Songwriters Of New York
 

 

 

 

 Edward Rossi

Edward, or Ted as we call him, is a political science student and that shows through in his work. Some people say that there are not enough protest writers around at the moment. Here’s one.


ABC

AB
ABC
Pay attention
And listen to me
BC
BCD
Listen to me if you wanna be free
CD
CDE
It’s so easy can’t you see
DE
DEF
Fight till your dyin’ breath
EF
EFG
You ain’t beat can’t you see
FG
FGH
There is no such thing as fate
GH
GHI
Never give up till you die
HI
HIJ
Never throw your life away
IJ
IJK
Now you know what to say
JK
JKL
Listen hard and remember well
KL
KLM
Now it’s time for me to end
LM
LMN
Keep on going round the bend

Build me a bridge

Build me a bridge
Tween here and tomorrow
Build me a bridge
To cut across sorrow
Build me a bridge
Build it today
Build me a bridge
To take me away
Build me a bridge

Build me a window
Tween you and me
Build me a window
To let you see
Build me a window
To see the sunlight
Build me a window
So I can see right

Build me a faith
To last across years
Build me a faith
To keep me from tears
Build me a faith
To preserve me from hell
Build me a faith
And build it right well

Build me a day
When we can be friends
Build me a day
Which has no end
Build me a day
Like there has not been
Build me a day
And build me a dream

Build me a dream
To light my way
Build me a dream
In which I can stay
Build me a dream
Of sunshine and song
Build me a day
Don’t let it go wrong
Don’t let it go wrong

I’m looking

I’m lookin for you
I’m lookin for me
I’m lookin for ways
That I can break free
I’m lookin for dreams
I’m looking for hope
I’m lookin for ways
To help me cope

Chorus
I’m lookin for you
You’re lookin for me
One day our world
Is gonna be free

I’m lookin for love
I’m lookin for fun
I’m lookin for a life
That’s just begun
I’m lookin at tears
I’m lookin at pain
I’m lookin at having
To start again

I’m lookin to scream
I’m lookin to fight
I’m lookin to you
To make it right

I’m lookin at me
I’m lookin at you
And I don’t know
What to do
I’m lookin at you
To give me a sign
Are you to be his
Or are you to be mine

Comes a time

Comes a time, comes a time
When we are at war
Pray sir please tell me
What it is all for
Comes a day, comes a day
When you will kill me
Pray sir please tell me
If it sets you free

Comes a time, comes a time
When battles are lost
Pray sir please tell me
Who bears the cost
Comes a time, comes a time
When life’s in the dust
Pray sir please tell me
The value of lust

Comes a time, comes a time
When we have all won
Pray sir please tell me
Why war was begun
Comes a time, comes a time
When victory and pain
March hand in hand
With famine again

Comes a time, comes a time
When we are all gone
Our unborn children
May right our wrongs
Comes a time, comes a time
When hero’s lie dead
Will we ever learn
To love peace instead

Hold no candles for the dream that died

I don’t think of you at night
I don’t need your alibis
I can’t count the times you lied
I Hold no candles for the dream that died

I don’t care just what you say
I don’t care cause I’m going away
I don’t care how much you cried
I Hold no candles for the dreams that died

I don’t want to stop and fight
I don’t want to stay tonight
You’re gonna need some place to hide
I Hold no candles for the dream that died

I have to leave to get away
I can’t take another day
You can’t come for the ride
I Hold no candles for the dream that died

The road has no end

I have to go
It never ends
I walk the road
With many bends
So come with me
And hand in hand
You will walk with me
Throughout the land
We cannot see
Around the bend
But we both know
The road has no end

I walk the hard
And stoney road
I’m carrying
My heavy load
Through lonely days
And empty nights
Hoping that things
Work out alright
So walk with me
Be my friend
Come walk the road
That never ends

Execution song

Tomorrow I will fly away
Fly away from here
Prison walls can’t keep me
I cannot live in fear
Tomorrow I’ll be free
Free as any bird
Tomorrow I will fly away
Tomorrow I’ll be heard

Today I wear your chains
Tomorrow I’ll be free
You cannot kill my soul
My soul will fly free
Stone walls cannot a prison make
Tomorrow I will fly
I will fly away from here
You that stay may die

Tomorrow I will fly away
Leave my cares with you
Tomorrow I will live again
I know that this is true
Times may come and times may go
They may take your youth
Tomorrow I will fly away
That is the only truth

You gave me

You gave me
A crown of thorns
And laughed as I walked by
Another joke
Another man
On his way to die

You gave me
A cross of wood
And threw stones at my head
Another fool
Off to die
Better when he’s dead

You gave me
Nails of steel
Hammered through my flesh
We don’t care
We want to see
The suffering and death

You gave me
Eternal life
By killing me that day
But love is long
And life is short
I haven’t gone away

Your bridges burn

You shouldn’t have come
You’ve gotta go
Leave before
Your papa knows
You don’t hear
You don’t learn
You’ve just watched
Your bridges burn

You can’t stay
You must go home
You’ve gotta leave
Me all alone
You can’t spend
What you can’t earn
Or you’ll see
Your bridges burn

If you stay
Stay all night
A new world starts
In the dawn’s light
You can’t stay
You’ve gotta learn
You can’t let
Your bridges burn

My body’s weak
But blood is strong
You shouldn’t stay
The whole night long
You won’t hear me
It’s my turn
To help you watch
Your bridges burn
Your bridges burn

Watching bridges burning

Watching bridges burning
I see you walk away
No more hope
No more talk
No another day

Watching bridges burning
I see you leave it all
Leave the past
Leave it fast
Make it all feel small

Watching bridges burning
You drive into the night
No more tears
No more fears
No more will to fight

Watching bridges burning
I see you turn and say
No more us
No more you
So turn and walk away

This road

Its like I must keep going
Down that old highway
Don’t know where I’m goin
Don’t know where I’ll stay
Many girls behind me
Many round the bend
Just keep right on goin
This road has no end

I’ll leave this town tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be gone
Don’t ask where I’m goin
I’m just movin on
Many dreams behind me
Many round the bend
Just keep right on goin
This road has no bend

I’ll be gone by morning
Don’t wait round for me
I’m leavin in the dawning
I guess I must be free
Many loves behind me
Many round the bend
You thought you were my lover
But the roads my only friend

The madness stops right here

We all think that we know best
We all think we’re right
Politicians tell us lies
And lead us into fights
But you and I know the score
We know what course to steer
We wont take it no more
The madness stops right here

I listened to the news tonight
Planned with us in mind
If they think we believe all that
Then they must be blind
But you and I know whats what
It’ll all end in tears
Hang on to what you know you’ve got
The madness stops right here

So when you hear them telling lies
About some far off land
Just look into their eyes
And you will see their plans
There’s madness here and madness there
But we’ve got no real fears
We don’t believe their silly scares
The madness ends right here

Dreams of Jerusalem

We’re all going
So come on down
Lots of lovin
To share around
Kill your body
But not your soul
No one could
Just take it all
It’s good for us
It’s good for them
Let’s all now dream
Of Jerusalem

Chorus
Jerusalem is burning
A city burning bright
Watch as our history
Disappears into the night

All because of you
All because of me
All because of people
Yearning to be free
You are my jailer
You can’t be free
If you do nothing
Its alright with me
And so life passes
Flows into them
All whilst the flames
Burn Jerusalem

Chorus
Jerusalem is burning
A city burning bright
Watch as history
Disappears into the night

Another Messiah

Another messiah
Another prophet
God not another one!
We don’t want
To hear that stuff
We all know they’re wrong

All night long
We see them spout
On the TV screen
Send me this
Give me that
Its like some bad dream

Salvation costs
Just fifty bucks
Or more if you can
Give me your dough
Give me your homes
I’ve got a cunning plan

Each night they talk
To their gods
Account for cents and dimes
That’s never spent
On those that starve
It doesn’t cross their minds

Maybe one day
We’ll all awake
And see just what is true
That god is here
He’s in the glass
Looking back at you

Young man

Young man standing by an open door
Wonders why he went to war
Young man dying in the sand
In a far off foreign land

Young man dying in the surf
Takes his last breath on earth
Young man now don’t get around
Now he’s buried in the ground

Young man watches the sun rise
Never again to see the skies
Young man walks a stoney path
When each next step could be his last

But still we send our boys to die
Ain’t we learnt to ask why
Stop and think about it please
Before you shed your hearts tears

Big shining lie

So you tell me
You don’t care
You don’t care for me
So I tell you
I don’t care
Cos I’m the one who’s free
So you tell me
It ain’t too bad
And that I shouldn’t cry
So I tell you
I’ve been had
By your great big shining lie

Chorus
I think that I could cry
Innocents prepare to die
Nobody will just ask why
You tell your big shining lie

And so you try
To buy me off
With promises and spin
Can’t you see
I’m blaming you
For the state I’m in
I’ve had enough
Cant take no more
I’ve had enough of you
Because I know
Of what you say
Not a word is true

How come you think
In your small world
You are better than the rest
You must be sick
Cos you just burn
All that is the best
So leave us now
Don’t hang around
Don’t try to ask why
We’ve had enough
Enough of you
And your great big shining lie

Evolution

Evolution
Revolution
Generation Y
When we see
What you’ve done
It makes us want to die

Evolution
Revolution
Generation X
When we see
What you’ve done
It puts us off our sex

Evolution
Revolution
Generation I
When we see
What you’ve done
It makes us want to cry

Evolution
Revolution
Generation J
When we see
What you’ve done
We want to go away

Evolution
Revolution
Generation L
When we see
What you’ve done
It makes us feel unwell

Evolution
Revolution
Generation P
When we see
What you’ve done
It makes us want to flee

Evolution
Revolution
Generation Q
When we see
What you’ve done
We know what we should do

Evolution
Revolution
Generation S
When we see
What you’ve done
We know you’re past your best

Evolution
Revolution
Generation O
When we see
What you’ve done
We want you to go

What do we want

What do we want
We want it all
Where can we get it
We get it here
Will we fail
No we’ll walk tall
Are we afraid
We know no fear

What do we want
We want it all
When we can take it
We’ll take it now
Who can stop us
We can’t fail
How do we do it
I’ll show you how

What do we want
All that is yours
Why do we want it
We’ve waited too long
Can they stop us
We know no laws
Will we win
We are too strong

Don’t look now

The whole worlds changing
But don’t look now
Its all changing
But don’t look now
Everythings re-arranging
But don’t look now
Spirits disengaging
But don’t look now

Chorus
Don’t look now
Behind your back
The old life’s ending
But don’t look back

Innocence is dying
But don’t look now
Virtue lies crying
But don’t look now
Governments are lying
But don’t look now
Never give up trying
But don’t look now

Fight for the night

Fight for the night
Fight to end pain
Fight for the right
Then fight again
Fight for the sea
Fight for the land
Come fight with me
Come take my hand

Fight for the folk
Who live in fear
Fight for the talk
That makes it all clear
Fight for the light
That shows how they cheat
Fight for the right
To vote with your feet

Fight for the dream
That never died
Fight for the screams
You’ll hear in their eyes
Fight through the day
Fight through the night
Don’t give it away
You know you are right

Fight for the right

Too often I just give in
Give in to the right
Too often I just give up
Frightened of the light
Too many nights on my own
With no hope in sight
But now you are with me
Things are going right
And I will try one more time
To fight for the night
Fight for the night

How often have we sat back
And let the bad times roll
How often have we cried alone
And known we’d lost it all
How often do the gods observe
Us try to sell our soul
While no more Mr. Nice guy
No more run away
No more will I tell the lie
I’ll fight another day
Todays the day I make my stand
Todays the day I fight
Tonights the night I understand
I must fight for the night

Street of broken dreams

On the street of broken dreams
Near the Avenue of Tears
I walk and talk and sometimes scream
At all the wasted years
Had I known from the start
How weak your heart could be
I’d have saved my broken heart
And I’d still be free

On the street of broken dreams
In a household of despair
I sleep where no one hears my screams
There is no hope left there
And you who once were so strong
So handsome to the eye
What you were is now gone
And I just want to die

Take me to the wall

Take me to a higher state
I want to see
Take me to any place
But just take me
Take me on a journey
Show me it all
Take me away from here
Take me to the wall

Take my tomorrows
Better than today
Take me where the sun goes
Just take me away
Take me to a higher plane
I want to see it all
Take me to the heights again
Take me to the wall

Take me take all of me
Take me tonight
Just take me and set me free
Light up my night
Take me on a magic flight
Help to free my soul
Take me take me tonight
Take me to the wall


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