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Times We're Living In
To those who have suffered, and to those who’ve been deceived by empty promises, this too shall pass.
AM – vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Chance McCoy - violins
Jim Baird - bass
Jesse Shultzaberger – drums
Jon Carroll – accordion
Pam Temple – harmony vocals
John Mark Power – low whistles
Verse 1
Hurricane flags, flutter in warning
the highway to high ground, unmoved all morning
the least of the least, phantoms in plain view
begging a ride, begging for rescue
From under the bottom line, onto the TV
they're suddenly seen, looking through you and me,
born like each one of us, naked and crying,
somehow left behind, hope sputtered and dying
Scattered like matchsticks, floodwaters preordained
tempest filled teacup, the driftwood of Pontchartrain
call out for mercy, but there's no answer
when we ask how it went so wrong
Chorus
Can you believe, these times we're living in (3X)
Verse 2
Somehow overheated, the road to Salvation
as we lose our grip with each revelation
of unholy deals, fleecing the faithful
shattering vows, cracking the crucible
To steal from the people, was that Jesus teaching,
we recite the words, but lose their meaning
the princes and pundits, cloaked in theocracy
while thieves in the temple, are looting our liberties
Is this what it comes to, power and preference
executive privilege, for or against us
wrapped in the flag, discredit dissenters,
while they tear down all we hold dear
Chorus
Can you believe, these times we're living in (4X)
Can you believe
