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New World Disorder

by Robbie Brown

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1.
Foggy Monday 01:49
Instrumental
2.
When the clock strikes doomsday, who will you blame When there's nothing left to save, where will you play your game When the logic washes away, will you still be brave When father time goes insane, would your mind change Sing it out, oh, oh Sing it out, oh, oh When the clock strikes doomsday, would your mind change When there's nothing left to save, will you still be brave When the logic washes away, where will you play your game When father time goes insane, who will you blame Sing it out, oh, oh Sing it out, oh, oh
3.
Headline after headline disasters come our way Looking at the madness we've built, what do we even say There's no time for reason when life is led by fear Tonight we dine in hell but we can toast right here This place is barely holding together Why don't we run away forever Day after day the sadness comes our way How are we supposed to move on, so set in our ways There ain't space for comfort when life is led by fear Nothing to believe in, future so unclear This place is barely holding together Why don't we run away forever We fight until we die together Why don't we run away forever [Guitar solo] Headline after headline, disasters come our way How are we supposed to move on, so set in our ways There's no time for reason when life is led by fear Tonight we dine in hell but we can toast right here This place is barely holding together Why don't we run away forever We fight until we die together Why don't we run away forever [Guitar solo]
4.
We're goin' deep into Victorian ages Even bygone diseases getting modern cases Even supremacy is being sung high praises Even hope disappearing and it leaves no traces Teacher sayin' we're infallible, I say that is laughable Laffy Taffy stuck between your teeth, you're talkin' bullshit Curriculum, you know it Nothin' you can preach to make me think we didn't blow it Before you get all snide, building up your pride, about how far we've come Hate to admit it but our work here is far from done We have the means to make it right and we are not one You must be blind if you don't see where I am comin' from We're goin' deep into the darkest ages Even ancient oppression getting modern cases Even the bloody battle's being sung high praises And we are disappearing as we leave sharp traces This is the new world disorder Lines blurred from freedom and torture This is the new world disorder Warheads are just 'round the corner Used to laugh when they held their signs up, reading 'THE END IS NEAR' in red letters on cardboard, bleeding But someday soon I'll make my own and I will leave them up in the code where everyone will see them This is not a drill, not a movie still Nothing for it but a little stronger will Ain't no happy pill to flush away the chaos when it's drowning me Is it so crazy sayin' death can make us free We're goin' deep into the darkest ages Even ancient oppression getting modern faces Even our violence is being sung high praises And we are disappearing as we leave sharp traces This is the new world disorder Our chapter has no author This is the new world disorder Relief is just 'round the corner
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Something no one needs to say: yesterday is not today Listen honey, things will change, their beliefs may rearrange No one's here to please you, erase themselves to ease you We're not going anywhere, we are boomin', we are human We lack capacity to care, if our skin or features hurt you Take a swim in our sea, come contract the sweet disease New world disorder We don't have to look like you to call this world our home too No one is your subject, as we are, we're perfect We're not going anywhere, we are boomin', we are human We lack capacity to care if our mere existence hurts you Take a swim in our sea, come contract the sweet disease New world disorder New world disorder
6.
Ever wanted to put your fire out, it's okay I'm no stranger to self destructive doubts every day Told myself it don't really matter, told myself no one really cares No, it's a lie, lie, lie, come break the silence with me We have to try, try, try to make it better for you and me Ever wanted to scream "just put me out of my misery" Self deprecation can get so fucking loud, my world burns around me Told myself I should be much stronger, that I'm weak 'cause I cry for help No, it's a lie, lie, lie, come break the silence with me We have to try, try, try, to make it better for you and me [Guitar solo] Yes, it's a lie, lie, lie, come break the silence with me We have to try, try, try, to make it better for you and me Yes, it's a lie, lie, lie, come break the silence with me We have to try, try, try, the stigma can't hold you down, you're free The stigma can't hold you down, you're free The stigma can't hold you down, you're free
7.
I really want to write a song about how capitalism sucks And then I'll sell it to the highest bidder and then we both will Use you like the coffee can that Todd learned how to play his drums on Say we'll stand up to the man, you'll parrot it and be so dumbed down And my fanbase grows in size, and then I will pretend to be your friend In the end I'm really rich thanks to this song, capitalism ain't too bad Enslaved forever to the highest bidder but I'm not too mad Living in my coffee can and now the people play their drums on Looks like I've become the man, the situation's not so dumbed down And my fanbase falls apart, and then I post online and beg for friends In the end I want to write another song about how capitalism sucks And then I'll hide it from the highest bidder and then I will Sit down on my coffee can and this is where I'll play my songs on And I'll stand up to the man, remember that I shouldn't dumb down And my fanbase fizzles out, and it seems I drove away my friends In the end Well, on second thought I really want to sell a song about how capitalism sucks
8.
The earth is in constant motion, feel the pulse and the breath We live under the notion that we're always near the end We're always near the end The colour of the water, the tension in the air Relations running hotter, though it feels like no one cares Does anybody care Don't you see, there is more than meets the eye Could it be that we've lost to our own pride The earth is in fragile balance, pollution and the pure Are we up to the challenge, of making tomorrow secure Let's make tomorrow secure This world, it needs some changin' from each and every one And no amount of prayin' is gonna get it done It won't get it done Don't you see, there is more than meets the eye Could it be that we've lost to our own pride [Keyboard soli] We are near calamity, there is no infinity We have reached the breaking point, we ignore in blissful joy [Synth solo] Don't you see, there is more than meets the eye Could it be that we've lost to our own pride
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Midnight 06:51
The belfry man stands alone on the tower, the fate was written all along Struck the chord bringing on the final hour and the bells sing the downbeat of their song Why did you wait until midnight to search for the sun The price you pay is your hindsight, this is what you've won What's left to say, nowhere to run And the chances to rethink had piled around you, a time to challenge what you know As the fatal warning signs surround you, you find comfort in the status quo Why did you wait until midnight to search for the sun The price you pay is your hindsight, this is what you've won Why did you wait until midnight to right the wrong What's left to say in your hindsight, nowhere to run Nowhere to run [Guitar solo] Why did you wait until midnight to search for the sun The price you pay is your hindsight, this is what you've won Why did you wait until midnight to right the wrong What's left to say in your hindsight, there's nowhere to run Nowhere to run
10.
Everyone says goodbye sometimes, wrap the chapter up nice and neat Everyone's gotta move on sometimes, the canvas is complete

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TRIGGER WARNING: lyrical content relating to mental illness, self-harm, and suicide

It's easier than ever to find out nearly anything you want to know. That comes with a price, however: more exposure to crises and injustices than ever before. Staying informed is helpful as the first step in fixing a problem is to admit it, but what if your spirit is broken by the indiscriminate chaos and horror of humanity's worst moments? Sometimes it can feel like we're living under the NEW WORLD DISORDER. In 2019 I decided to make a concept album about all of this.

Cover art: pixabay.com/photos/earth-fire-water-world-frigates-2635273/

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released June 5, 2020

Robbie Brown - lyrics, composition, production, instruments, and vocals

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Robbie Brown Lansing, Michigan

I write music about the human condition, driven by soundscapes inspired from a broad range of metal, rock, and R&B.

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