Despot

from Shadow the Sun by Femur

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Smile that crooked smile
When you watch them crawl
Between the dark and the fright
Put on a warm coat
When you drive them out
Into the cold and bitter night

Go on sell our bodies down a river
Go on sell them by the million

Bulldoze down their homes
Then you can drive them out
Sell their land for a song
They carry the weight of the world
But you cut them down
Burn their houses to the ground

Go on sell our bodies down a river
Go on sell them by the million

Fancy food and wine

While your people starve,
Brushed aside by your pride

When they hunt you down
Will you stand and fight
Will you shift the blame
Do you see the light
Can you heal their pain
Do you feel their shame
Will you make amends
Or will you walk away

Will you try to forgive?

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from Shadow the Sun, released September 28, 2019
Written by Darryl Roggen, Philip Cramer, Helen Westcott
Guitar: Darryl Roggen
Bass: Helen Westcott
Drums: Philip Cramer

Recorded at Spatial Dimension Studios & Kill City Blues
Engineering: Nicolai Roos
Mixing: Nicolai Roos
Mastering: Simon "Fuzzy" Ratcliff
Produced by Femur & Nicolai Roos

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Femur Cape Town, South Africa

Femur is an Alternative Rock band from Cape Town.

Shadow the Sun is our debut album, and we are currently in the final stages of recording our second album!

Guitar and Vocals: Darryl Roggen

Bass and Backing Vocals: Helen Westcott

Drums: Philip Cramer ... more

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