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The People Are on Fire

by Rachel Despard

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Written summer of 2020.

This song is about the beauty and power when the people come together to challenge our institutions.

lyrics

Our bill was overdue,

We kept moving along,

Kept the pressure on,

But it’s always something new,

You can take so much before you break but

Hell’s been rising,

Now your demons have caught up.

You can’t hide behind your Star Spangled Banner;

The early light reveals a liar.

They’re coming for you now;

The people are on fire.

Calling up my friend on the phone today,

She said everything’s crumbling, everyone’s drifting,

And everything’s gonna change,

This is the new world order and we’re living in it.

And I’m desperate to feel some hope again,

This is creative destruction.

You can’t hide behind your Star Spangled Banner;

The early light reveals a liar.

They’re coming for you now;

The people are on fire,

And you’ve got blood on your hands now.

credits

released February 1, 2021
Rachel Despard (producer, lyrics, vocals, keys)
Evan Linett (trumpet)

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Rachel Despard Durham, North Carolina

Contemplations on the fall of society and being 23. Classic folk inspired lyrics with soulful vocals and alt-rock-jazz-inspired instrumentation. Proud queer Southerner based in Carrboro, NC.

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