Tears of a Crone

from Shake the World by Vero B

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I guess grand-auntie had something to say after all. See you next album!

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Couldn’t believe all the things I was hearing
We’ve been consumed by what we are fearing
Cut through the underbrush, search for a clearing
Shake up the planet, the crisis is nearing
How can we tolerate so much that is wrong
Say we are helpless and must go along
Out of our hands because we don’t belong
We pull back inside when we need to be strong

Wringing our hands is like hoping and praying
No known effect from the words we are saying
Coulda showed up but we’re too busy playing
Circus and bread for the price we are paying
Let’s take some action, I’m sick of the noise
Repurpose the network, throw out the old boys
Don’t settle for soma, don’t settle for toys
But ya better hold tight, ‘cause creation destroys

Tears of a crone / she weeps alone / for sin she must atone

Needs readjusting, that bullshit detector
Decrease the tolerance, set a new vector
Turn it around, it becomes a reflector
Pushed through the lens of a movie projector
Shining a light on the way that we live
Innocence squeezed through the mesh of a sieve
Virtue must be more than performative
Been a taker too long, I’m ready to give

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from Shake the World, released February 2, 2021
Words and music by Véronique Noelle
© 2020 Véronique Noelle, SOCAN

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The home of all things Vero B, maker of music since her wasted youth. Formerly Lisa's Hotcakes (early 2010s Vancouver), the Underachievers (mid-1980s Boston).

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