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Vengenace is mine saith the lord --- People should listen to this. A lot of wars would never have happened. Revenge and vengance has wrecked havoc on this world.
folk rock protest songs john lee hooker roger john
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Folk Blues FOlk rock Love songs, topical songs, Political themes, Protest Music
YOu will find a wide range of ideas here, everything from 9/11 to love songs to the environment. You may like what you are going to hear here. This I hope is mostly good songwriting stuff.
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Alternative • Avant Rock
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Peak #4
Peak in subgenre #1
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Roger John
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Roger John
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January 04, 2010
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MP3 5.7 MB • 128 kbps • 6:13
Story behind the song
This takes and borrows from a great deal of war poetry written oveer the last 600 or 700 years. From this it weaves a story.
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The American he came down like the wolf on the fold And his cohorts were gleaming in Silver and gold; Shone their bombs and and their weapons, in the twilights red glare And the faith of their fathers and their God wasnt there We rode through the valley the valley called death with the tanks all before us and our hearts in our breath Then the angel of death spread his wings on the blast cast down all their armies as its shadow it passed AN eye for an eye Look right into my face An eye for an eye WHo'll look at me now The queen of the nile, her beauty to hide, took new lover and a snake on the side Strom clouds a warning, in the far sunless sky , like a big wave a roaring all u must die His oil and his treasure we glutted with our pride His laws and his culture we chained to our side. INto his wall chambers ere he was tried , our soldiers sacked his cities while he hung and he died AN eye for an eye WHo'll run from me now An eye for an eye WHo'll run for me now Chorus Jack frost ,Jack Kerouac both went up the hill to fetch a pail of Janey who was feeling quite ill She had caught her death of moaning, she had tied her husband down She had listened to his groaning with her ear upon the ground Now the clown was in the alley waiting for his boy with a new saw silver hammer and some other crazy toys Heard the poet in the gutter who saw the rhyming scheme, that they planned it in the white house, and stole the American Dream The empereor of Kenya could get no sleep, the rule of the land was all he could keep HIs women all left him and his his sons they despised, and they squandered and shackled the light from his eyes In the dark misty morning by the clear running brook in the depth of that jungle his lifeblood they took Hammered and Stoned him and chiseled his bones. Took all his handmaidens and made them their own. Broke his Generals before him , and fattened his slaves , cut the throat of the innocent decorated their graves. Chorus Take a million Bob Dylans put Willie Nelson on a horse, go back to the poets and write your discourse Takes the drums of the British and the bugles of the french, take the cannons of the Germans go hide in a trench Take the money that their burning take the lives they mow down taKe the crown and the anchor and go paint the town Chorus Now I wish I could write you something quite simple and plain Leave you no quessing and no empty refrain But something theres got me deep deep in my brain, and it stops me from hearing and going insane The Pope is in the belfry quasimodos on the throne the tribe of the israelites all have rode home
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Bullet Train
May 01, 2010
great Lyrical content and nice guitar and vocal delivery Roger.
Star Blue
Mar 29, 2010
This is a very intense song also, you have a good way of putting words in your songs to make people think. I guess that is the point. Excellent Job !!! Seems so simple but so full of passion.
Yninoarrane
Mar 23, 2010
raw and pure, like a true singer songwriter.
Michael R7 GT
Mar 22, 2010
Interesting mix, liked the way you laid the acoustic in there. I respect your views. Classic lines man!
ms 007
Mar 19, 2010
Great sounds coming out of Hamilton..EXCELLENT This is definetly World Class... Sry l just arrived here...So Glad l did fab vocals and lyrics. Can you express it Roger Congrats Bravo!!!! L&P Always Debra aka ms 007 ~~~appreciate the reviews btw:)
goatee1
Mar 19, 2010
wow we are on the same page my friend my new CD the War Machine is in this vain I have a song posted called WW3, and many others posted also I have a new music page D'Abaldo my CCM stuff the CD called Ancient Of Days hope to see ya soon, this is wild, I have a question I noticed sounds like you recorded this and others live in a club is that so? so a great tune hear and all true yes Gods vengeance is coming and is His and His alone, and not anyone in the Western worlds War Machine. Great work my friend nice to hear songs with substance and a song that says something, This is one of my favorites I have heard and this one is going to the station best of sound also Bravo Peace Daniel
ALEXIS PATRICK
Feb 25, 2010
Great song and message. Your talents are fabulous. Have a nice evening!!!!
ALPHA ONE OMEGA
Jan 27, 2010
A very enjoyable listen & Extremely good philosophy*****
Ascenzion - Al Massey
Jan 27, 2010
Another awesome track. Like the Chorus, Very catchy. The lyric contents is...as always creative and direct. Peace
Carlo D'Anna
Jan 22, 2010
Very strong lyrics!! Tell it like it is BRAAAHHH!!!
Judy Henry Church
Jan 20, 2010
Great song... Deep subject writing for sure. Well expressed and delivered.
annielock
Jan 19, 2010
Fantastic as usual!!
Heleana Maria
Jan 13, 2010
hi Roger, you are right we need to make peace if we possibly can.Sometimes we just can't. Some people are to messed up wanting Power and money. This seems Anti American. i am American, and I believe I am defintely a Patriot to. All the wars were horrible and sometimes they weren't justified, We have made mistakes but some of us have learned from them, There are still good peaceful Americans like me and other people I know. i do like the melody and the passion behind this song. The words dsiturb me at times. i know you are very honest, I do admire you for that, Blessings, Heleana Maria
The Smivets
Jan 10, 2010
Wow this is world class. I never liked Dylan, I think it was his voice, I just didn't get it. I might have thought differently if he had sung like this. Your vocal really expresses the passion of the great lyric perfectly - you can feel it. Yes I'm liking this a lot - truly impressive stuff.
Pinecats
Jan 08, 2010
Good writing Rodger...great protest song and delivered with your trademark passion. Recorded as if it was sung at an outdoor festival. Shades of John Mellencamp in your vox here. Out of the box and well done!
Kurt Lewis Neufer
Jan 07, 2010
Hello Roger, Excellent work, truly inspired.....Love it !!!!! Have a Great week my friend, :) Kurt
gabe stenziano
Jan 07, 2010
as always, your lyric/poetry shines in this song. love the character of your voice. wish i had a bit of that gravel. good one. gabe
Hayley Oliver
Jan 07, 2010
a powerful lyric and vocal delivery, well written and played, great work Roger. :) thanks for your comments and stars on my version of "you never can tell", i appreciate it. :) Love Hayley
DOOMTRAINmusic
Jan 07, 2010
Nice tune, delivered with passion, excellent lyrics Big 5 !
Tammy Swindell
Jan 06, 2010
I came to hear the song and read the lyrics; I hear Bruce Springteen in your vocals, Roger. :) You're right people ought to listen to the fact that Vengeance is Mine, Saith the Lord...But on the other hand..the Bible has references to so many battles that were fought, and the Lord assisted the majority of them. The point is, we've always had to fight for what we hold as evident truths; such as freedom...and sometimes, He just watches to see what will happen..though He does know everything. Now, I don't get into politics, but I do respect people's political views...and I was throwing a Biblical view in. :) Have a good one..think I'm going to go hear your next song, too while I'm here..this one was really interesting. :D See you there. :D