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Attica

from Gateway to the South by Big Ray

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Words & music by Ed Wenn.

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I’ll tell you about Attica, just something that I heard.
Another sorry lesson that nobody learned.
So we've got access; they just tell us what they want us to hear.
Too much information. Not enough truth.
You think you know it all, but you’ve really got no idea.

And the way they tell it on the TV.
That ain’t the way it happens on the streets.
And so the way it feels on the inside is far from complete.

I’ve been thinking ‘bout freedom and just what it means
After twenty-something summers spent chasing their dreams.
I’ve been going slowly crazy
Trying hard just to get it all straight.
This rich men's game is creaking with age.
We were born free, but now we live in a beautiful cage.

And you can scream out loud to the still, cold night.
Watch your tears start to freeze on the street
Or you can tell everybody they'd better wake up

I’ll tell you about Attica, just something that I heard.
Another sorry lesson that nobody learned.
And we can sing about freedom, but we ain't free yet.
So why don't you turn off your TV and do something less boring instead?

credits

from Gateway to the South, released February 1, 2014
Ed Wenn
Vocals & rhythm guitars

Michael Hampton
Lead guitars, keyboards, bass, melodica, percussion & harmony vocals

Marc Maitland
Drums

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Big Ray has been around in various incarnations since 1991 lurching from 'full time band' to 'state of mind' & all flavours in-between. The personnel shifts & expands, but centres around Ed Wenn & 2 or 3 close friends. The musical starting point has remained constant; a mix of The Who, The Kinks, Big Star, CSNY & Steve Earle layered over a punk rock sensibility & attitude. ... more

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