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Written June 28, 1988 by me. I used to have this gnarly old Roland RS-09 Organ and Strings machine. I used that on the original. I wish I still had that. This one is close to the original, though, I don't believe there were drums on it. There were at least two vocals. Actually not sure if there was bass on it either. Hm? Chill.

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Strangers of the homeland
A desperate fight to succeed
And in the crowd a single no one
Relics of a lost age
Only an open space of time
For the struggle of hope

Held against the will
And held to fail
The silent cry for freedom

Strangers of the homeland
Contempt for the individual
Contempt for the crowd
Besieged by the whispers of the proud
Scoffed by the mocking fools
And only the truth burns their eyes

Pressured to the point of extinction
Pressured to conform
Confined to the soul of a lonely individual

Strangers of the homeland
An incurable disease
Shunned by society for being yourself
Families in dispute over material facts
Facts that bury the sword in my heart
An uphill battle lost in confusion

Closed minds on the streets of life
A guttered existence of portable pride
Strangers of the homeland

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from Archive Volume One: 1987​-​1988, released December 28, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Brad James Beske
All instruments and vocals by Brad James Beske

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Strange Talking Animals Springfield Township, New Jersey

Born in raised in Madison, WI. Transplanted to Brooklyn, Jamaica, and finally Springfield. Versed in chamber pop and rock, psychedelic and prog, and expanding musical horizons to experience electronic and ambient musics and experiment with modular and chaotic synthesis.Overfed with science fiction and fantasy and actual science. And stay-at-home dadness. ... more

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