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The Big Blowdown

from Sinombre Vol II: Broken Angels by Paul Miro

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THE BIG BLOWDOWN

The sirens wailed all afternoon
We blanked them out with our favourite tunes
And late at night we hid under the stairs
Conspiracies reached to the moon
Ah, drink up, we’re all dead too soon
And sadness just gets bigger when it’s shared

The fire burns never ending
Come to devour your sacred ground

The clowns arrived armed to the teeth
Angry white boys trying to dump their grief
It seemed our peace was standing in their way
The more we tried to hold on hard
The faster it all fell apart
They trampled on our dignity that day

The fire burns never ending
Come to devour your sacred ground.
Look at the children pretending
A hundred miles from the battleground.

Chorus:
We always hoped they were kidding
Waiting for the big blowdown
We know the shadows so well
Doing some enemy’s bidding
Heading for the big showdown.
It never changes

We mortgage our tomorrows to
Get through the day we wake up to
And all that’s pure gets lost along the way.
How it’s gonna end nobody knows
But the power is where the power goes
And all that matters is to live for one more day.

The fire burns never ending
Come to devour your sacred ground.
Look at the children pretending
A thousand miles from the battleground.

Chorus

Now we know they weren’t kidding
We’re waiting for the big blowdown
We know the shadows so well
Doing your enemy’s bidding
Heading for the big showdown.
It never changes.

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from Sinombre Vol II: Broken Angels, released March 4, 2022

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Paul Miro is an artist who records and performs both as a solo artist and in bands. In addition to his extensive catalogue of solo albums, he writes regularly for film and TV and does mix and production work for other artists.

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