Warring Parties by David Michael From the Crocodile and the Chihuahua

The story behind the song This song diverges stylistically from most of the more personal themes on this CD. I awoke in a cold sweat after a particularly poignant nightmare and scrawled some of the lines, which then got worked into the lyrics of the song. The flavor of the dream seemed to be reminiscent of the literature and music I consumed in the 60's, so I asked Joe Breskin to do this one electric with me - a return to the kind of music I was into some 40 years ago! (Yup, I'm pretty old!)

The lyrics The dance goes on 'til 5 AM The monster and his bride The warring parties toast The very thing they ought to hide The mind police are hard at work Their forces never rest Their weapons only work on those Already dispossessed The news is tame and sanitized To spread their sterile seed The bludgings of the industry Finds fertile ground in me They tear the fruit from off the earth The trimmings for the feast Invited are the toil-less ones The beauty and the beast And now they've got you in their sights And try to match your moves The party's really heating up The puppet really grooves The pitch and toss of love and loss The killers' lonely game They're changing places with their foes The world goes on the same.

The Band David Michael: Guitar, vocals Paul Becker: Vocals Heather Wertheimer: Vocals Joe Breskin: Lead Guitar Robert Rushing: Drums Benjy Wertheimer: Baya (hand drum) Neville Pearsall: Bass

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