We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Protest Song Revised

by V. Vale

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

lyrics

You Can Protest All You Want, Gets you out of the house!
MIGHT make new friends, Stop being a DORMOUSE
Be sure to wear a Mask, Make a CUTTING-EDGE Sign—
But Wear your running shoes, they might keep you from dyin’—
But will you protest for years and years?
Protest for decades, CENTURIES?

Will you protest for YEARS? You’ve nothin’ else to do!
Your jobs are mostly gone, there’s no more school
Helicopters overhead all day and night
It’s the new soundtrack: Apocalypse-lite—
You Can Protest all you want, till the cows come home
But what will REALLY change, in the EXTRA-LONG-TERM?

CHORUS Police will shoot people, that’s what they’re trained to do
But a sheriff just got slaughtered in sleepy Santa Cruz (E)
600 million guns in America take heed
More guns than people, in the Land of the Free—
And we need to all go GREEN, with our ENERGY
As Greta Thunberg said, It’s our ONLY DESTINY

People go hungry, every single day
Yet millions of tons of food still get thrown away
It’s blamed on “SUPPLY CHAINS” that had a big DISRUPT
When Tourism, Hotels, restaurants went belly-up—
When no one’s got a job, will rent forgiveness come?
Will there be UBI? It works in FINLAND

We wonder: What’s our future REALLY going to be?
Some tech jobs, restaurant work but LOTS of delivering
Bring back the W.P.A., there’s plenty to DO
Get paid for Making Art, Make the World BEAUTIFUL
And Universal Healthcare, Forgive all Student Loans
They do this in Europe, Why not here at home?

CHORUS We need new laws, like no more choke-holds
We need WEALTH TAX, Nothin’ left to lose
We need more education: for equality
We need Black Executives & Women CEOS—
But Will you protest, till the end of time?
Protest Till **EVERYTHING** is BOTH yours and mine—
YOURS EVERYONE’S EVERYTHING EQUALITY

credits

released June 10, 2020
Piano & vocals: V. Vale
Produced by Marian Wallace

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

V. Vale San Francisco, California

An original member of Blue Cheer (when it was a 6-man band) V. Vale put down his instruments to publish Search & Destroy in 1977. He now plays for friends and for fun, channelling music for our listening pleasure.

contact / help

Contact V. Vale

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like V. Vale, you may also like: