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The Promise of Power

from The Promise of Power by Eric Blowtorch

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Janitor man goes home,
stares out the window alone
At work studies Stokely in scrupulous stealth
This loneliness ain’t good for his health

The only life on his street:
feral felines in heat
He’s breaking his heart every hour
waiting for the promise of power

He used to belong to the block
Now the whole block is living on lock
Listens to Malcolm and Marcus, eyes moist
So long since he raised his own voice

The only life on his street:
car alarm repeat and repeat
He’s breaking his heart every hour
waiting for the promise of power

You can’t love your fellow man
catching a teletan
History gathers dust on bookshelves
Everybody’s doing theyselves

Save for trivial tribal turf warring,
organization looks boring
Distributing goose down jackets, we’re actors
in the shadow of ruling class rackets

The only life on his street:
ballers on the bondservant’s beat
He’s breaking his heart every hour
waiting for the promise of power

But still he remains right on
long after the gangsters have gone
Still steering straight, still steering narrow
Tired down to his marrow

The only life on his street:
lonely crackhead crying for relief
He’s breaking his heart every hour
waiting for the promise of power

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from The Promise of Power, track released December 25, 2011

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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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