On Your Feet, Soldier!

from Desire Paths DRAFTS VERSION 3 by Unwoman

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V3 mostly just vox fatigue fix

Version 2 changes:
Fixed timing on prechoruses and final chorus

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You have to move forward
On your feet, soldier!
You have to believe that the future is in your hands

Are you walking homeward?
Do they let you have one?
Or anything beyond a purpose to meet their demands?

And do I have to entertain you
To get through to you how you’ve been used?
When it might cost us everything just
To seek some deeper understanding

CHORUS:
If you fall in a trench
Do you squirm, do you wrench
Or do you hold your breath and just wait there
If you lose the horizon
Do you keep your eyes on
The land promised to those who play fair
In my dreams I survive
In our dreams we survive
But a fantasy’s not a solution
And each hour that goes by
Brings us closer to dying
Without making one contribution

Yes everyone’s different
Deep in the shit
I have to believe I might not recognize myself

No matter what you serve
On your feet, soldier!
You can’t stop and rest on your way to all-consuming hell

You can feel it collapsing
Under your feet — you never!
Believed any of their lies
But you got so comfortable
(We are all so comfortable)

And do I have to entertain you
To get through to you how you’ve been used?
Like I would rather make something but
I have to feed the hand that shaped me

[Chorus]

Get back on your feet soldier
Now we all march home

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from Desire Paths DRAFTS VERSION 3, released June 6, 2023

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Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Unwoman is a self-produced cellist-singer-songwriter. Layered with skillful cello, rich vocals, and electronically arranged beats, her solo music is a futuristic homage to her classical training. Unwoman has been featured at steampunk, goth, and sci-fi-related events all over North America and has collaborated with many notable acts. ... more

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