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A Love Song For North Korea

from Support What You Love by Ess-Em

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lyrics

V1
You ain’t never heard a song like this before,
You aint never heard of punk rock and I know it’s not your fault,
You’re restrained, refrained, content
Just in your own secluded world,
At least that’s what they’ve told you
And you always will concur.

PC 1
And deep down inside
You want to escape,
You can’t run or hide,
Because your country is your fate,
You are never gonna hear this,
I’m not sure of the point,
I gotta get this off my chest
Like you gotta get out of that joint.

CH1
Oh North Korea,
How I want to save ya!
There’s just so much
Of the world you don’t know,
Oh North Korea,
How I wanna show ya!
That the rest is bloody great,
And the Kims made a mistake,
I wish that you could see,
How great it is to be free.

V2
I know we’ve never met,
And probably never would,
But if we did we’d rollerblade
Far away from Kim-Jong-Un,
I think you’re pretty quirky,
And that Arirang is cool,
But not as cool as living and loving
And dying under your own rule.

V3
And I want to take you far away
From that place,
But I know you dare not contemplate
It’s too late.

PC2
And deep down inside
You want to escape,
You can’t run or hide,
Your country is your fate,
You ain’t never gonna see hear this,
I’m sure the words are void,
But if there is a chance,
Come take my hand,
Freedom won’t disappoint.

BR
I want to take you somewhere that
You can go and grab a feed,
Won’t you tell me what you need?
We will be free politically,
We can talk forever
About whatever.

OUTRO
Oh North Korea,
I wanted to save ya,
There’s just so much
So much I don’t know,
Oh North Korea, oh North Korea,
I’m not your saviour,
I must let you go.

credits

from Support What You Love, released March 25, 2022
SM Marriott: Piano / Vox / Xylophone
Dave Berry: Trombone / Vox
Jake Pember: Double Bass / Vox
Billy Demos: Acoustic & Electric Guitar / Vox
Mitch Johnson: Drums

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Sydney based folk/punk, 5 piece collective.

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