Burning Down

by Eli August

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yamp This song is deeply moving and tells us about those feeling inside following the unrest caused by the murder of Georges Floyd at the end of the police.

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100% of the proceeds from any download of this song will go to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and The Bail Project

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lyrics

The city is burning down.
It seems that the violence inside us has found its way out.
The city is burning down.

Its come to this endless state of distress,
A nation of fear full of civil unrest.
The wild land is desperate to burn.
The new growth needs room to return.

The city is burning down.
A life lost, again as these hands hold you firm to the ground.
The city is burning down.

I've never known rage, like this endless lament.
Knowing nothing will change, but we all will forgot...
The moment the next city burns...
And the murder of hope leaves no words.

The city is burning down.
We're destined to die if ambivalent hearts are abound.
The city is burning down.

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released July 2, 2020
Eli August- Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Bill Maynard- Electric Guitar
Thillman Benham- Cello
Adam Grabowski- Drums
Cody Davis- Bass
Joshua Kobel- Vocals
Lisa Mazza-Hamilton- Vocals
Mandi Hurley- Vocals
Luisa fuentes- Vocals
Dave Bowden- Engineering, Mixing, Mastering

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