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The Messenger Is Dead

from DC by Derek Christie

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'The Messenger Is Dead'
(D. Christie)
Copyright SAC 2022, Registered SOCAN 2022

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THE MESSENGER IS DEAD (D. Christie)

The big door slams
And it kicks out the lights
A thunder crash rips a hole in the soul
Of thIs thick slow summer night
Here inside
There’s a dead man walking

We’re a long way from home
There’s only silence on the phone
You can call all you want
But no one’s gonna answer

The Messenger is dead
The Messenger is dead
Nothing in his hands
Nothing in his head
The Messenger is dead

Ceilings fold
And the smoke starts to billow
Flames begin to dance
The nation’s in a trance
No one’s getting carded
You won’t hear a sound
The whistle blower’s silenced
Got shoved into a slot
A disconnected box
The shredding party’s started

We’re a long way from home
There’s only silence on the phone
You can call all you want
But no one’s gonna answer

The Messenger is dead
The Messenger is dead
Nothing in his hands
Nothing in his head
The Messenger is dead
The Messenger is dead
The Messenger is dead
Nothing in his hands
Nothing in his head
The Messenger is dead

Even with our eyes wide open
It’s darker than its ever been
What they steal
You can’t see
You just feel it on your skin
They’ve ruled from the shadows
Since long before Kennedy or King
They’ve emptied out the box
Changed all the locks
Now a new kind of fog is rolling in

We’re a long way from home
There’s only silence on the phone
You can call all you want
But no one’s gonna answer

The Messenger is dead
The Messenger is dead
Nothing in his hands
Nothing in his head
The Messenger is dead
The Messenger is dead
The Messenger is dead
Nothing in his hands
Nothing in his head
The Messenger is dead

(D.Christie © SAC, ® SOCAN 2022)

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from DC, released April 14, 2022
DC: vocals, electric guitars, bass
brilliantfish: drums, percussion

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Derek Christie Toronto, Ontario

Over decades, Derek Christie‘s music has traveled the roads from garage to gospel, folk/roots to rock, ska/reggae to soul. If a hybrid reference is required, Leonard Cohen meets Patti Smith.

Born and raised in Montreal, his musical core was forged as a teen in 1970’s. Late nights spent listening to FM rock album radio celebrating a diverse world outside pop mainstream. derekchristie.com
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