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Socialism: An Introduction

by The Soviet Influence

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1.
The Riot 02:25
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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 stand over the fires of the earth And this is not the real end So here we go here we go here we go Come on now We've been exploited And that hasn't changed And what we aim for Is our ancestors to feel ashamed And here we go We march to the edge We stand over the fires of the earth And this is not the real end So 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? The people united will never be defeated
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Running Song 03:41
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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 sidewalk and the sky But we don't care That 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 The fight of our lives A day has passed And we're still on the run Hiding out under the bridge From the law And 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
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Take My Fire 03:11
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Take the road To the top Between the mountains The forest fires The forest Take my fire Feel my fire Take my fire Feel my fire Take my fire Feel my fire Take my fire Feel my fire It's glorious This sunrise And this time I feel the snow fall Through the trees Take my fire Feel my fire Take my fire Feel my fire Take my fire Feel my fire Take my fire Feel my fire
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These Chains 02:35
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Hey Come on Hey Come on Hey Come on Hey Come on I hear the messages on the radio The planet spin round and round in my brain I hear the messages on the radio It's time to break free from these chains Hey Come on Hey Come on Hey Come on Hey Come on I hear the messages on the radio The planet spin round and round in my brain I hear the messages on the radio It's time to break free from our chains There's only one thing that I can see That's persistent and unending inequality I see the foot soldiers of the powerful elite Destroying lives and taking everything until their mission's complete
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Workers Unite! 02:20
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Who's taking the bread out of your hands? Makes you look up to them and call them the man Who owns the things that you do? It isn't me and I'm sure it's not you We're beaten we're broken We're beaten it's broken We're beaten we're broken We're beaten it's broken Count up your riches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 You're just a slave in someone else's heaven You don't need permission to listen to me You should be able to do what you need to do to feel free We're beaten we're broken We're beaten it's broken We're beaten we're broken We're beaten it's broken
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Oh Not Tonight 03:00
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Tomorrow Is The Day (The Guitar Man) 03:58
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Lonely day Lonely way I don't know why I've come to stay Make it real Make me feel There's nothing wrong with me I can't believe it's come to this It's come to this No words I've got a point to make and I can't quite get it out My mind is caught in this impossible feeling When you walk away from this life There's nothing left to say I tried I've tried all I can There are no words Nothing to do or say I've got a point to make and I can't quite get it out My mind is caught in this impossible feeling When you come again tomorrow Will you bring all I need? When you come again tomorrow Will you bring all I need? Take a look outside See what's become of this The world we knew And all that's left of it I've got a point to make and I can't quite get it out My mind is caught in this impossible feeling When you come again tomorrow Will you bring all I need? When you come again tomorrow Will you bring all I need?
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Into Space and Beyond 03:00
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I have to leave you said I want you to come with me I need you to understand This compulsion to flee I opened my heart you said And made room for you A place to lay your head Until all this is through We will wander the trails you said The forest will be our home With no people around It is safe to roam I was lost in the stars you said As I fell asleep last night I need you to stay with me Through the dark and through the light
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Coast To Coast 05:11
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I'm walking down the streets From Saskatoon to Halifax I can see what's going on And I can hear the lies New times should be coming around From the coast to the coast And when the powerful try to take our lives It's still in our hands This time has shone a light On the raw deal for the working class From doctors to warehouse hands We're taken for granted THere's no time for us to wait For the news man to change our mind We know what's been happening It's time to stand up for our kind New times should be coming around From the coast to the coast And when the powerful try to take our lives They're still in our hands From the mountains to the prairies From Toronto out to sea There's enough of us to change And us the power we can't see We've got to get organized And work it out for ourselves We can't wait for the politicians We can't wait for the world to change New times should be coming around From the coast to the coast And when the powerful try to take our lives They're still in our hands Well it's pretty clear this song has a point of view And that there's a story that I'm trying to tell Give it a chance give it a listen and see what you think Maybe you'll like to buy what what it is that I want to sell See if you ever wondered why you are stuck in your life Or why it seems impossible to ever get ahead You could blame yourself you could get down on what you've done Or you could take a little moment look around and think deep inside your head Maybe it's not your fault Maybe it's just a fucked up world New times should be coming around From the coast to the coast And when the powerful try to take our lives They're still in our hands New times should be coming around From the coast to the coast And when the powerful try to take our lives They're still in our hands

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Socialism: An Introduction is the third album from socialist rock band, The Soviet Influence. With themes ranging from fleeing persecution, to seizing the means of production, this record seeks to express the band's central values. From the hook heavy rock of Oh Not Tonight, to the Pink Floyd inspired Into Space and Beyond, or the punk inspired Workers Unite! the band explores a range of musical influences.

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released January 29, 2021

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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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