A starry flag’s hanging from the overpass / above a fiery car wreck and a sea of broken glass / but the flames won’t burn high enough to reach that flag / so why should it bother moving?
You see a man dying in the city streets / by the hand of a cop who’s worked years on the beat / but it’s only an image you see on the screen / so why should you bother moving?
Move along, my friends, move along / for what’s good and what’s noble and bright / we keep with us always / in the darkest of hallways / or the first lonely glimpse of the light
A lady in rags raises her hand / to make accusations against a wealthy man / but she could’ve dressed different, coulda fought back or ran / so why should you bother moving?
Hurricanes rage and ravage the shores / we build smokestacks up high till the stars shine no more / but it won’t really matter till your grandson is born / so why should you bother moving?
Move along, my friends, move along / for what’s good and what’s noble and bright / we keep with us always / in the darkest of hallways / or the first lonely glimpse of the light
It’s easy to worry about the things that are close / think of only yourself until you’re a ghost / but it’s the mark that we make that matters the most / ‘cause when we’re gone the earth it keeps moving /
The Taxpayers were able to put down a tacklist of songs that allow us to go on a journey. In this album we experience the manic highs and lows one may experience in a life long battle with deteriorating mental health. The picture at times grim and beautiful is one I continually come back to as its tragedy never fades. Ulysses Johnson
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