If the Machines

from The Pale Blue Moonlight by Stephen Harrison

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If The Machines

The days are long they belong to you
Night follows day the way it used to do
Today the dawn came for you
I like the way the sunlight falls on you
What are we frightened for
What are we waiting for

We carry on as though the ocean is wrong
Rising up the land
Covering the islands
Driving us inland
And if the machines take over you and me
I dread to think what
They will make us do
What are we fighting for
What are we losing for

We carry on though something's wrong
Like we used to
Night follows day
The way they always do
Today the night came for you
I like the way the moonlight falls on you
I love you

What are we standing for
what are we praying for
What are we losing for
What is democracy for

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from The Pale Blue Moonlight, released May 1, 2019

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Stephen Harrison UK

Stephen Harrison is a singer/songwriter in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a member of post-punk band Metropak in 1978/9. He has been releasing new material since then and his latest album (his tenth solo album) was released in May 2019, and called 'The Pale Blue Moonlight'. He is interested in writing strong haunting melodies in harmony with lyrics that balance the personal and the universal. ... more

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