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Smoking Gun

from Smoke & Mirrors by Ali T

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lyrics

Another day we all wake up; another day just like the last
Another day so innocent; and soon to be in the past.
Another day we wave goodbye; say I love you now and then.
Live your life, try to do well, and
Come home, turn in, do it all again.

Then someone's son goes to a movie
Someone's love goes to a show
Someone's friend goes to a club; they go to class
They didn't know (didn’t know) a young man was pissed that day
Wants the world to hear what he's gotta say
He acts like there's hell to pay
Traumatic pasts explode like a hand grenade
These hopeful souls, blinded by the sun
There's nothing that they could've done
They were smiling; having fun
Now their trapped in front of a smoking gun.

Chorus:
We dream of a kind world, hard concept
Where war exists on film, not on our front step.
Is that too much to ask? How long's it gotta last?
We're still stuck with our rotten reality
One of power, greed and brutality
Tomorrow's not for sure.
It's always on my mind when I open my door.
We all want more.

Another day we hear the news
Another day, more conflicting views
Same old questions, same old answers
Isn't there some flag of truce?
Why do we have to live this way?
Schoolyard games we all seem to play
Our world's not black and white, it's grey
"Agree to disagree", that's all we say
I'm not saying there's an easy fix
But for a bit, we need to push aside politics
We need to focus; fight as one
So we don't have to fear that smoking gun

Chorus:
We dream of a kind world, hard concept
Where war exists on film, not on our front step.
Is that too much to ask? How long's it gotta last?
We're still stuck with our rotten reality
One of power, greed and brutality
Tomorrow's not for sure.
It's always on my mind when I open my door.
We all want more.

credits

from Smoke & Mirrors, released October 4, 2019
Music & Lyrics By Alison "AliT" Turner
Arrangement By Alison Turner (AliT)
Vocals: Alison Turner (AliT)
Guitar: Alison Turner (AliT)
Tracked by Alison Turner (AliT) at The Cat Cave in Royalton, VT
Mixed & Mastered by Ed Eastridge (Big Mo Records) in Thetford, VT

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☆ Alison "Ali T" Turner is a singer-songwriter (guitar/voice) who has been serving up the right dose of indie-pop and 90's nostalgia since 2004-ish. ☆

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