1. |
Not Sick
01:18
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i'm not sick
the environment is toxic
when i left it's grasp
i began to blossom
you're not sick
the environment is toxic
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2. |
The End of Mending
04:18
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woke up late
gotta get to work on time
honk at everyone in front of me
i walk to my workspace again because
the woman in the ad is smiling at me
telling me she can make me happy
i wanna look happy too
our bodies feel so disconnected
distracted, anxious
feels hard to focus
we used to have a connection, through the soil
lost that - every since the 1970's
"get big or get out" [Earl Butz]
i'll pay for whatever makes me feel valuable
i didn't think about people other than myself
i lived in a quiet hell, i built for myself
didn't think about children
making bricks in Pakistan
VICE put it on a screen
sad eyes look back at me
to reveal the state we're in
it's disgusting, we've been selfish
humans died in a factory
they ended their life to be free
because of our excessive greed
they made our clothes
they made our iphones
do we want too much?
[17 , 18 year olds far away from very poor homes
“so this is home?”
they live in dorms
seven strangers spend six days a week
repeating the same task again, and again
fatigue and bordom are common in any factory
but this one is surrounded by suicide nets
they are everywhere, a horrifying reminder of 18 workers
who jumped from the buidlings here at Foxconn
in the past few years]
more than we really need?
frivolous, frivolous spending
the end of mending
please don't let this be
the end of mending
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3. |
Be Your Own Hero
04:40
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i thought a lot about it
and i think i know what it's about
i give of myself until there's nothing left
i already tried being selfish
we may go crazy because we try to do the right thing
while living in society where the wrong thing is built
i figured out long ago - you gotta be your own hero
and they can string you up high, or lay you down low
but they can not kill an idea - it can only grow
keep putting all our energy into more, more, more, what is it for?
I CAN FEEL OUR HEARTS WAKING UP
it's finally been enough
it's bout' to break down
it's gonna flood the whole town
we ain't really ready
we'll just keep it steady
and if we just hold hands
i know it starts where it ends...
and if you feel the same
stand up where you are and claim
the ground as sacred space,in this place
because just to be alive is pretty nice i'd say
it's all i know
i just go, go, go, go, goooooo
so hard for me to stop and just take a walk sometimes
but i find
when i see the trees
see a little bee
i smile every time
if i can just feel my feet on the earth
i'll be fine
it all just blows my mind
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4. |
I Found My Way
02:27
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I started out with a plan not to plan
Got pretty disapointed when nothing seemed to happen
Gave up pretty early then
Sat stoned a long time hoping to find...Direction
On a clear cold night
When I look inside
I see it again
I found my way
I can tell you
If you're just waiting
don't wait no more
Only you know
What road to take, so just go down it
I used to be so damn afraid
I just needed a little faith
On a clear cold night
When the stars shine bright
I see it again
I found my way
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