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Dissenter's Lament

from A Revolution In An Empty Room by Joe Solo

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I couldn't sleep having had some rather powerful tablets to clear a head cold. I went to bed with images of the protests in Spain and Greece and elsewhere fresh in my mind and woke up at 4am with this song.

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I knew this day was coming
And I've known it all along
When rights fought long and hard for
Have been taken one by one
I knew this day was coming
And I've known it from the start
But you will not break my spirit
And you'll never break my heart

When my body's cold and lifeless
And you think you've finally won
When at last my voice is silenced
By your tear gas and your gun
When my body's cold and lifeless
And you've tossed it on the cart
Know you did not break my spirit
And you'll never break my heart

To you Water Cannon Diplomats
With your baton-round replies
You can try to kill the answers
But the question never dies
I'm just one man of many
And I've been proud to play my part
You will not break my spirit
And you'll never break my heart

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Joe Solo

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from A Revolution In An Empty Room, released January 25, 2013
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Joe Solo Scarborough, UK

Joe Solo is an award-winning musician, writer, poet, activist, broadcaster and washing machine engineer from Scarborough.

Live he has an ever growing reputation as both a performer and raconteur, being thought-provoking, comical and punch-the-air political often in the same breath.

He is not an artist you forget in a hurry. ... more

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