Chip Off The Old Block

from Marketplace by Songs Of Dave

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lyrics

[Chorus]
I'm not talking mother/father
I'm going back, much much further back
Something deep inside survived
All included - chip off the old block

[Verse 1] (strength)
Every quest for domination
Will imposed, other obliged
Contra view point overridden
Right to disagree denied
Even Christian conquistador
Even Nazi total war
Heart and mind manipulation
Propagand' disinformation, but ...

[Repeat Chorus]

[Verse 2] (fame and wealth)
Every dream of fame and fortune
Stage and screen celebrity
Glossy photoshop magazine
Recognition in the street
Even manufactured, contrived
Narcissistic self-absorbed
All about me, nobody else
Notoriety, mental health, but ...

[Repeat Chorus]

[Verse 3] (beauty)
Every spark of splendour beauty
Turn of heads as enter room
Charm charisma individual
Attractive shakti beautiful
Even hidden wrinkle made up
Coloured hair dyed - grey disguised
Nip tuck plastic surgery youth
Botox lips no longer smile

[Instrumental]

[Verse 4] (knowledge and renunciation)
Every search for understanding
Questions answered absolute
Explanation rational truth
Comprehension certainty
Detachment renunciation
Capacity to walk away
Tabula rasa - wipe the slate clean
Adventure begin again, but ...

[Repeat Chorus x3]

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from Marketplace, released January 14, 2022

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David's songs are generally confessional or observational in nature, sometimes comedic or ironic, mostly of philosophical or theosophical subject-matter ... often in the form of imagined dialogue with God.

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