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Set Me Free

by The Soviet Influence

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There's a sweetness in the air As we walk hand in hand The car is driving so fast coming up behind The sirens bounce off the sidewalks and the sky But we don't care there's nowhere to go They'll never catch us Here we go we're running so fast for the light for the light We don't care we're just here for the fight for the fight Here we go we're running so fast for the light for the light We don't care we're just here for the fight for the fight The fight of our lives A day has passed and we're still on the run Hiding out under a bridge from the law When the night comes we'll hear the sky light up with the sounds of the ones who won't find us They'll never find us Here we go we're running so fast for the light for the light We don't care we're just here for the fight for the fight Here we go we're running so fast for the light for the light We don't care we're just here for the fight for the fight The fight of our lives Here we go we're running so fast for the light for the light We don't care we're just here for the fight for the fight Here we go we're running so fast for the light for the light We don't care we're just here for the fight for the fight The fight of our lives
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Let me remind you, who put you up I hate the silence we’re forced into And all the places we need to hide You should know that your boss man lied And the owners have the most to lose As long as the poor exist We are one of them As long as someone is in prison We can never be free Let me remind you, who put you up Let me remind you, who put you up You see your workers as cogs in a machine I say every businessman’s a fascist scrubbed clean And we can argue about this 100 thousand times The time is coming when you will pay for your crimes
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It's not 1969 anymore It's not 1978 anymore We can't make excuses anymore My world's on fire How's yours? And I fall down Those goddamn yuppies got their way And here we go We march to the edge We look over, the fires, of the earth And this is not The real end And here we go, here we go, here we go, come on now We've been exploited And that hasn't changed What we aim for Is our ancestors to roll in their graves And here we go We march to the edge We look over, the fires, of the earth And this is not The real end And here we go, here we go, here we go, come on now It's not 1969 anymore It's not 1978 anymore We can't make excuses anymore My world's on fire How's yours? And I fall down Those goddamn yuppies got their way And here we go We march to the edge We look over, the fires, of the earth And this is not The real end And here we go, here we go, here we go, come on now The people united will never be defeated
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I push that rock I try to hide I’m laying in the grass And I’m prepared to die It’s a hot night Like every night I can’t get ahead That’s no goddamn surprise We’re all creatures of habit We pay 10 times the rent to sleep in an attic It’s on the line Rich and poor I’m at the front This is another war Will I win? And push that rock I’m going all the way Up to the top Close your eyes Sit back Let your body relax And your mind set loose I want you to imagine a world Where you can feel free I want you to imagine a true land of opportunity We’re all creatures of habit We pay 10 times the rent to sleep in an attic And one more time Raise your hands In solidarity with the other families It is time
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I've seen the riots on the streets around the world I watch them streaming online But I'm a messenger and not your enemy There's no time left for you to change We'll plant the bombs if you don't come through We'll plant the bombs if you don't come through We'll plant the bombs if you don't come through We'll plant the bombs if you don't come through You tried to trap me in a boisterous labyrinth Your words a rhetoric of hate I'm no peacemaker and I'm no anarchist The world can't always stay this way We'll plant the bombs if you don't come through We'll plant the bombs if you don't come through We'll plant the bombs if you don't come through We'll plant the bombs if you don't come through
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I’m anxious You’re depressed My mind is such an awful mess It’s a’’ madness I must confess Clean living Bodies at ease Empty skies All patterned with trees An illusion of calm, resting seas This is the time for me One chance to set the world free But I can’t do it alone Can’t you see? I’m anxious You’re depressed Our lives are such an awful mess When what’s left is anger we have to press Clean living Bodies full of disease Empty skies All patterned with dead trees Crashing waves, above the seas This is the time for me One chance to set the world free But I can’t do it alone Can’t you see? That’s where you come in
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This is the news You’re walking through your life And what can you choose? It’s just a roll of the dice I said I’m confused By the pacing and the lights And I know I’ve got to pick my fights It’s time to choose I know I have to pick a side Can’t wait long I’ve got to get on this ride There’s no time to find the truth Facts are flying free and loose And my life is full With my own survival This is the news I’m walking through my life And I’m confused I want to pick a fight There’s no time to choose Between the rhetoric and the lies And I know It’s just a roll of the dice.

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released February 28, 2022

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The Soviet Influence Limehouse, Ontario

What do you get when you mix two ounces of Joe Strummer-like political anger topped off with the guitar tones of Johnny Marr? The Soviet Influence: a socialist alt-rock trio that appeal to nostalgic listeners while refusing to become stale, combining 60s-era protest themes with the post punk, new wave and modern styles of the everchanging indie rock genre. ... more

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