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from cicada by ilyAIMY

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I've been searching the mirror
And every day it is a new face
A little older than the old face
You are not welcome here

And every day I use a new tool
A little sharper than the old tool
Cause scratch the surface doesn't cut it
You are not welcome here

You'd think the feeling was familiar
With common cause could come an instinct
But you just don't seem to get it
You are not welcome here

You signed up for the mission
And signed on with your children in tow
Committing crimes of omission
You are not welcome here

Starved on redaction
Yet grown fat on the fiction
Still hungry for action
You are not welcome here

And now you've come to convince me
Or at the very least to judge me
I say "you & what army?"
You are not welcome here

And now you've come to the table
And pretend that you'll listen
But it's clear that you're wounded
And we both know how this ends

I'm still searching the mirror
And every day it's still a new face
A little older than the old face

And I'm still using the same tools
Using the same fools
Losing the same wars

But I'll draw you all close to me
I'll keep you all close to me
But I need to keep you closer still
closer still
Closer
Still
You are not welcome here

And now you've come to the table
I'll pretend that you'll listen
But it's clear that you're wounded
And we both know how this ends


©2015 rob hinkal

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from cicada, released June 15, 2017
rob Hinkal: guitar, vocals
Heather Lloyd: vocals, djembe
Kristen Jones: cello
Sharif Kellogg: bass
Rowan Corbett: bones
Joey Jenkins: drums

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ilyAIMY Baltimore, Maryland

ilyAIMY is a percussive acoustic rock animal hailing from Baltimore, MD. Mixing genres from rock to folk to soul to bluegrass; flavours as varied as jazz and hip hop curl through what is undoubtedly one of the most exciting sounds in today’s folk(ish) music scene. Instrumentation includes acoustic guitars, cello, djembe, cajon, Irish bones, keyboard, bass, drums & harmonies. ... more

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