Freedom Further Away - Lyrics and Inspiration

A mythical kingdom A spell froze the land Freedom suspended Long enough to make amends Creatures and prophets Hooded in sackcloth They’re shooting down oppression! And you’re the Romanoffs Hoods drawn up Citizens call in code Do nothing but look Like you’ve done what you were told Grimacing sculptures Replaced what was beauty Buildings like boxes Revolutionary duty! Wiley exiles survived in the wild How do you dance on the ice? On all fours Frolic like foxes, spring is today When minders give you “advice” Make sport Cavort like a crow, your magic is play Freedom further away A little further away

The damnedest thing Repression by their own hand A few comrades to watch Maintained the enchantment Bewitched beaten masses Snitched on themselves For fear the cry of “Infidel!” And they always had the counter-spell How do you dance on the ice? On all fours Frolic like foxes, spring is today When minders give you “advice” Make sport Cavort like a crow, your magic is play Freedom further away A little further away Copyright 2024 Brightwood Clay. Rcorded at Beaird Studios Nasvhille.

Inspiration

This song is an allegorical tale inspired by so many headlines and debates I see in the nightly news about the nature of freedom and the importance of expression as a vital part. My travels have impressed on me how precious these liberties are.