faulty old radio fuse She sang and danced and called all of her friends' names until eleven thirty when she passed away We gave away her clothes and toys to needy families but we're keeping her letters and drawings close to our hearts Did I hurt you? Did I move you? Did I annoy you? We had cremation with no wheeping funerals because we didn't want our relatives and friends to spend their precious time and big amounts of money crying for something that happened and could not be undone And so we scattered her precious ashes down along the sea beach that she loved so much She loved to meet the biggest crowds and mobs of people so we thought it would be the right place to free her up Did I hurt you? Did I move you? Did I annoy you? To me she was a song still to write To me she was a sketch still to draw To me she was the vase I could fill and all that's left is just something I cannot So at the end we have another headline: we're going to have a baby sometimes 'round July The doctors say that Marjorie is okie dokie so don't worry too much about us. We'll be alright.
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Bellevue Hospital (free) 02:41
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My bad shakes have started to scream loud and I'm thinking my words don't make a sound Why are you so selfish? Do you think a divorce would heal all your problems? I have tattered shirt and pants and I haven't shaved in quite a long time But is that a reason for leaving? Or the fact I beat you makes everything easier? Think about the words I tend to say when I am drunk Think about how much I‘m prone to knock back a few Think about it and you‘ll agree with me this works just fine now I'm so proud you had accomplishment with your dancing school thing But it is taking you away from the family so I'll take myself away right to Bellevue Then I could move from this hospital to California Finding myself a new wife and waiting for the blacklist movement to go away Think about the words I tend to say when I am drunk Think about how much I‘m prone to knock back a few Think about it and you‘ll agree with me this works just fine now and I'm definitely doing ok now Sorry Marge I know we are longtime friends but I need to step back and make a mend I'm sick, being that an euphemism of spending my time in this pile of bullshit
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A Bed (free) 05:52
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Sometimes I could swing like a lumberjack sometimes I could squirm like a cat in a sack Sometimes you could think I‘m a total wreck but I‘m just my mother‘s son with a glimpse of wrath Now let my eyes be my words let them blink unfazed let my eyelids be my pen let me write you a gaze and don‘t forget I made pledge not to cry nor weep so if you see a teardrop it‘s just some ink that dripped I‘ll draw you sketches on skin with my own bare hands and if my arms are too tired I will use my own legs and if my legs are worn out I will use my voice and if my voice won‘t come out you‘ll still hear the noise You gave my heart a bed You gave my path another step You gave my heart a bed There‘s no need to look back Now tie some wires to my toes and my fingertips and make me able to walk again toward our kids Move my arms so I can hold them close to me until the cigarette I smoke will be too short to lit

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See You When Fascism Is Whipped è il secondo album di Girless, a due anni di distanza dall'esordio I Have A Call. Il titolo è il saluto finale di una cartolina inviata da Woody Guthrie al padre mentre era arruolato nella marina statunitense durante la seconda guerra mondiale.
E proprio di Woody Guthrie, vero padre del folk americano, trattano i testi del disco. Personaggio enorme e unico nella sua epoca: americano, patriottico, cattolico, socialista, quasi marxista, tacciato di comunismo, sicuramente antifascista fino alla sua morte.

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released April 1, 2019

Recorded and mixed by Steve Scanu
Mastered by Michele Zamboni
Produced by Steve Scanu and Girless
Artwork by Filippo Rieder

Music and lyrics by Girless. Some lyrics are quotes from Woody Guthrie (including the title of the album) and Girless does not hold any right over them.
All songs have been sung and played by Girless

Released by To Lose La Track and Malestro. Distributed by Audioglobe.

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"Los De Afuera So De Palo" è l'ultimo disco di Girless, uscito il 27 ottobre 2023 per To Lose La Track. ... more

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