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This Machine Used to Kill Fascists (Vol. 1)

by Trains Across the Sea

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The World Wide Web 02:21
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Well the world has seven wonders, the travelers always tell Some gardens and some towers, I guess you know them well But now the greatest wonder ain't in Uncle Sam's fair land It's that magic, powerful internet, the wheel of modern man It's a place where all the people can share all the things they feel In whatever they have an interest in, whatever makes them feel real If we wrote out all our hopes and dreams and things we should have said A capsule of our alone time, well you'd have the world wide web Where quickly you can learn about anything you want to know And find people from around the world who will take off all their clothes And just in case you ever feel lost, there's always Google Earth And forums where you opinion feels like it has some worth You can find out if you're hot or not, you can read the nytimes You can Google yourself or chat with me, you can blog about your lives You can do your grocery shopping, you can pay all of your bills Why, that internet can do anything for you, but not for your social skills And it's that loss of human touch I worry about these days Why ever have a conversation if you can send a message on myspace? But I don't feel I've found myself down any URL path And what good is an LOL when I'd rather hear you laugh They say it brings us all together, but I'm not sure that that's true If the only time that we go on it is when we're alone in our rooms So next time that you leave a friend a message on their wall Remember just how good it feels to give that friend a call
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The Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done 02:51
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I follow a lonesome traveler, a great historical bum Highly educated and from history he has come He built the age of rock, back before anyone else had done And people thought that was the biggest thing that man had ever done But he reminded all the people about what's fair and what is right That all of us are equal and we all have basic rights He didn't need religion to bring truth to everyone And that was about the biggest thing that man had ever done And during his time our country was rallied behind war We wanted to go and kill Hitler and even up the score We knew America's destiny was to be number one Thinking that would be the biggest thing that man has ever done So then we dropped the bomb, and then we dropped one more If you kill that many people you can stop the second war The good guys won and the bad guys lost, our empire has begun This is gonna be the biggest thing that man has ever done So we all got off the boat, and we all went back to work We were a hard working people, right down to the soda jerk We lived in ticky tacky houses, each and every one We thought that would be the biggest thing that man has ever done But in those suburbs we were restless, so we made rock and roll And we looked to Bobby Dylan to save all of our souls The Beatles did drugs and so did we, a revolution has begun Yeah this is going to be the biggest thing that man has ever done But after all that liberation came the loss of liberty "These men won't join the workforce! Why, let's take away their weed!" The revolution was not televised, it was stopped before it begun But that could have been the biggest thing that man has ever done So we all went back to work, and we all went into debt And the things we used to march for became the things we tried to forget We had bigger things to care for, we had businesses to run Yeah, like that's going to be the biggest thing that man has ever done But now all of our mortgages are catching up with us We'll soon be in recession and we'll blame the housing bust And maybe then we'll all recall what we hoped we would become That we could be the biggest thing that man has ever done We might remember that we're equal and we might get rid of our greed And "love thy neighbor as thyself" might really be people's creed I think we' all be happier, each and every one And that would be the biggest thing that man has ever done But the focus now in modern times is anything that sells Dare to dream a different dream and they'll all give you hell Ideas like Woody Guthrie's now get swept under the rug And that's about the biggest thing that man has ever done
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Fallujah 02:59
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There's a town in our land called Fallujah It's a place that you all know so well It was there that we fought against the Christians Our beautiful homeland turned to hell From this city they say we are going But don't hasten to bid us adieu Even though we lost that battle at Fallujah We'll defeat the infidels before we're through We are the brave men of Allah's batallion He is proud of the fight that we've made And we know that all those that pray to our God Will appreciate the sacrifice we've made We will never find peace with these Christians Our land is not one for democracy So remember those 72 virgins When you kill your brother for joining the police Well this world will be like Old Fallujah So much better than that "Land of the Free" Cuz if those Christians want us to respect our women Then it's an eye for an eye until no one can see From this city they say we are going But don't hasten to bid us adieu If you use violence to take our Fallujah Then we'll use violence to defend our cause too
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Hobo's Lullaby 02:26
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Go to sleep you weary hobo With your blanket of news Tonight you've found yourself a corner Of this city to drink away your blues Do not think about tomorrow I'm sure someone will give you change The rest will tell you to get a job That reminds them they can have it their way But we don't like to think about these hobos We think we're high and dry But when your job gets shipped to China You could use a hobo's lullaby So go to sleep you potential hobos With your blanket of news Tonight you've found yourself a corner Of this city to drink away your blues
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Jesus Christ 02:50
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(Words by Woody Guthrie) Jesus Christ was a man who traveled through the land Hard working man and brave He said to the rich, "Give your goods to the poor." So they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand His followers true and brave One dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot Has laid Jesus Christ in his grave He went to the preacher, he went to the sheriff, Told them all the same; Sell all of your jewelry and give it to the Poor, But they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. When Jesus came to town, the working folks around, Believed what he did say; The bankers and the preachers they nailed him on a cross, And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave. Poor working people, they follered him around, Sung and shouted gay; Cops and the soldiers, they nailed him in the air, And they nailed Jesus Christ in his grave. Well the people held their breath when they heard about his death, And everybody wondered why; It was the landlord and the soldiers that he hired. That nailed Jesus Christ in the sky. This song was made in New York City Of rich men, preachers and slaves Yes, if Jesus was to preach like he preached in Galillee, They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave.

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Woody Guthrie songs, mostly.

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released July 15, 2008

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Trains Across the Sea San Diego, California

Trains Across the Sea is the musical output of Andy Gallagher.

He also co-wrote the trucker musical "SEMI FAME: The Truck Route to Broadway."

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