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lyrics

Preliminary panic feeds hypochondriacs
I live on high alert I don’t live for the aftermath
And it’s making me sick we make ourselves sick
Heads left to spin on a lonely axis
Before I become your new statistic
I’d like to join the dead serious poets
If I stare at the wall long enough like that
Maybe the wall will start staring back
As media holds the mirror of public opinion
Because they like animals attacking their own reflection
I mixed up the head count with the body count
Can I drink the water now
Why are those planes leaving clouds

Death by fear is killing my spirit here
With storms ahead suddenly it’s clear
Tomorrow still comes around here
Tomorrow still comes around here
Death by fear

If you take an emergency and renew it periodically
Is there any room to breathe the life back into me
With all this weaponry there’s four pound of dynamite
For every man woman and child alive
This planet could be blown up nine times over
If the right dominos fall in the correct order
That’s how the west was won
And now the rest is gone
If western civilization thrives on intimidation

Death by fear is killing my spirit here
With storms ahead suddenly it’s clear
Tomorrow never comes around here
Tomorrow never comes around here
Death by fear

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from Pre​-​Echoes for the Postmodern, released December 29, 2009

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Michelle Lynn Ptacek Decorah, Iowa

Here you will find Michelle's first five albums. She will soon record her history songs: The Inventors, The Explorers, and The Interrupted. Please sign up for the newsletter on her website for notifications.

Michelle owns an online education business and loves teaching in a variety of mediums about topics relevant to curious and passionate learners. ... more

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