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Dawning of the Heart

from Quality Items by Eric Blowtorch and the Inflammables

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Dawning of the Heart (E. Beaumont)

Pilot switches to manual, strips off gear,
steps into sunrise, stops crying in his beer
Gunner walks off the job, jamming in the ranks
Brakes slam on West Bank-bound tanks
This is the dawning of dissent

Hot sun feels like freedom, no goddamn job
Signs – we ought to read ‘em – say Stop grippin’ and slippin’ like stupid slobs
One too many innocent strafed
Man begins new life, conscience chafed
This is the dawning of discontent

This is the dawning of the heart, a brand new start
Might be what sets you and me apart
from lions and hyenas, crimes and misdemeanors
Flying in between us are the sparks
of awakened hearts

He waits in hate in LGBT congregation pew,
trembles, shudders, imagines broken sisters and brothers
Sweats as suitcase ticks Armageddon,
jets with the bomb out the pew – no redrum
This is attack of the conscience

This is the dawning of the heart, a brand new start
Might be what sets you and me apart
from lions and hyenas, crimes and misdemeanors
Flying in between us are the sparks
of awakened hearts

credits

from Quality Items, released May 21, 2022
E.B.: vocal, guitars, organ
Andy Noble: upright bass
Michael Koch: drumkit, backing vocal
Eric Jacobson: trumpet
Dave Cusma: trombone
Juli Wood: tenor saxophone

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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