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I CAN SEE THEIR RANKS ARE THINNING BY THE DROVES

from "LEAD ON, KINDLY LIGHT" & "THIS WORLD & ONE MORE" (2020) by Bill Mallonee

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Voices of real change rarely get heard, mostly because they call us to "consider the paths of old," and the values of the past such as Love, Compassion, Equality and personal Integrity.
when you begin to notice that these were the very things the Old Testament prophets were voicing to wayward politicians and the religious leaders of the day, you begin to see that the "old paths" are ever new...and rarely tried.

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I CAN SEE THEIR RANKS ARE THINNING (BY THE DROVES)
words & music: bill mallonee (admin BMI 2018)

I was hangin' by a dream...Hangin' there it seems
Hanging there for years and just pretending
I use to have a few friends...but they all fell away
and the few that stayed? I can see their ranks are thinning

Its the dawn of realization and the harsh crystallization
of every vulnerable...new beginnings
trying to draw it's first breath
and stumble through it's first steps
My, my, so much losing...before winning

Chorus:
It all crumbles to dust it seems
and distractions are a "center that won't hold"
and all the ones who once believed in a land of new beginnings
i can see their ranks are thinning by the droves

Now old scratch is more obvious with each passing day
It's worn out it's welcome & pathetic wardrobe of disguises
But, we all live complacent in a house that stands adjacent
in a town that's festering & full of compromises

Chorus:
It all crumbles to dust it seems
and distractions are an anchor that won't hold
and all the ones who once believed in a man of new beginnings
i can see their ranks are thinning by the droves

Now the sky? It grew yellow as the shells dropped in the trenches
unjust judges cleared the benches & held on to their ass
Peace & Love were a "no sell;" In my hour of deepest peril
not given decent burial as I fumbled for my mask

Chorus:
It all crumbles to dust it seems
and distractions are a "center that won't hold"
and all the ones who once believed in a land of new beginnings
i can see their ranks are thinning by the droves

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from "LEAD ON, KINDLY LIGHT" & "THIS WORLD & ONE MORE" (2020), released February 14, 2020
Bill Mallonee: acoustic & electric guitars, vocals, harmonies, bass, drums, harmonica, lap steel

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020.
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