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Opening Up

from After All This Time by John Elliott

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lyrics

from the canyons of computers
through the sunset and the dawn
they are telling what they think is true
and whose side they are on
there's a shadow in the alley, the boys are talking tough
it's opening
it’s opening up

it was a season of silence, people trailing their kills
it was a matter of time, it was a battle of wills
there's no contract stipulation, there is no pre-nup
it's opening
it’s opening up

still the lessons are unlearned, still the forest is ablaze
still the money that you earn is not enough
the light has turned to green, the greed has turned to rust
it's opening, it's opening, it's opening up

if we tried i guess we failed, if we failed we may have lost
lost it all and lost for good, we didn't even cover costs
we ran all the numbers, we ran 'em again
and we didn't have enough
it’s opening up

the misinformation is coming too fast
the ignorance is certain to last
the country is desperate, the city is rough
it's opening
it’s opening up

what we thought we had was wrong, it was vile and it was crude
it lied to us, it played us good
and still we fought for blind men
so mean and so corrupt
we're opening, we're opening, we're opening up

now we're stuck and we're distraught, we’re dumber and we're stick
we lost the plot, we're out of luck, we couldn't make it stick
we're out of water now, we've all got too much stuff
we're opening, we’re opening up

whatever is next, it's coming in hot
some folks are prepared, most folks are not
there's smoke in the breeze and there's poison in your cup
you're opening, you’re opening up

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from After All This Time, released January 27, 2023

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John Elliott San Francisco, California

“John Elliott is the Andy Kaufman of folk music.”

“Post Seinfeld, Post 9/11 Eyebrow Rock.”

“Well crafted and artful songs by a potentially disturbed individual.”

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