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Ballot or the Gun

from Tonality by TONE 7

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This track was major..and our shout out to all freedom loving people including our troops who were lied to by the Bush administration in order to trick us into supporting an illegal and immoral attack on a country who's people had already been devastated by 12 years of bombing.

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Ballot or the Gun

Artist: Tone 7

(verse 1)
Didn’t think it end this way;
Another death another day
Lying face down in the sand
Stilled by another’s hands.

(verse 2)
Family’s trying to face the strain
Nothing will erase the pain
Lies that mount to heaven’s gate
Bless us all who know not hate

(interlude)

(verse3)
No, we don’t want your war
We’ve seen it all before
Send us to do your dirty work
And package it as honor

(verse 4)
In your ivory tower
Barking out the orders
Think you’ve had your final run
Is it the Ballot or the Gun

Ballot or the gun (segue)
Ballot or the gun
Ballot or the gun
Ballot or the gun

(bridge)
So what’ll you do when the crimes all mount
What’ll you do when the votes don’t count
what’ll you do when you run out of prose
what’ll you do when the myth’s exposed

What’ll you do when the question’s out
Children are asking what its all about
what’ll you do when the truth comes out
what’ll you do, what do you do

(Guitar solo) 4 bars

(verse 5)
Your kids don’t go to war
Political Superstars
Too busy being famous
And closing up the bar

(verse 6)
Dining with the classes
While lying to the masses
Laying our lives on the line
We deserve to know why (this time)

(interlude)

(verse 3 repeat)
No, we don’t want your war
We’ve seen it all before
Send us to do your dirty work
And package it as honor

(verse 4 repeat)
In your ivory tower
Barking out the orders
Think you’ve had your final run
Is it the Ballot or the Gun

Ballot or the gun (segue)
Ballot or the gun
Ballot or the gun
Ballot or the gun


© 2010 Blackdot Records

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from Tonality, released November 5, 2010

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