By Art or Design
from Mourning Glory by Nowherebound
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lyrics
By Art or Design
So the world’s turned to shit,
And you’ve had enough of it,
Because you believed we were better than our fathers’ sins but here we sit.
So grab yourself a pencil, or a brush, or a song,
Write your conscience, paint a protest, sing a march, I’ll sing along.
And we’ll find a place for the left behind who struggle to belong and we’ll sing on.
Here we go… Forth.
Let daydreams pull heartstrings as the rest all go numb,
Let nightmares remind us that we will not succumb
To the apathy proffered by the deaf and the dumb,
Cause when we stand together, we can overcome!
All the backward-thinking bullshit that stymies the mind,
All the alt-right propaganda dressed in red and white stripes.
And we’ll wish upon the stars embroidered right there beside,
For change to the narrative, by art or design.
So you found yourself a voice,
Spoke up when it had no choice,
And with friends it would grow louder,
With a power, for tipping points...
And your brushes painted rainbows in the streets across the walks,
You made music for the voiceless; this is now; this is punk rock.
You found a place for the left behind who struggled to belong and you sang on.
Here we go… Forth.
Let daydreams pull heartstrings as the rest all go numb,
Let nightmares remind us that we will not succumb
To the apathy proffered by the deaf and the dumb,
Cause when we stand together, we can overcome!
All the backward-thinking bullshit that stymies the mind,
All the gerrymandered cheaters decked in red and white stripes,
With flags pinned to lapels as they strip away our rights.
Let’s change the fucking narrative, by art or design.
And when all hope seems lost along with veritas,
Finds you wondering what selling a soul even costs.
Let daydreams pull heartstrings as the rest all go numb,
Let nightmares remind us that we will not succumb
To the apathy proffered by the deaf and the dumb,
Cause when we stand together, we can overcome!
All the backward-thinking bullshit that stymies the mind,
All the homophobic racists decked in red and white stripes.
We’ll wish upon the stars embroidered right there beside,
For change to the narrative, by art or by design.
So the world’s turned to shit,
And you’ve had enough of it,
Because you believed we were better than our fathers’ sins but here we sit.
So grab yourself a pencil, or a brush, or a song,
Write your conscience, paint a protest, sing a march, I’ll sing along.
And we’ll find a place for the left behind who struggle to belong and we’ll sing on.
Here we go… Forth.
Let daydreams pull heartstrings as the rest all go numb,
Let nightmares remind us that we will not succumb
To the apathy proffered by the deaf and the dumb,
Cause when we stand together, we can overcome!
All the backward-thinking bullshit that stymies the mind,
All the alt-right propaganda dressed in red and white stripes.
And we’ll wish upon the stars embroidered right there beside,
For change to the narrative, by art or design.
So you found yourself a voice,
Spoke up when it had no choice,
And with friends it would grow louder,
With a power, for tipping points...
And your brushes painted rainbows in the streets across the walks,
You made music for the voiceless; this is now; this is punk rock.
You found a place for the left behind who struggled to belong and you sang on.
Here we go… Forth.
Let daydreams pull heartstrings as the rest all go numb,
Let nightmares remind us that we will not succumb
To the apathy proffered by the deaf and the dumb,
Cause when we stand together, we can overcome!
All the backward-thinking bullshit that stymies the mind,
All the gerrymandered cheaters decked in red and white stripes,
With flags pinned to lapels as they strip away our rights.
Let’s change the fucking narrative, by art or design.
And when all hope seems lost along with veritas,
Finds you wondering what selling a soul even costs.
Let daydreams pull heartstrings as the rest all go numb,
Let nightmares remind us that we will not succumb
To the apathy proffered by the deaf and the dumb,
Cause when we stand together, we can overcome!
All the backward-thinking bullshit that stymies the mind,
All the homophobic racists decked in red and white stripes.
We’ll wish upon the stars embroidered right there beside,
For change to the narrative, by art or by design.
credits
from Mourning Glory,
released October 25, 2019
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Nowherebound Austin, Texas
Musical magnets for each other, this punk rock band ignited in 2010. They sing to you all over the world but always return home to their roots in Austin, Texas. Featuring members of Born To Lose and New Disaster, Nowherebound integrates traditional punk with rock and roll while weaving in threads of gritty country and folk. ... more
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