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Don't Tell Me What To Sing About

from Don't Tell Me What To Sing About by Jess Silk

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It seems like everywhere I turn there’s another who won’t learn
From past mistakes they’ve made
It seems like everywhere I go there’s another one who knows
Which path I should now take

And they say, “It’s best for everyone if you stop writing protest songs
‘Cause there is not one thing you’ll ever change”
And they say, “Learn from your history; this is how life is for you and me
I promise you it’s always been that way”

Oh but I can’t believe that this is all there is for you and me
They say life’s not fair, but it’s easier for those who just don’t care

Please stop the world ‘cause I want to get off
And coping with it’s taking all the words that I have got
Please stop the world ‘cause you’re dragging me down
And listen when I ask politely
Don’t tell me what to sing about

It seems like every other day there’s a promise that they break
And we can’t do a thing
They seem to think that we’ve been beat and when we’re marching down the street
Pretend we don’t exist

And they say, “I don’t like politics to interfere with my music”
Well me, I don’t like sugar in my tea
So now I play and write and sing and yeah, I hope that I might change something
But in the end I write these songs for me

Because I can;t escape all the lies and empty promises they make
When I can’t see the light the only thing that helps me is to write about it

Please stop the world ‘cause I want to get off
And coping with it’s taking all the words that I have got
Please stop the world ‘cause you’re dragging me down
And listen when I ask politely
Don’t tell me what to sing about

Well, I’ve been doing this since I was a kid
When I found the only thing that helps me is to sing
Much better than breaking down oh
To get it written down upon the page
All the happiness, the fear and the rage
Makes one less thing to think about

Please stop the world ‘cause I want to get off
And coping with it’s taking all the words that I have got
Please stop the world ‘cause you’re dragging me down
And listen when I ask politely
Don’t tell me what to sing

Please stop the world ‘cause I want to get off
And coping with it’s taking all the words that I have got
Please stop the world ‘cause you’re dragging me down
And listen when I ask politely
Don’t tell me what to sing about

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from Don't Tell Me What To Sing About, released November 24, 2019

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Jess Silk Dudley, UK

Jess Silk is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from the Black Country. Her shouty but melodic brand of folk/punk music often has her being likened to a female Frank Turner or Billy Bragg, and it gets people sitting up and listening. Armed only with an increasingly sticker-covered acoustic guitar and a distinctive, gravely voice that many don’t expect, Jess plays to audiences up and down the UK. ... more

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