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Machiavelli Blues

from EP by Smiley & The Underclass

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I wake up to the mobile phone sound
Another eight-bit day in this two-bit town
Half asleep eyes red and my neck feels sore
and the room still stinks from the night before
Crawl through the bedroom door and as I move to the sink
I hear the first dog bark as I brush my teeth,
looking at the mould above and wondering what lies beneath
The people upstairs still ain't fixed that leak
The rents due and it feels deep
It's a deep heat blues

I'm making cigarettes and cereal
Skyline full of aerials
Movements made unseen is like a dreadlocks at funerals
The city is a human zoo
What's eating you ?
Honey baby where's the Special Brew ?
What are we all running after ?
Running these streets till disaster
Honey baby won't you tell me what's the answer ?
From High Trees to Teversham Lane
there's got to be some kind of change
Change the blues

Yes sometimes I like to walk the streets on my own
to catch the cannibals and see the pigeons munching on the chicken bones
A rolling stone on the steps of Stepney Green
Listen to the word and you might see what I see:
Occupy, Civilize, Uprise, Downsize, the shadows of Romans
that wear many guises
Behind disguises we see their surprise is a cry that's as tight as their ties
Meanwhile mum and dad're hooked up to the telly
The man on Sky News is telling them life is scary
Upstairs the smell of skunk is getting kinda heavy
Little Jimmy's turning Machiavelli with his Blackberry
What you gonna do
when you got the Machiavelli Blues ?

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from EP, released August 2, 2014

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Smiley & The Underclass London, UK

Wicked and wild Dub Punk outta London.

“Dynamite … Potent protest music for the times” – Duff Guide To Ska

“Perfect blend of righteous reggae and punk attitude” – Vive Le Rock

Think Bob Dylan meets The Clash and King Tubby in a dark alley with razor-blades... ... more

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