Drones (single)

by Jo Wilson

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Zubair Rehman (13): “I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer grey skies. The drones do not fly when the skies are grey, and for a short period of time the mental tension and fear eases.”

A song about modern warfare, in both directions.

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lyrics

It's been {months in the making - furtive preparation / all in a day's work - careful calculation}
In {shadowy back / calm control} rooms
And they won't see this coming
They won't see this coming, no no

Twisted words of {frenzied fanatics / pressured politicians}
Am I brainwashed? Do they really deserve to die?
And {as the hour of recompense / now as our destination} draws near
It comes down to this:
Do you really believe
That you can {blast yourself a doorway through to heaven? / judge intention from a satellite image?}

Won't you give me a fair fight?
Won't you look me in the eye?
Or are you afraid that when you do
You'll discover we're not so different, me and you
Give me a fair fight
And one day you just might begin to see
I'm not the monster that they've made me out to be

Why {here? Who / me? God} knows{?/!}
{I‘m just employed / I volunteered} to pull the trigger
And is this courage or cowardice?
I {don't even have to be there / give my everything} to strike you
{when I can send a robot in my place / - the consequences I will never face}

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released September 7, 2016
All sounds by Jo Wilson, recorded and mixed at home.
Mastered by Iain Hutchison at GloWormRecording.

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Jo Wilson Inverness, UK

New album, The Grand Complication, is out now!

Part-time complicated music, made at home when Jo's brain gets too full and some of it escapes, and brought to life with whatever instruments can be found lying around.

Read more about the album at www.jowilsonmusic.com

Older music can be found at dldown.bandcamp.com ... more

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