Wrecking Stone

by Maxwell Hedron

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composed in the summer of 2020
in a chevy express full of empty kegs
amid protests of local and state law enforcement
which should not - can not - stop

lyrics

wait, wait, I've seen this film
everyone claps when the good guy kills
we put you on our shoulders and we carry you into town

lift you high as we can reach
we put you at the pulpit and we let you preach thatt
the only good way is to lay that money down

now, now it's too late
you're holding on tight to the offering plate
and you take off running when we bow our heads to pray

the plot, the deed, it all looks fine
just put your pen on the dotted line
a firm handshake and everybody forgets our name

so swing, swing the wrecking stone
nobody cares if anyone's home
we gotta make space for the thunderdome tonight

blow the smoke and fan the flames
tell us that we've only got each other to blame
when the gates roll open you'll be sitting front row for the fight

you're indefensible
fenced in and offended
and you know you're expendable

that's why you cut out the tongue that raised a voice to upset you
and slay the sons who fled the fray to forget you

you're reprehensible
and you need apprehended
and you know you're expendable

and now that we feel your sallow talons clutching our shoulder
we fear we face the fate of unwilling soldiers
we throw the windows wide and yell

bereft and exhausted
we must make up our minds
blessed and exalted, you spent up all of our time

bereft and exhausted
we just made up our minds
but if we could stop this, won't we still get left behind?

credits

released July 22, 2022
Seth Alexander: drums
Eli Chambers: vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, mixing engineer
Andrew Sais: electric guitar

Jason Snoddy: recording engineer

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Maxwell Hedron Columbus, Ohio

Maxwell Hedron is from Columbus, Ohio.
Psychedelic chamber rock?
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