The Sound of the Crowd

Song Styles

He was born and raised in privilege

Took everything it gave

Had financial help from his father

From the cradle to the grave

And this enabled him to believe in the things

He did try hard, God forbid

he should give in to pointless wandering

But he would wander from time to time

Seeking guidance from the Holy

he tried to find the truth

Among the radical revolutionaries

Who canonized his youth

So with little or no formal education

He taught himself to work

Would often steal the pain it took

To rise up from the dirt

And out of desperation would

Disturb the millionaires

Whose patronage had helped the power

Rise up from thin air,

Then he sunk back into despair

–The Dream Academy, “Power To Believe.”


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