The Glory of The State

from The Pigeon House (act 3 of 3) by DavidJohnHull

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The Glory Of The State

Wait stay people
Door Jamming people
Who wait around
In hopefulness
like the way they dress
Got their tickets
A numbered fate
Wait

And Poster people upon the wall
Who look like us
With smiling faces
That motivate
To get a job
It's about their number
More than their face

We went up
in the world today
Helped by sleight of hand
But did the world
Just go up on us
Behind our backs
We'll never know

The call of the nation has exploitation
In hit and run
There was never a contract
Just a clever mind shame
Hidden in the act

With tiny steps
You can dance around
In the crowd
But keep your coat
'Cause the music just
Played out
And there's no space
Please move on

To raise a glass to the giving ones
Who work all hours
For a petty sum
For charity
Is to miss the point
It's just for the glory
of the state
It's for the glory
of the state

The call of the nation has exploitation
In hit and run
There was never a contract
Just a clever mind shame
Hidden in the act

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from The Pigeon House (act 3 of 3), released April 7, 2024
David John Hull:guitar/backing vocals
Elo Masing:violin
Reece Marlowe:main voice

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DavidJohnHull Germany

David started playing double bass in various folk, rock, and chanson bands in Berlin. In 1991, he turned to writing songs and has released roughly 17 albums to date. In 2017, the band Golden Dark was formed, and in 2018, the project Shapeless Man was initiated. In 2020, he began working on the radio play "The Pigeon House." In 2023, he started improvised voicing with various projects. ... more

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