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Stand Up!

by Smokstik

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This track was written a number of years ago and unfinished until recently. Kingvegas was fond of the demo of this tune and thought that it would be a great first track to release after a long creative hiatus. This track is particularly timely in that this challenging era in American history has motivated many to "Stand Up!" and realize the importance of being involved and engaged with our government as well as holding our public officials accountable for serving the people that they've sworn to serve and protect.

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Things are/ getting scary
All around me/ getting dizzy
I see/ bad people
Acting crazy/ on TV
What if you're lonely/ and angry, and drowning
Who will/ Come help you, and save you, from dying

We need to do what we gotta do
[Stand Up!]
Act like a man and tell the truth
[Stand Up!]
Let's make a plan and follow through
[Stand Up!]
Let's change the world and make it new
[Stand Up!]

Everybody feels/ everybody sees
Everybody's heart really wants to believe
The stakes are getting high/ we have the technology
To make the human race extinct/ Past history
We've gotta stop the violence/ We've got to stop the pain
We've got to heal the wounds before we all go insane
Every individual must make peace habitual and summon up the will to stop the death ritual

We need to do what we gotta do
[Stand Up!]
Act like a man and tell the truth
[Stand Up!]
Let's make a plan and follow through
[Stand Up!]
Let's change the world and make it new
[Stand Up!]

We need to do what we gotta do
[Stand Up!]
Act like a man and tell the truth
[Stand Up!]
Let's make a plan and follow through
[Stand Up!]
Let's change the world and make it new
[Stand Up!]

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released January 22, 2021
Written, performed, and produced by John "Kingvegas" Kiehne.
Kingvegas on Warr Guitar, vocals, drums, and percussion.

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Smokstik St. Louis, Missouri

Smokstik is an original music group based in St. Louis, Mo. featuring Kingvegas on the Warr Guitar and vocals and a variety of live drummers. Born in Boston in 1995 Smokstik has released 2 albums- "Bugs" and "2" as well as a number of remixes and collaborations. Smokstik is currently producing material for a new album to be released one single at a time here on Bandcamp.com. ... more

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