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Morten Vestergaard - Straighten Up by Morten Vestergaard

from Europe's Pavement Melodies by SoundsLikeVanSpirit

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Recorded in Copenhagen - music and words by Morten Verstergaard
Facebook: www.facebook.com/morvestmusic

lyrics

Straighten up!

Much talk of violence and the people all look away in silence
One dog has another on its feet
Chase each other down the middle of a street
And tomorrow is another day
The dogs run on to the rhythm of the beat
Hear the people say

It’s a long night by cats’ eyes make you see it all a hundred times more clear
Baby straighten up, don’t wipe your tears
You’ve got a long way to go, my dear
Straighten up, don’t wipe away your tears

We’re all together and the people who do wrong should do better
That counts for all of us
To be strong like a rhinoceros
And tomorrow is another play
Stage of life, head up high
Together we can say

It’s a long night by cats’ eyes make you see it all a hundred times more clear
Baby straighten up, don’t wipe your tears
You’ve got a long way to go, my dear
Straighten up, don’t wipe away your tears

I’m not some kind of drone
Remote controlled by my own phone
A human being and I’m more than that
I wake up happy one day and the next day feeling sad
Some days I lose my mind and then I gotta make do with whatever else I can find
Find ways to use my time to spread light in the darkness I will leave behind
We’re all riding on camels in the sand
Though this world is dry we’re hopeful that
The next rise bring oasis to our eyes
You gotta trust your fellow camel and your fellow man
Stand up for those who can’t
Be fierce and naked and dressed in compassion and
Up ahead in the distance of all things
See the birds and then you hear them sing

It’s okay to be sad
Just remember to be glad
On the days that you can
Stick that smile to your fellow man
It’s okay to be sad
Just remember to be glad
On the days that you can
Stick that smile to your fellow man

It’s a long night by cats’ eyes make you see it all a hundred times more clear
Baby straighten up, don’t wipe your tears
You’ve got a long way to go, my dear
Straighten up, don’t wipe away your tears
You’ve got a long way to go my dear
Straighten up, don’t wipe away your tears

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from Europe's Pavement Melodies, released April 11, 2020

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I'm Marten, a young sound engineer with a rolling recording studio.
I wanted to bring the European Continent a little closer together just with an old rusty van and a bunch of microphones. The ideas was to find the best street musicians from all around Europe, record their music, and share their stories with the world. 2 years and 25 countries later it is finally done. ... more

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