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Man without a gun

from Cut Glass by Coz the Shroom

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a classic girl robots tune, from an earlier cassette, as well. New version.
Taquacore! When I wrote this song in the 80's I took an old, cheezy, dirty comedy LP, read the tracks off the record sleeve and wrote entire songs based on the titles of the jokes. "man without a gun" and "the Clean Waiter" were two such songs.

lyrics

here I stand where another man would run
man without a gun
Stronger and more certain than the sun
Somethings gone wrong and the strength in me
don't hate it

here I staunch onrushing tides
man without a gun
somethings gone wrong and my inner calm won't come
I'm just trying to find the power I seen
In being weak

Gimmie one reason to break down
man without a gun
bow my doomed head to my enemies
They may break down
take your breath away
an empty hand holds everything
and that's the power I know I've seen
a power that finds its perfect strength in
being weak

here I stand with steady voice calling
out my foes
They seem too edgy they walk on their
hair trigger toes
something's gone wrong and I got to try to change it

here I brace against a force too dreadful to be called
a man without a gun about to fall
nothing's going wrong and the strength I found can change me
to a weapon that can't fail

Gimmie one reason to break down
man without a gun
bow my doomed head to my enemies
They may break down
take your breath away
an empty hand holds everything
and that's the power I know I've seen
I'm trying to find the power I seen,
trying trying

Mohammed! Bis'm'allah, Rasoul'allah! Mohammed!

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from Cut Glass, released September 2, 2016

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Coz the Shroom New Mexico

NOW RETIRED TO BECOME A MONK AND FOLLOW THE TAO TE CHING.
Cassette artist since 1979, Former Austin punk rocker, (18 years in Austin Texas) independent recording artist, and part of the SUCKDOG circus from 1991 to 1998. long time performance artist, writer, and psychonaut. ... more

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