Sorry...Vocals done with a cold
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The Great Divide (Neil Cotton)

Those with power and blatant greed
Oppressing those with daily needs
They don’t want to call it warring
But sure as hell it ain’t working for us
Throughout our recorded time
There has always been 2 different lines

On this global nation
The great divide is getting greater
The top few rise higher
The rest sink in the mire
On this global nation
The great divide is getting greater

Those in power make the rules
Using banks to print the tools
Everybody is their prey
Paper loans must be repaid
The working poor are kept in debt
Its full weight sits on their chest

On this global nation
The great divide is getting greater
The top few rise higher
The rest sink in the mire
On this global nation
The great divide is getting greater

If heartless battles stay
Revolt is the next stage

On this global nation
The great divide is getting greater
The top few rise higher
The rest sink in the mire
On this global nation
The great divide is getting greater

The EU referendum to leave has a connection to this.

Hey Neil,

Sorry about your cold first off... But actually what caught me off guard moreso was the upbeat tempo of the music. It seemed more of a gloom and doom type lyric, so I wasn't entirely sure the music "matched"... Maybe something a bit more urgent?

That said, I thought the lyric was very compelling. The hook is great, you have some terrific lines, such as:

The top few rise higher
The rest sink in the mire

and

The working poor are kept in debt
Its full weight sits on their chest

...and I liked your loose rhymes.

Nice work!! Thanks for sharing....

Beth

Hi Neil.
I think the happy bouncy sound is a mismatch to the lyric.
I imagine a much slower paced, modern day Dylan arrangement to it.

Vic

Beth thanks for your kind remarks re the lyrics.
I will rethink the music.

Thanks, I will rethink the music.

I cut the tempo considerably...what do you think???