funky driving rock with Guitar,Flute, bass & drums
YOURSELF is a jazz-rock band featuring vocals, flute, guitar, and sometimes bass and drums.
Story behind the song
The song skewers the big three hypocacies of our society: governemt, religion and the media, but humorously. Unfortunately for us, it gets more true every day.
Lyrics
Got a phone call just the other day,
Sounded like it came from the CIA --
Or one of those initialed bureaucracies, any way…
He said, “ Stick around, And we’ll be right down
To take you away!”
He said, “We know what you’re up to down there--
The Walls have ears, The word is out,
And loose talk is in the air!”
I said, “You’ve got the wrong number…”
He said, “I don’t care;
I need some voter To fill my quota of
Meaningless despair .”
I said, “Pardon me for the intrusion--
I think you are engaged in a delusion!
But I believe I have arrived in a solution:
Just Extract me From your Magnified Illusion!”
A man in a robe comes Rat-tat-tat At my door
He said, “You just can’t trust this
Devil’s world no more!
But, lucky for us, My friend Talks to the Lord--
Just give a donation, And you’ll find salvation
From his terrible swift sword!”
I held back a chuckle, And commenced to speak:
“I can’t say much for the Company
This supposed Lord keeps!
And what about the millions
Who have their own beliefs?”
He said,“There’s only one way To be saved today,
Now down on your knees!”
I said, “Sir I beg for exclusion!
I don’t want to add to your confusion,
But please don’t consider me for Retribution
In the scope of your Magnified illusion!”
Turned on the TV just to watch the news--
It seems designed just to
Give you the blues,
And make you think that there’s
Nothing you can do--
If they keep you down Then their chosen clown
Can do the thinking for you!
Everywhere there’s a Smiling mask
Who would love to control
All the views and opinions that you call your
Soul--
They’ll grab for a part
If they can’t get the whole;
They’ll take it as such, But there won’t be much
Left for your own!
So I say, If you’re sick and tired of losing
Just get to work on your own Revolution.
But don’t mind what I say,
‘Cause I’m just cruising
In my own little Magnified Illusion!
