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lyrics

music and lyrics by Rachel Cox and David First

What are you so mad about
Can you justify your pain
You make a hundred thou a year
And your legacy's ingrained
There's no one left for you to fight
All the predators are gone
All that's left are bones and teeth
Turned to fossils in the dawn
Well bones and teeth are sharp as tongues
Dull as knives and white as blood
You are living at low tide
In a mansion made of mud

The human world is splitting in two
Waiting for the next disaster to fall
Some of us have everything they could want
Some of us don't have much at all
Anything at all

Nothing to die for, nothing inside
You've got nothing to die for, nothing inside
Nothing to die for, nothing inside
You've got nothing to die for

You fly to France, you sail the Keys
Got your million dollar art
And promises that you won't keep
And shiny lies that fall apart
Well, promises and shining eyes
Are things you'll never understand
You just spill your greed like wine
Another story in the sand

The stars are glowing miles away
Waiting for the rest of it to unfold
Some of us have everything they could want
Some of us have only our souls
Do... you... have a soul?

Nothing to die for, nothing inside
Nothing to die for, nothing inside
Nothing to die for, nothing inside
You've got nothing to die for

I hope you're happy X2
I hope you're happy now
You must be happy now

credits

from Star Ballads (Rachel Cox and David First), released April 25, 2017
Rachel Cox - vocals
David First - 12-string guitar/string arrangement
Bernard Gann - bass
Brian Chase - drums

Tom Chiu - violin
Rachel Golub - violin
Jeanann Dara - viola
Clara kennedy - cello

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David First New York

David’s bands/projects include his psychedelic punk band, Notekillers, SWATi - a drone collaboration with acupuncturist Isobeau Trybula, The Western Enisphere - an audio/visual exploration of psycho-perception, and the AM Radio Band – a solo project for vintage signal generators, oscillators and transistor radios. He is also the proprietor of “Dave’s Waves" – a sonic restaurant A/V installation. ... more

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