She dreamed of Bruce Springsteen at night
But woke to a screen with no sound, no light
Time rolled on like a runaway train
She stood at the station, lost in the rain

The records were scratched, the cassettes were gone
A photo without a frame lingered on
Between Madonna and love that lied
She watched her idols get paperfied

Now it’s just longing for things that missed
Youth trapped in ...

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It’s hard to always know in life

which way is best to go.

Following fads and trends

tends to be not,

from what I know.

But does that mean in everything

you go the other way?

I’ve tried that

and I’ll tell you what

at the end of the day -

if you live life against the grain

most times you will be right.

But if it’s all you ever do…

then you will miss t...

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This Machine Kills Fascists

He was the dust bowl troubadour

A Socialist down to the core

Resist the rich protect the poor

This machine Kills Fascists

Dylan, Ochs and Johnny Cash

Seeger, Strummer, Billy Bragg

All of them would raise his flag

This Machine Kills Fascists

He plied his trade on Texas streets

Busking to earn some money to eat

Harmonica blu...

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Tank Man

Here is a tank

Rumbling across a vast expanse

A square

Here is a man

White shirt

Black trousers

A shopping bag in each hand

He steps before the tank

Raises his hand

Palm out

Stop!

And the tank stops

Manoeuvres

The man alters his position

Manoeuvres

The man climbs onto the tank

Talks to those in the tank

He...

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