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Red States

from Into The Blue by Jim Pellinger

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59 million, more or less, together pledge "we approve this mess"
He bought it, he broke it, he sold it to you
So tell me red states what will you do
When the oblong boxes come rolling in
Will you take the blame and salute your sins?
What will you say and what will you do when the bony fingers all point at you?
When the empty socket looks you in the eye and wants to know why they had to die
Will you pass the buck and say you were mislead?
With the stains on your hands a scarlet red

Red states

Well you stood in line and you cast your vote, scratched the ground and dug the holes
Stood behind and pushed them in, covered them up in lies and sin
You bought the myth, hell you bought the store, filled your cart with lies and more
Put it all on a credit card paid with lives and body parts'

Red states

© 2002 Jim Pellinger (BMI) All Rights Reserved

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from Into The Blue, released January 1, 2005

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Singer-songwriter Jim Pellinger’s music charts a course set by his influences, the Beatles, first and foremost. But as a reviewer noted, “His sound and method are that of, say, Tom Petty or maybe Elvis Costello albeit he sounds like neither.” Another reviewer of Jim’s first release heard “strains of John Hiatt, Squeeze, R.E.M., and a little bit of Simon and Garfunkel within Jim’s songs” ... more

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