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Middle Class Hero

from Distant Banging by Visceral Noise Department

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Written 2016, first released on Demo 1

lyrics

Two men faced off in the colosseum,
One raised his father's sword,
the other raised his fists,
Now if I was a gambling man,
I'd tell you where I'd bet,
I won't put down my fathers sword tonight

Two men bent the knee at a marathon,
One near the finish line,
the other at the start,
Now if you were a gambling man,
I'd tell you who'll win,
I won't run back
and give that man a chance

Don't call it meritocracy,
that really makes me laugh,
Just kiddin folks It makes me wanna cry
We're force fed sheer hypocrisy,
And blinded from the truth,
There's genius that resides inside us all

Two men shed light on poverty,
One from experience,
the other from a book,
You don't have to be a gambler
to tell me who got applause
I'll bow my head and take it all right in

We're far from a democracy,
I'd say we're losing ground,
While fascism is quickly on the rise,
They've demonised our sympathy,
they say it makes us weak,
But trust me
It's the greatest strength we have
Just trust me
It's the greatest strength we have

credits

from Distant Banging, released March 9, 2019
lyrics: Mike
music: Mike/VND

Mike Werninck - lead vocals, guitar, cello
Pete Werninck - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Brenden Crow - vocals, guitar, bass
Jenny Tingle - vocals, drums

plus guests:
Sinéad Fortune - lead violin
Calum Calderwood - violin
Theresa Marie Kelly (Mama T)- vocals
Ceylan Hay - vocals

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Visceral Noise Department Glasgow, UK

Grunge/Punk Rock

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