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earthquake

from Mr. Paul McMahon by Paul McMahon

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EARTHQUAKE

WELL THEREπS SOMETHING VERY WRONG
BUT I JUST CANπT PLACE IT
INSIDE MY CHEST BEHIND MY HEART
AND I FEEL IT AWFUL STRONG
BUT I DONπT WANT TO FACE IT
I WANT TO MAKE IT STAY
MAKE IT STAY AWAY
IN THE DARK OUT OF THE DAYLIGHT
MAKE IT STAY IN THE DARK BEHIND MY HEART

THEREπS A PRETTY LITTLE GIRL
SO YOUNG AND INNOCENT
WOE SHE GOT RAPED YEAH SHE GOT RAPED
AND I JUST WANT TO HOLD HER
UNTIL SHE STOPS CRYING
AND HELP HER DO WHAT SHEπS GOTTA DO
CALL THE COPS AND TELL THEM WHO DID THIS TO HER
IF SHE WANTS TO, IπLL BE THERE

WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES I SEE SAN FRANCISCO
DEVASTED CITY BY THE BAY
PEOPLE GOT NO PLACE THEY CAN DEPEND ON
BIG EARTHQUAKE ROLL WATCH HER ROLL
I GOT AN EARTHQUAKE IN MY SOUL
OUT OF CONTROL LET IT ROLL LET IT ROLL

BIG UGLY LUMPS OF CANCER MEATY TUMORS
BREAKING APART YEAH SHAKING LOOSE
AND I JUST FEEL SO ANGRY
YEAH IπM ON FIRE
IπM UNCOMFORTABLE I FEEL TOO FULL
I WISH THAT SOME BIG HAND WOULD PULL
IT ALL OUT A HOLE AND LEAVE ME ALONE
LEAVE ME ALONE

LOOKING AT MY FATHER AS HE LIES DYING
WASTING AWAY AND THEN HEπS GONE
ALL THE PIECES OF MY BODY
ARE STREWN ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE
AND WHERE EACH PART OF ME IS LYING
A LITTLE SECTION OF MY MIND
CRIES IN THE NIGHT CRIES OUT IN FRIGHT
IπM ALL ALONE

WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES I SEE SAN FRANCISCO
DEVASTED CITY BY THE BAY
PEOPLE GOT NO PLACE THEY CAN DEPEND ON
BIG EARTHQUAKE ROLL WATCH HER ROLL
I GOT AN EARTHQUAKE IN MY SOUL
OUT OF CONTRO LET IT ROLL LET IT ROLL

LOOKING AT THE CITIES AND ALL THE BUILDINGS
I SEE THEM FALL I SEE THEM FALL
I FEEL THE TURNING OF THE SEASONS
HEAR THE HONKING OF THE GEESE AS
THEY FLY OVERHEAD AFTER WEπRE ALL DEAD
THE SEASONS TURN THE GEESE RETURNING
TO THIS LAKE WHERE THEY WILL MAKE THEIR SUMMER HOME

LAYING ON THE GREEN GRASS UNDERNEATH THE MOONLIGHT
ITπS BRIGHT AS DAY YEAH ITπS BRIGHT AS DAY
I FEEL THE POWER OF THE MOTHER SHEπS LIKE NO OTHER
MY MOTHER EARTH WHE GAVE ME BIRTH
MY LOVE FOR YOU JUST TAKES ME FURTHER INTO ME
WHERE I CAN BE COMPLETELY FREE

WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES I SEE SAN FRANCISCO
DEVASTED CITY BY THE BAY
PEOPLE GOT NO PLACE THEY CAN DEPEND ON
BIG EARTHQUAKE ROLL WATCH HER ROLL
I GOT AN EARTHQUAKE IN MY SOUL
OUT OF CONTRO LEIT IT ROLL LET IT ROLL

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from Mr. Paul McMahon, released July 9, 1990

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Paul McMahon Woodstock, New York

From a musical family he explored folk, jug, blues and rock quitting music at 20 for art, returning as a punk rocker at 27. Then a long oddysey, solo and band in search of the real real deal; the songs becoming a diary of psychological and spiritual experience; shamanism and ordination as an Interfaith minister.
January 2020 tour of DC Ba Ph & Bk was his first at 69 organized by Goodflavor45 ... more

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