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Skeletons in the Closet

from To The Mountain by Matt Hartless & the Maverick 7

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In apathy we've let this place go to the dogs
And by dogs I mean wolves that will tear you apart
Indefinitely
Perpetually

Though myself, I admit where I'm going wrong
I am loathe to stop myself blundering on
Or quell my heart's desire
To keep stoking the fire

They talk about progress but nothing has changed
If anything humanity's become more deranged
And they say it won't happen but I can never be sure
When each day we narrowly avoid nuclear war
And we take far too much
And put nothing back
And await the day Earth has a heart attack
And I hope that our grandchildren never discover our
Skeletons in the closet

The conservative view the world revolves around you
Has led to the transfer of resource and power
Like salmon jumping upriver
Makes me shiver in disgust

Now we're addicted to smack to make up for the lack
Of any sort of meaning since we can't afford dreaming
As rainforests tumble
So you can buy a Big Mac in Bristol

And I just don't know why nobody cares
And I just don't know what to say

They talk about progress but nothing has changed
If anything humanity's become more deranged
And they say it won't happen but I can never be sure
When each day we narrowly avoid nuclear war
And we take far too much
And put nothing back
And await the day Earth has a heart attack
And I hope that our grandchildren never discover our
Skeletons in the closet

Pour tout les enfants
M'aidez mes amis
A sauver la planete
De catastrophe d'energie
Parce que les feux brulent
Et les torbines ne marchent pas
Et je dit non!

No, no, no

They talk about progress but nothing has changed
If anything humanity's become more deranged
And they say it won't happen but I can never be sure
When each day we narrowly avoid nuclear war
And we take far too much
And put nothing back
And await the day Earth has a heart attack
And I hope that our grandchildren never discover our
Skeletons in the closet

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from To The Mountain, released February 11, 2022

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Matt Hartless & the Maverick 7 Manchester, UK

Many moons ago, Matt Hartless rode into town from across the Sea on horseback with nothing but a guitar and a song in his heart.

Selling an aquatic horse would have made life easier, but that's not the Maverick way and Matt soon found himself recruiting troubadours from across Manchester to give the gift of Gypsy-ska-flamenco-folk-punk-rock to the world. ... more

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