ARTIST'S NOTES:
This time it's Pieta Brown singing in my dream. "Freedom's calling and the coffee said: might be calypso, might be calypso and I wonder why." This makes no sense. Honest -- I did my best. It's Lee's favorite song! Autumn 2003.
lyrics
The tide keeps turning and the toast is on fire
my mind keeps spinning on these telephone wires
coffee's boiling in some third world empire
trying to stand
CHORUS
Freedom's calling and the coffee said
might be calypso, might be calypso
and I don't know why
Last night I swore I could've ate a whole tiger
loved like a lion, set the place on fire
now its all just a dream
trying to stand
CHORUS
A little birdie told me you'd be gone in an hour
how was I supposed to know
I was under its power
now its back to the dream
trying to stand
I hear music from speakers that are way underpowered
all these woofers and tweeters and a lone amplifier
how the hell am I supposed to sort out this mess
while trying to stand
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