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Original demo version of the 2019 single - Recorded 3rd March 2019

ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALES AND ROYALTIES FROM BOTH VERSIONS OF THIS SONG ARE DONATED TO AID HOMELESSNESS CHARITIES.

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Recession.
Depression.
Desolate, with few possessions.
Rejection.
Deflection.
Please may I get your attention?
Oppression.
Misconception.
Every day, an object lesson.
Don't mention discretion.
Hey man! I have a question.

If you turn away to greet me,
Close your eyes to see me,
Face down to the ground and walk away.
What's it like to be me?
Mister, can you hear me?
Thank you anyway.

I'm breathing.
Heart beating.
Your fellow human being.
All seeing.
All hearing.
Can't tell you how I'm feeling.
Not preaching.
It's freezing.
Stand up and help the kneeling.
I'm bleeding.
You're leaving.
I guess you have your reasons.

If you turn away to greet me,
Close your eyes to see me,
Face down to the ground and walk away.
What's it like to be me?
Mister, can you hear me?
Thank you anyway.

If you hide your ears to listen,
Shrug and keep your distance,
Maybe I'm not here, just walk away.
They want to keep me hidden.
No walls around my prison.
For you and I, it's groundhog day.
Turn away to greet us,
Close your eyes to see us,
Face down to the ground and walk away.
What's it like to be us?
Hey! can you hear us?
Thank you anyway.

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from Can't Sing The Blues Like Johnson (EPs, Singles & Demos 2018​-​2020), released March 21, 2021
Music by B.Leese, J.Leese, R.Gwynne
Lyrics by R. Gwynne

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Wolves In Alcatraz England, UK

Wolves In Alcatraz emerged from the gritty Stoke-on-Trent underground in late 2017, born of a shared love for raw, unapologetic music.
Fronted by raw, aggressive guitarist/vocalist Ben Leese, anchored by the thunderous bass grooves of Dave Owen, and driven by the relentless, pounding drums of Luke Morgan, Wolves In Alcatraz are a force to be reckoned with. ... more

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