Anti Establishment Songs
Original Songs
All songs written, arranged, and produced by Joe DiDomenico
What a blast to be able to resurrect these songs that I've had in the vault for so many years. AI allowed me to take my rough tracks and turn them into real songs. Without needing to argue with the bass player. While AI can be as finicky as humans when it comes to doing what you want, they never mess up a note. It takes a while to get the AI to the point where it's close enough and that's what these are. Not exactly as I would like them, but good enough.
I'm Not Free
Lyrics
I am not happy, I am not free
Gonna break these chains that are binding me
I am not happy free, I am not free
Will I ever be?
Will I ever be?
I feel my heart race
I feel myself running
I feel my pockets
I’m looking for money
A stranger in the night
What will happen to me
I dream of happiness
But why can’t I be?
But why can’t I be?
I pretend I’m not alone
I pretend I am back at home
I’m gonna cut loose
Gotta get away clean
Help me escape
From my captivity
I cry when I rise
Water surrounding me
Now I understand
It’s not up to me
Will it ever be?
I wake up dreaming
I cannot sleep
I reach out to touch it
But it escapes me
I hope for another
Opportunity
Because I’m not happy
I am not free
I am not free
I am not free
How can I every be
I am not free
I am not free
Round and Round We Go
Lyrics
It’s clear to me
When you look around you’ll see
Smiling faces
But we all disagree
and round and round and round and round we go
But deep inside
There’s nowhere to hide
From the truth that was a lie
We’ve been taken for a ride
We’re all the same
Working hard, Playin the game
My tears are raining
On everyone’s parade
and round and round and round and round we go (where do we go?!)
and round and round and round and round we go
and where we’re going, nobody knows
It’s Plain to See
When you look around you’ll see
We love, we want, we feel
We just want to be
and round and round and round and round we go (where do we go?!)
and round and round and round and round we go
and where we’re going, nobody knows
and round and round and round and round we go
and round and round and round and round we go
But deep inside
There’s nowhere to hide
From the truth that was a lie
We’ve been taken for a ride
and round and round and round and round we go (where do we go?!)
and round and round and round and round we go
and where we’re going, nobody knows
Batter Up
Lyrics
Batter Up! Yea! Yea!
Swing now or I’ll take your life
Batter Up! Yea! Yea!
Play the game and you might survive
Batter Up! Batter Up!
Put your money where your mouth is.
Take a cut just like the masses.
Jump right in and take your chances.
We’ll show you just what real romance is.
The man will come and take you away
And make you feel like it’s just another day
And when you wake up, you’ll realize
They’re gonna cut you, right down to size
Batter Up!
They made me think that it’s not worth a try.
But then it hit me, it’s all just a lie!
Media stories filled with fear
You’re gonna suffer, the end is near
What can I do? Let me protect you dear!
I can help, my voice is loud and clear!
I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to be
The way they say, you think it should be
The truth is somewhere between you and me
Look deep inside, and then you will see
Batter Up!
Batter Up! Batter Up!
What Will it Take
Lyrics
Looking out my window
As far as the eye can see
Rivers to cross and mountains to climb
To claim my fortune from sea to sea
My power and my money
Is all I crave and need
Irrisistable deals
That will bring you to your knees
What will it take
To change the world
What will it take
Till we understand we’re all the same
What will it take
To say enough is enough
What will it take
Till we understand it’s all just a crazy game
It’s hard for me to think
Taking over the world is still a goal
To those of you that want to
You should crawl back into your hole
Go home and feed your children
Take care of their needs
And in the end our eyes will see
All our eyes will finally see
What will it take
To change the world (What will it take)
What will it take
Till we understand we’re all the same
What will it take
To say enough is enough (What will it take)
What will it take
Till we understand it’s all just a crazy game (a fuckin game)
My god told me to
Kill my brother in his name
He must be right
Cause we don’t look the same
And then I woke up
And realized it’s all a lie
Created by men
With the look of fear in their eyes
What will it take
To change the world (What will it take)
What will it take
Till we understand we’re all the same
What will it take
To say enough is enough (What will it take)
What will it take
Till we understand it’s all just a crazy game
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