The Earthquake

from Tide Rising by The Masses

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lyrics

I reach into my pocket
 It’s like a ghost town
 It’s like a ghost town
 You shut your door and lock it 
Nothing ever goes down 
It’s like a ghost town

And the man says:
 “You got some nice bootstraps, fella, have you tried to give yourself a lift?  I know it’s hard to move under all that pressure, but you just gotta deal with it.”
 But I can’t afford not to dream or to ignore 
The earthquake underneath our feet
 Shaking us to our core

The path of least resistance 
It’s how we’ve been living 
It’s how we’ve been living
 We struggle through existence
 it’s the only choice we’re given
 it’s the only choice we’re given

And the man says:
 “You got some nice bootstraps, fella, have you tried to give yourself a lift?  I know it’s hard to move under all that pressure, but you just gotta deal with it.”
 But I can’t afford not to dream or to ignore 
The earthquake underneath our feet
 Shaking us to our core.

There’s a thorn in your eye

Cuz I ain’t got no bootstraps left
 They break more every time I fall 
Some of us don’t have the boots that fit 
and some of us don’t have boots at all
But we can afford to do the math
 So don’t you ignore the earthquake underneath our feet 
And soon to be at your door

credits

from Tide Rising, released February 20, 2021
Music and Lyrics: Cam King

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The Masses Bucksport, Maine

The Masses is a reggae/dub project from Eastern Maine, USA.

Seeking to rest and play in the higher vibrations of Joy and Reality through reggae and dub music, during this critical time on planet Earth.