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The Great Space Shield

from Quality Items by Eric Blowtorch and the Inflammables

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lyrics

The Great Space Shield (Beaumont/Belsha/Tanzilo)

Screaming comes across the sky – a brand new kinda scream
rigged to do us all in and it will do its duty
Will you do your duty?
Yeah, will you do your duty and will I do mine? Fine!

Dreaming from the five-cornered cabal – a brand new beam
made to make contractors grin and it will do its duty
Will you do your duty?
You should not do your duty and I should not do mine! Rewind!

X-rays, lasers, particle beams
Best brains inviting chaos in their wildest schemes
They want to start wars because they never fought wars – let them fight their own
This is it, honey – this isn’t funny – there is no neutral zone

Cry, die, or what the hell it is you do

credits

from Quality Items, released May 21, 2022
E.B.: vocal, guitar
Renato G. Umali: organ
Ben Foldy: bass
Michael Koch: drumkit

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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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