Up Against The Hopes

from ...goes elsewhere by Lucky Luxury

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Thoughts of a school That break before bending Self-imposed rules
In a cycle never-ending Go with the obvious Slow down the rate of change Know that it's all over soon So ready to rearrange and... Choose the direction That billions will travel An over-correction That seems to unravel everything Stay so far away from it Play anything but the fool Prey on the inadequate Betray who used to be so useful Take a breath There's nothing left But choices and voices No one's claiming Evidence That presents A decision between Hero and victim blaming Something was said We couldn't help but hear It's probably nothing
But just wait for the "all clear" to... Wage war on an enemy Gague the odds of defeat Rage against antithesis Engage until the culture screams retreat Take a breath There's nothing left But vices and virtues reprimanded Nonetheless The populace Is dying off but won't leave empty handed What's it take To make your vision real? Spell it out if you can't say it Either way who's gonna pay it Any Mind at all Wide awake And fast asleep at the wheel With only one guarantee There'll be no apologies This Time As we watch it fall Try to make some sense of it Why would they steer us wrong Die trying again and again and... Deny that it was the plan all along Falling divided after all

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from ...goes elsewhere, released December 12, 2021

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Lucky Luxury Kansas City, Missouri

A veteran of the US ska scene, L.L. served as the guitarist for the highly regarded instrumental ska/reggae group The Secondhands, and its vocal off-shoot that came in the form of Brent Berry & The Roots Crew, later providing guitar work for The Shop, another 60's ska and reggae group that in typical ‘show band’ fashion focused on the choicest cuts from Jamaican producers of vintage stature. ... more