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The Drive Remains

from TOWERS OPEN FIRE by TOWERS OPEN FIRE

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This is Brakeman's song, and it convinced Judge that he had to get his hooks into such a brilliant composer. CIA interrogators, Popeye, Olive Oyle and Bluto? You tell us what it's about. Closing the album with a call-and-response Cello and Guitar wigout (Gerry Barnett, Cello - Pictured). The phone call actually happened right then, and we left it in.

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THE DRIVE REMAINS

Buttoned down in Batton Rouge
Or ripped up on spiral winds
Smoke and mirrors subterfuge
When the lies stop the fun begins
I’m hoping that you get my call
Hoping that the drive remains
The episode that we installed
Your subconscious will retain
Subconscious will retain
I am here again
I am here again
To begin again
Subconscious will retain
I am here again
To begin again

You’ve got away with far too much
We let it run for far too long
Now your teeth have sunken in
Now your grip is far too strong
I’m hoping that you get my call
I’m hoping that the faith’s well-placed
The episode that we installed
Will disappear without a trace
Without a trace
I am here again
I am here again
To begin again
Will disappear without a trace
I am here again
To begin again

Did you know
If you lie too much your tongue explodes
In your head?

The episode has reached the scene
With Olive strapped to the line
Bluto sneering at the screen
As the train runs down the line
And Popeye’s in rehab now
The spinach trip turned to shame
Brakeman sleeping at the wheel
And only the drive remains
Only the drive remains
I am here again
I am here again
To begin again
Only the drive remains
I am here again
To begin again

Did you know
If you lie too much your tongue explodes
In your head?

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from TOWERS OPEN FIRE, released June 12, 2020
BRAKEMAN (Music and Lyrics)
Brakeman - Guitars (Classical & Electric) & Backing Vocals.
Smith - Lead Vocals and Chorale
Gerry Barnett - Cello

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JUDGE SMITH Glastonbury, UK

Judge Smith co-founded the band Van der Graaf Generator in 1967 with Peter Hammill, & has since been involved in many music projects as writer, composer or performer. He has written stage musicals, classical & rock libretti, songs for television & a book on Life after Death; directed a prize-winning short film, & released fourteen CDs & two DVDs. He was born in 1948 & lives near Glastonbury, UK. ... more

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