Come Speak the Truth — As if to Children

from The Bars and the Bird by Whatthe Animalssay

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Come speak the truth, as if to children; we are still so very young.
Impatiently we grew forth with flashes of thoughts, part animal, part curious force, always baying for more, hand on the sword, break the jaw before it says a word. And so divide, and the cunning bought fear and rocked the weak to live in sleep.

Come speak the truth, as if to children; we are still so very young.
The simple words of our ancestors encrypted so as to guide the gullible into assured belief in those who posses and understand this stolen knowledge, and so we are left not wanting, our needs bruising but numbed, our thumps a gluttons tongue.

Come speak the truth, as if to children; we are still so very young.
And the few that comprehend this cruel system are taken by knife or gun, their vices displayed as if to be human was some great disgrace.
Believe only your own eyes, your ears secondary, go forth, be well and be happy.

Come speak the truth, as if to children; we are still so very young.

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from The Bars and the Bird, released March 18, 2013
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Whatthe Animalssay Berlin, Germany

Traveling Gonzo Composer/duo. Forty-One Countries tapped for inspiration. Traveling with a micro studio, a microphone and an acoustic guitar, composing and uploading where and when possible. Songs written freely from Iceland to Togo without the constraints of industry. ... more

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