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STAR SPANGLED BANNER
O say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
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LUNATIC FRINGE
Lunatic fringe,
I know you're out thereyou're in hiding
and you hold your meetings
but I can hear you coming
and I know what you're after
we're wise to you this time
we won't let you kill the laughter
Lunatic fringe
in the twilight's last gleaming
this is open season
but you won't get too far
'cause you've got to blame someone
for your own confusion
and we're on guard this time
against your final solution
We can hear you coming
No, you're not going to win this time
We can hear the footsteps
Way out along the walkway
Lunatic fringe
We all know you're out there
Can you feel the resistance?
Can you feel the thunder?
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SNAKE OIL SALESMAN
I roll into your town with a flourish and fanfare
In my sharp suit, run my hand through my well-coiffed hair
Flashing my pearly whites, taking my time,
As I get a good feel for the crowd
I’ve got snake oil and sugar pills, powders and potions
I’ve slapped fancy labels on generic hand lotions
Yet, shiny gold cases display all my wares
Well, it’s really cheap spray paint, they can’t tell so who cares
I’ve got a soap box, I will put on a show
I know the people, my people, will gather ‘round
I will tell them what they want to hear
Confirm all their fearso they will stay, I know they’ll stay and throw their money down
They buy my snake oil and sugar pills
My sales pitch will give them chills
I’ll take their dough and watch them choke
‘Cause when I’m gone they’ll still be broke
It’s a skill I have honed, years of patience and practice
I can read them, I’m an artist of artifice
Gaining their confidence, gauging their weakness
I convince them, only I have the cure
I will put up some mirrors and make me some smoke
A little dazzle for the desperate congregation
Then I shake my fist, use my fame,
Give them someone else to blame
Praise the Lord, I’m the king of manipulation
They buy my snake oil and sugar pills
My sales pitch will give them chills
I’ll take their dough and watch them choke
‘Cause when I’m gone they’ll still be broke
They buy my snake oil and sugar pills
My sales pitch even gives me chills!
I’ll take their dough, what a joke
I am the only one who will not be broke!
Let me take that off yours hands…
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I'M GONNA START
I’ve got to stop reading the news
Giving me nothing but blues
And it’s making me scared out of my mind
I’ve got to stop reading the web
Giving me a messed up head
And I can’t believe the things that I find
I’m gonna walk into a park
Count the stars when it gets dark
Pull the ones that I love tight in my arms
I’m gonna start
I’ve got to stop watching TV
Cause I know it’s bad for me
And it’s giving me a hole in my heart
I’m turning off the radio
Cause I’ve got somewhere to go
Where the music has some room to start
I’m gonna walk into a park
Count the stars when it gets dark
Pull the ones that I love tight in my arms
I’m gonna sing to my own beat
Gonna dance right down the street
Gonna ring the bells and sound the alarms
I’m gonna start
I’ll raise my voice
Cause I’ve got my choice
They don’t dictate what’s in my heart
And when I walk out
That’s the loudest kind of shout
And the change I need is gonna start
I’m gonna walk into a park
Count the stars when it gets dark
Pull the ones that I love tight in my arms
I’m gonna sing to my own beat
Gonna dance right down the street
Gonna ring the bells and sound the alarms
I’m gonna start
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GIRLS LIKE ME
What if you don’t remember?
Only the waking up the morning after?
Your shirt on the floor
Lipstick smeared
What if you don’t remember how you got there?
These things don’t happen to girls like me
These things don’t happen to girls like me
Always behaving so very carefully
I only had one drink, I know what you think
I know what you think
What if you only remember
The getting ready, how you chose what you wore
Favorite jeans, the houndstooth bag
Heels not boots
Would anyone believe the truth?
These things don’t happen to girls like me
These things don’t happen to girls like me
Always behaving so very carefully
I only had one drink, I know what you think
I know what you think
Should I tell
Who could I tell
What could I say…anyway…
It’s easier not to remember
Just get out of there the morning after
You make your way home
No one has to know
You threw out your favorite clothes
These things don’t happen to girls like me
These things don’t happen to girls like me
Always behaving so very carefully
I only had one drink, I know what you think
I know what you think
These things don’t happen to girls like me
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BREATHE FREE
Come here! Come here!
Come here you tired and hungry
Come here you huddled masses
Breathe free! Breathe free!
Breathe free ambitious young men
Breathe free courageous women
Breathe free! Breathe free!
Don’t need to know your reasons
Don’t care ’bout your family’s name
Leave those ancient canons
Escape the barons’ game
Come here! Come here!
Come here you tired and hungry
Come here you huddled masses
Breathe free! Breathe free!
Breathe free ambitious young men
Breathe free courageous women
Breathe free! Breathe free!
Take refuge in our sunrise
Find solace on our shores
Bring your will and power
Our promise will be yours
Come here! Come here!
Come here you tired and hungry
Come here you huddled masses
Breathe free! Breathe free!
Breathe free ambitious young men
Breathe free courageous women
Come here! Come here!
Come here you tired and hungry
Come here you huddled masses
Breathe free! Breathe free!
Breathe free ambitious young men
Breathe free courageous women
Breathe free! Breathe free!
Take refuge in our sunrise
Find solace on our shores
Bring your will and power
Our promise will be yours
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Karyn Oliver - STAND UP
02:08
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STAND UP
You are the one you've been waiting for so stand up, stand up
You are the one you've been waiting for so stand up, stand up
This is your moment now
There’s no time to lose
You are the why and the how
You’ll be the one to choose
You are the one you've been waiting for so stand up, stand up
You are the one you've been waiting for so stand up, stand up
This is our moment now
There’s no time to lose
We are the why and the how
We’ll be the ones to choose
We are the ones we've been waiting for so stand up, stand up
We are the ones we've been waiting for so stand up, stand up
We are the ones we've been waiting for so stand up, stand up
We are the ones we've been waiting for so stand up, stand up
Stand up, stand up
Stand up, stand up
Stand up, we’ll be the ones to stand
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LADY IN WAITING
Bring me your tired
Bring me your poor
Bring me your bruised, your invisible, and your ignored
Bring me your hopeful
Bring me your scared
Bring me your brilliant young minds and your underprepared
Bring me your lonely
Bring me your blessed
Bring me your desperate, your overworked, and underdressed
Bring me your rabbis
Bring me your nuns
Bring me your fathers in search of their daughters and sons
I am still here
and I am waiting
My flame is pale and thin
But I will let you in
Soon
Bring me your feeble
Bring me your strong
Bring me your poets and painters and workers-in-song
Bring me your teachers
Bring me your guides
Bring me your healers of hearts and your turners of tides
I am still here
and I am waiting
My flame is pale and thin
But I will let you in
Soon
Come to me. I hear you calling
Winds are shifting, walls are falling
I am still here
and I am waiting
My flame is pale and thin
Its light is growing dim
But it still burns
Right by the door
Come to me again
I will let you in
Soon
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CHICKS WITH DIP New York, New York
Chicks With Dip is an informal collective of female singer/songwriters who enjoy mutual respect, enjoy each other's company, and the pleasure of good conversation, good songs, and good dip. The Chicks have been meeting for over a decade.
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