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‘No Land For Kings’ — #lyrics to a #pop #rock protest song

Again, just screwing around and venting because I’m intoxicated. Not advocating anything.
No Land For Kings
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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The walrus said count him out…in
and that’s the state of grace
that this great nation faces
what are we going to do
when men call themselves kings
in the land of freemen

this is no land for kings
this is no land for kings
this is no land for kings

the people may have spoken
but history has other plans
the system is corrupt
not woke
we’ll all meet here when
the coast is clear
knowing that we’ve made it clear
that this is
no land for kings
no land for kings
no land for kings

(bridge)
peace is at hand
if we put our heads in the sand
the tyrant will arrive
to a great deal of sighs
we will live on our knees
rather than die on our feet free

but never forget
that this is
no land for kings
no land for kings
no land for kings

‘All My Heroes Are Dead’ — #lyrics to a #rap -#rock protest song

I’m intoxicated and feel like venting. Not advocating anything. I will note that the angry rap protest songs of the late 1980s and early 1990s are really good!

All My Heroes Are Dead
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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all my heroes are dead
all my heroes are dead
all my heroes are dead

2024 is not just a number
history is rushing towards us
crashing down on our heads
the Man wants black and brown
to attack each other
while he rakes in the dough
that’s why

all my heroes are dead
all my heroes are dead
all my heroes are dead

we need truth not lies
the power of the polls is fading
as we speak
in ways that would make Dr. King scream
we have to take the streets
in November
if the tyrant returns from under his sheet

all my heroes are dead
all my heroes are dead
all my heroes are dead

(bridge)
listen to the radio
waiting for your sign
to make history come alive
when the Man learns the power
of angry men who want
the truth to rule the land

all my heroes are dead
all my heroes are dead
all my heroes are dead

‘Little Did I Know’ – #lyrics to a #pop #rock #ballad

Little Did I Know
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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at the dive bar late one night
I turn to see you with your date
who just happens to leave in haste
I make my move as smooth as can be
you look me up and down
and I know I’ll do

little did I know
you’d be the one
but here I am
holding your hand
holding your hand
holding your hand

making out with you
is out of sight
you’ve got the moves
the kind you just hear about
what can one do
but fall in love with you

little did I know
you’d be the one
but here I am
holding your hand
holding your hand
holding your hand

(bridge)
maybe it was fate
when I met you that night
but I don’t regret my move
and I do what I can
to still be good enough for you

little did I know
you’d be the one
but here I am
holding your hand
holding your hand
holding your hand

‘Sorry For Making You Late’ — #lyrics to a #pop #rock #ballad

Sorry For Making You Late
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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the months come and go
and the moon is on show
your aunt give you the talk
so I guess I’m on the spot
all I can say is
I’m sorry I made you late
I’m sorry I made you late
I’m sorry I made you late

grab your coat
get on the boat
we’re heading for adventure
just the the two of us
up in smoke
because no matter what
we’re about to float
I’m sorry I made you late
I’m sorry I made you late
I’m sorry I made you late

(bridge)
keep in side
maybe nature and fate will abide
there’s no use crying now, babe
there are changes all around
I get your drift
maybe we should protect what we got
which at this moment is not a lot

I’m sorry I made you late
I’m sorry I made you late
I’m sorry I made you late

‘Afterlow’ — #lyrics to a #pop song

Afterlow
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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fighting over the wetspot
and for the dawn to break
you just another in a number
of people who won’t give me space
what will happen after this
I don’t know
other than it will be low
the afterlow is my fate
the afterlow is this date
the afterlow is the case I make

the afterlow
the afterlow
leave me alone to sulk
in the afterlow
in the afterlow

lovers are a dime a dozen
when you’re hot
some are great in bed
and some are not
what am I to say or do
just leave me alone
you goon

the afterlow
the afterlow
leave me alone to sulk
in the afterlow
in the afterlow

(bridge)
the high is what I seek
but it’s just a peek
in the end no one will arrive
to sooth my frown
just get away from me you clown
let me dwell on the
afterlow.

the afterlow
the afterlow
leave me alone to sulk
in the afterlow
in the afterlow

‘New Model Army’ — #lyrics to a #pop #rock love #ballad

New Model Army
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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you’re my babe
without any fate
in the end no matter what
I’m willing to get into the muck
if I have to fight the New Model Army
for your love, it would be enough
New Model Army
New Modle Army
New Model Army

fight the good fight
the New Model Army is there
the New Model Army has no fear
don’t you fret
don’t you bet
the New Model Army
the New Model Army
the New Model Army
is what I will fight for you

The kids these days
don’t know what makes me afraid
the New Model Army does the trick
makes me want to spit
just accept no matter what
that the New Model Army is there to fight
New Model Army
New Model Army
New Model Army

(bridge)
peace is at hand
no army will need to show itself
when we feel hope is all around
because we have turn all frowns upside down
because the New Model Army
is nowhere to be found.

fight the good fight
the New Model Army is there
the New Model Army has no fear
don’t you fret
don’t you bet
the New Model Army
the New Model Army
the New Model Army
is what I will fight for you

‘Afterglow’ — #lyrics to a #pop #ballad

Afterglow
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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lie next to you in the dead of night
feeling as though life is alight
is a baby on its way or did God
just make our bodies this way
what more is there to say
but to lie back and enjoy
the afterglow
afterglow, afterglow, afterglow

don’t you fret
the afterglow is a bet
against how brutal life can be
the afterglow is for you and me
baby you’ll always be by mind side
feeling just as sublime
in the afterglow, afterglow, afterglow

the afterglow is just fine
when you love someone so sublime
every such moment is precious
when you think of the rush
that will occur at any moment
when the dawn comes and the earth itself
gets to see the glow of the dawn

don’t you fret
the afterglow is a bet
against how brutal life can be
the afterglow is for you and me
baby you’ll always be by mind side
feeling just as sublime
in the afterglow, afterglow, afterglow

(bridge)
the dimness of the day
makes us all feel this way
but I know you’re the one for me
when I need to fight the new model army
my fear is going to be gone
once you hear this song

don’t you fret
the afterglow is a bet
against how brutal life can be
the afterglow is for you and me
baby you’ll always be by mind side
feeling just as sublime
in the afterglow, afterglow, afterglow

‘Vortex’ — #lyrics to a #dance #pop song

Vortex
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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your love is a storm
I feel whipped and torn apart
whenever you sashay my way
giving me that glance that
breaks me into three
you’re a vortex
vortex
vortex
vortex

the power of yor love
is a sigh to see
baby, you mean so much to me
what am I to do
when loving you is like
being in the center
of a
vortex
vortex
vortex

lovers come and go
some are just for show
(don’t you know)
but our love will last forever
I’m sure this is the truth
nothing will change my mind
not even death itself
that might come because of life in a
vortex
vortex
vortex

the power of yor love
is a sigh to see
baby, you mean so much to me
what am I to do
when loving you is like
being in the center
of a
vortex
vortex
vortex

(bridge)
the calm of life
can be quite a delight
but it’s boring too
what’s a person to do
when you realize that love
is like a storm
crashing down on you

the power of yor love
is a sigh to see
baby, you mean so much to me
what am I to do
when loving you is like
being in the center
of a
vortex
vortex
vortex

‘Shut Up And Write’ #lyrics to a #pop song

Shut Up And Write
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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here I sit alone with myself
wanting to exclaim
how much I love to write
as my refrain
but in the end people assemble
just to push me into a themble

shut up and write
they say
shut up and write
they declare
shut up and write
shut up and write
shut up and write

the words keep flowing
that’s something I’m really enjoying
not a loss for words
but I love to keep talking
about writing with the birds
enough that people stop and stare
and finally declare
shut up and write

shut up and write
they say
shut up and write
they declare
shut up and write
shut up and write
shut up and write

(bridge)
I could keep my mouth shut
but then I would just strut
my mind would race
out of the gate
until I burst out with more words
about my love of writing
which might be quite frightening

shut up and write
people say
shut up and write
they declare
shut up and write
shut up and write
shut up and write

‘Just Believe’ — #lyrics to a #pop #rock #ballad

Just Believe
lyrics by @sheltgarner
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just believe in me I ask
even when I’m making myself
an ass
I know in the fulness of time
our love will last, last, last

just believe in me
just believe in me
if we’re lucky
you’ll believe in us

things are a gas
making us all laugh
one by two
but what else am I to do
but believe that
that this love our ours
may last, last, last

just believe in me
just believe in me
if we’re lucky
you’ll believe in us

(bridge)
but what can I say
what can I do
that you haven’t heard before
while I was trapped in our love
like an animal in the zoo

just believe in me
just believe in me
if we’re lucky
you’ll believe in us