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"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
Appropriate for today for many reasons.
"Ship of Fools" -- World Party
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Well, here's to hoping that at least one alleged #Ayahuasca induced vision comes true in 2026 (something about Drumpf's health?). Calling it a night (I was up until 1am last night). Keep up the good fight folks! As one person said here tonight, let's all have some #NewYearsRevolutions for 2026!
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"Well it's got nothing to do with anything that is real you just believe and it's true
It can soothe like an angel or sigh like a saint you can dream it and make it true
But you're gonna have to put away your illusions burn all your beads and your pearls
Turn the other cheek, stay straight a few weeks and get yourself into the world party"Original lyrics from #WorldParty by #TheWaterboys (#MikeScott, #KarlWallinger).
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"Now he's sitting in the gardens
As the acid rain comes in
He got it covered full of rhino heads
And boots of leopard skinHe got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"
- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986http://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/3/great_gatsby
#TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA #Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Greed
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"He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within..."
- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986Can #empathy lead to sin? Some #ConservativeChristians argue it can
By TIFFANY STANLEY
Updated 5:20 PM EDT, August 21, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — "Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to #HumanDecency and #kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the #ChristianRight are preaching that it has become a vice.
"For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including #abortion access, #LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on #social and #racial justice."
#WWJD #WWRWJD #WhatWouldJesusDo #ChristianCoalition #ChristianNationalists #Racists #Hatemongers #ProBirth
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"He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within..."
- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986Can #empathy lead to sin? Some #ConservativeChristians argue it can
By TIFFANY STANLEY
Updated 5:20 PM EDT, August 21, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — "Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to #HumanDecency and #kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the #ChristianRight are preaching that it has become a vice.
"For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including #abortion access, #LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on #social and #racial justice."
#WWJD #WWRWJD #WhatWouldJesusDo #ChristianCoalition #ChristianNationalists #Racists #Hatemongers #ProBirth
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"He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within..."
- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986Can #empathy lead to sin? Some #ConservativeChristians argue it can
By TIFFANY STANLEY
Updated 5:20 PM EDT, August 21, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — "Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to #HumanDecency and #kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the #ChristianRight are preaching that it has become a vice.
"For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including #abortion access, #LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on #social and #racial justice."
#WWJD #WWRWJD #WhatWouldJesusDo #ChristianCoalition #ChristianNationalists #Racists #Hatemongers #ProBirth
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"He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within..."
- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986Can #empathy lead to sin? Some #ConservativeChristians argue it can
By TIFFANY STANLEY
Updated 5:20 PM EDT, August 21, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — "Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to #HumanDecency and #kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the #ChristianRight are preaching that it has become a vice.
"For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including #abortion access, #LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on #social and #racial justice."
#WWJD #WWRWJD #WhatWouldJesusDo #ChristianCoalition #ChristianNationalists #Racists #Hatemongers #ProBirth
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"He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man within..."
- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986Can #empathy lead to sin? Some #ConservativeChristians argue it can
By TIFFANY STANLEY
Updated 5:20 PM EDT, August 21, 2025WASHINGTON (AP) — "Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to #HumanDecency and #kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the #ChristianRight are preaching that it has become a vice.
"For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including #abortion access, #LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on #social and #racial justice."
#WWJD #WWRWJD #WhatWouldJesusDo #ChristianCoalition #ChristianNationalists #Racists #Hatemongers #ProBirth
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"So show no mercy, no more mercy
For the little man within..."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU3M2anr6Dk
#ResistFascism #LittleManWithin #WorldParty #80sMusic #TrumpIsANazi #NoKings
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So, I don't know how long this will stay up on YT, but here's the "unrestricted" video for the alternate version of #WorldParty's #TheBalladOfTheLittleMan! (CW - Contains some graphic b/w imagery of Nazis and people starving.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU3M2anr6Dk&feature=youtu.be
#RestInPowerKarlWallinger #KarlWallinger #FridayNightMusicVideos #FridayNightJukebox #FridayNightMusic #PrivateRevolution #80sMusic #ResistFascism #Resistance #TrumpIsANazi
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So, until I get #PeerTube figured out, I'll be using YT for a while longer. And to commemorate everyone standing up to #Fascism, my goal tomorrow (Friday) is to upload a rare version of #WorldParty's #TheBalladOfTheLittleMan that was made into an "age-restricted" video (which requires YT registration to view). If that doesn't work, I might try another platform (Vimeo or DailyMotion), but I'm sure due the controversial nature of the video, whatever platform I use, it probably won't stay up long. If I'm successful, I'll post the link using the hashtags below.
#FridayNightMusicVideos #FridayNightJukebox #KarlWallinger #BalladOfTheLittleMan #TheBalladOfTheLittleMan #ResistFascism
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Last call... For a #PrivateRevolution! The #WorldParty is the only "party" we need!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYcJQej5Uw
#JukeboxFridayNight #80sMusic
#FridayNightMusicVideos #FridayNightMusic #RevolutionDanceParty #World3 #AnotherWorldIsPossible #SolarPunkSunday #SolarPunk -
First up, a rare demo version of #WorldParty's "The Ballad of the Little Man"
"He was doing fine in '39
Thank God he did not win
He kept playing on his fiddle
As he watched old Rome cave in
He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man withinNow he's sitting in the gardens
As the acid rain comes in
He got it covered full of rhino heads
And boots of leopard skin
He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man withinSo if you're feeling lonely, baby
If you're feeling blue
If you listen to your little friend
You know he'll tell you what to do
But if you hear his words and you get confused
Start believing they're all true
Then you have just been fooled again
Who said we won't get fooled again?
By the little man within..."- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1985
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm6YuQdT8bQ
#LittleManWithin #Fascism #Nazis #TheLittleManWithin #80sMusic #TheBalladOfTheLittleMan #RevolutionDanceParty #Authoritarianism #FridayNightMusicVideos #FridayNightMusic #MusicVideos #FridayNightVideos #JukeboxFridayNight
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Remembering Karl Wallinger from World Party
(October 19, 1957-March 10, 2024)
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So yeah. I've been a #GreenPartyUSA member for many years, and now I'm involved with the #DSA, however, the #WorldParty is the only party I truly belong to! Time for a #PrivateRevolution (and maybe a public one as well?)!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYcJQej5Uw
#KarlWallinger #RestInPowerKarlWallinger #RestInPowerSinead #Resist #LoveYourMotherEarth #NoPlaceLikeHome #MarsBoySucks -
The Ballad of the Little Man
"He was doing fine in '39
Thank God he did not win
He kept playing on his fiddle
As he watched old Rome cave in
He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man withinNow he's sitting in the gardens
As the acid rain comes in
He got it covered full of rhino heads
And boots of leopard skin
He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man withinSo if you're feeling lonely, baby
If you're feeling blue
If you listen to your little friend
You know he'll tell you what to do
But if you hear his words and you get confused
Start believing they're all true
Then you have just been fooled again
Who said we won't get fooled again?
By the little man within"- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm6YuQdT8bQ
#Inauguration2025 #LittleManWithin #Fascism #Nazis #TheLittleManWithin #80sMusic #TheBalladOfTheLittleMan #Project2025 #FarRight #ChristoFascism
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"Inside my future eye
What I see just makes me cry
I'm way down now
I'm way down now..."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZrIdbumFiI
#WayDownNow #WorldParty #RIPKarlWallinger #90sMusic #PowerPop #GoodbyeJumbo #KarlWallinger #FridayNightMusicVideos -
From Ship of Fools
We're setting sail
To the place on the map from which no one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burn
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world on this trip baby...
Save me, save me from tomorow
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Thinking about current politics and climate instability, I'm remembering World Party's great song Ship of Fools.
(We're all the fools on the ship, sailing into a whirlpool we can see but are unable to deal with.)
[Verse 2]
Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Drowning in the oceans of history
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[Pre-Chorus]
But you will pay, you will pay tomorrow -
#DJShaxx expressed how we all feel through music. Here's his setlist...
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/19760952/Left-of-the-Dial
Audio archive (listen for 5 weeks):
https://www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=wed1700&archive_key=0#WMPG #LeftOfTheDial #Bowie #Queen #NIN #PIL #WorldParty #Ministry and more!
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@504DR, I came across this video. Both #MikeScott and #KarlWallinger (and I believe Steve Wickham) are playing together!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBW8Vnp8BzU -
Gemengde gevoelens vandaag: ik kwam er nu pas achter dat Karl Wallinger begin dit jaar (veel te vroeg) overleden is. Een geweldige muzikant bij zowel het begin van de Waterboys als later bij World Party. In de jaren '90 bij een concert in Paradiso was ik erbij. Al zijn LP's staan prominent in de buurt van mijn platenspeler.
Ik dacht dat ik al zijn muziek wel kende, maar bij het bericht over zijn overlijden, stond dit (onbekende) pareltje:
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Here is a link to my published shows. My last few are very non-Goth, as I focused on #KarlWallinger and #SineadOConnor / #ShuhadaSadaqat and #WorldParty and #TheWaterboys.
https://www.mixcloud.com/dm-jones/
#FridayNightMusic #JukeboxFriday -
"We setting sail to a place on the map in which no-one has ever returned..." - #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, Ship of Fools, 1986
Climate change: 'Uncharted territory' fears after record hot March
By Matt McGrath & Mark Poynting
April 8, 2024"March 2024 was 1.68C warmer than "#PreIndustrial" times - before humans started burning large amounts of #FossilFuels - according to the EU's #Copernicus #ClimateChange Service."
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#SineadOConnor (#ShuhadaSadaqat) worked with #KarlWallinger on #WorldParty's 1990 release, "Goodbye Jumbo", on the song "Sweet Soul Dream".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJcop92PPT0
#FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos #ActivismThroughMusic #IndiePop #90sMusic #RIPKarlWallinger #RIPSinead #RestInPower
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#Another1000Years - "The last track on #WorldParty's last album [#DumbingUp, 2000]. #SocialCommentary with a touch of the Beatles song Baby You're A Rich Man"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omc8AU931Io
#KarlWallinger #RIPKarlWallinger #RestInPower #ActivismThroughMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos
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“A flag is gonna be unfurled
It’s color is Green
You’ll seen it on screen
When we raise it high in the name of the World Party”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlqG5LMXHIo
#GreenParty #WorldParty #YourParty? #NeverGiveUp #FuckCapitalism #CorporateColonialism WON'T SAVE US!!!
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“World Party’s” 1985 Origins
The Waterboys’ Mike Scott Explains the Meaning Behind Their Late ’80s Hit “World Party”
by Al Melchior, March 13, 2024
"While #Live Aid was not as topical by the time The Waterboys released Fisherman’s Blues, a version of “World Party” had actually been written in the summer of 1985, just shortly after Live Aid and after the band’s previous album, This Is the Sea, had been completed. A demo for the song is included in The Waterboys’ 2024 box set 1985, which includes recorded and live performances the band produced along the way to making the final version of This Is the Sea, as well as a remastered version of the album. While “World Party” didn’t make it on to that album, you can hear the demo on the fifth disc (of six) of 1985.
The Relationship to Karl Wallinger’s World Party
The late multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, who passed away Sunday (March 10), co-wrote “World Party” with Scott and Waterboys bassist Trevor Hutchinson while he was still a member of the band. Wallinger left The Waterboys in 1985, and he took the song’s name as the name for his new band. With his World Party, Wallinger would score hits in the U.S. with “Ship of Fools,” “Put the Message in the Box,” “Way Down Now,” and “Is It Like Today?” World Party also recorded a track called “World Party,” but it is a different song than The Waterboys’ version."
#RIPKarlWallinger #KarlWallinger #MikeScott #TheWaterboys #WorldParty
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Another big loss for me personally. #KarlWallinger inspired my activism in a time when most of my friends had given up and sold their souls to big corporations. #RIPKarlWallinger
“One of the finest musicians I've ever known”: Karl Wallinger, guitarist and singer of #WorldParty, dies at 66
A highly-regarded multi-instrumentalist and arranger, Wallinger was also a key early member of #TheWaterboys
By Jackson Maxwell
March 11, 2024"Karl Wallinger, the multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as the leader of the alt-rock band World Party, has died at the age of 66, his publicist announced today (March 11). No cause of death was given.
"'Karl Wallinger, the Welsh-born musician and composer better known as the singular force behind World Party, died Sunday, March 10,' read a statement on World Party's Facebook page. “Presciently ahead of his time with songs such as Ship Of Fools, Put The Message In The Box and Is It Like Today?, in addition to the magic of She’s The One and the Waterboys' Whole Of The Moon, Wallinger was 66.
"'Karl leaves behind a loving family, including wife Suzie Zamit, son Louis Wallinger, daughter Nancy Zamit, and two grandchildren.'
"A native of Wales, Wallinger took up music at an early age, becoming a proficient multi-instrumentalist – and a member of a number of bands – by his teens. An example of Wallinger's musical eclecticism and versatility can be found in his first prominent gig, as musical director of the West End production of The #RockyHorrorPictureShow.
"Paying tribute to his late bandmate on social media, the Waterboys' #MikeScott wrote, 'Just received this. Travel on well my old friend. You are one of the finest musicians I've ever known.'"
Read more:
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/karl-wallinger-world-party-obituary -
The Ballad of the Little Man
"He was doing fine in '39
Thank God he did not win
He kept playing on his fiddle
As he watched old Rome cave in
He sold love away from his children's hearts
And told them it was sin
Now we're all at the mercy, we're all at the mercy
Of that little man withinNow he's sitting in the gardens
As the acid rain comes in
He got it covered full of rhino heads
And boots of leopard skin
He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man withinSo if you're feeling lonely, baby
If you're feeling blue
If you listen to your little friend
You know he'll tell you what to do
But if you hear his words and you get confused
Start believing they're all true
Then you have just been fooled again
Who said we won't get fooled again?
By the little man within"- #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATGSSXJEvzs
#Fascism #RabidRight #Nationalism #Environmental #ClimateChange #80sMusic #Activism #Antifa #MAGA #MAGACult #Trump #TheBalladOfTheLittleMan #TheLittleManWithin #Hitler #BalladOfTheLittleMan #RIPKarlWallinger #Project2025 #USPol -
A lot of the songs on #WorldParty's 1986 album, "Private Revolution" hint at the coming rise of the radical right ("The Ballad of the Little Man") -- that sort of hatred was not a new thing, but songwriter Karl Wallinger warned us that it could get worse.
"Private Revolution" has always been one of my favorite albums. #ShuhadaSadaqat's vocals on this album are especially haunting, particularly on the song "Hawaiian Island World." And the lyrics... Well, unfortunately, we're seeing this happen all too often these days...
Hawaiian Island World
"The shopkeeper from Illinois came round
A freshly fired gun in his hand
He said he'd just shot a young poet
For writing something he didn't understandGone were the lines that he loved to forget
Safe were the folk words of truth would upset
With God right behind him
His gun by his side
There was nowhere for these weirdos
To run or to hide
The day of their judgement
It was due to arrive
Get them on the record
Make sure they don't surviveAnd we can all sit watching
Our Hawaiian island world
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming
Of my Hawaiian island world"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgHwAY-4LU
#BannedBooks #RabidRight #RadicalRight #SilencingDissent #Authoritarianism -
World Party, "Is It Too Late?"
"Talk about biting the hand that feeds
Sitting there watching as it bleeds
Try your best in the winter light
When it really should be summer nightIs it too late, baby? Too late now
Too late, baby? Too late now
Too late for you to realize
Everything could have been alright..."- Karl Wallinger, 1990
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WE ALL WARNED YOU! Lil' ol' me when I was 13 years old and marching with #NoNukes #ClamshellAlliance activists in the 1970s, and so did #WorldParty (the only political party that matters)!
From 1987 - Ship of Fools!!!
"We're setting sail
To the place on the map
From which no one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burn
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world
On this trip, babyYou will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow, yeah
You will pay tomorrowSave me
Save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, no
Oh, save me
Save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, noI want to run and hide
Right nowAvarice and greed
Are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Or drowning in the oceans of history
Traveling the world, you're in search of no good
But I'm sure you'll build your Sodom, like you knew you would
Using all the good people for your galley slaves
As your little boat struggles through the warning wavesBut you don't pay
You will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow, yeah
You gonna pay tomorrowSave me
Save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, no, no
Oh, save me
Save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no, no, no, noWhere's it coming from?
Oh, where's it going to?
It's just a
It's just a ship of foolsHere we go
All aboard!"- #KarlWallinger, World Party, 1987