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God Save Earth

by Raman

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Stephanie 04:33
First day at a new school I don’t know the language and I don’t know what’s cool I like my teacher though Her name is Mrs. B That day in class she puts a math question to me So I stand up straight and tall And out of all the faces I can see I see the prettiest blue eyes blinking back at me As I sing Two times two is four Three times two is six Four times two is eight and I sat back down in my seat And thought That girl I see Is the one for me I was in the fourth grade And she was in grade three As it so happened We were both fastest runners in our respective grades And this was reflected in the lunch-time game we played I’d be in the lead and she’d be chasing me Why we did it I don’t know But outside that wooden school, round and round we’d go Maybe I’d had enough Maybe we had run too far All I know she had me cornered on those metal climbing bars Right then she asked me if I loved her and I said no She asked again and I said maybe Right then my heart beat out my chest When on the third time she asked me I said yes Stephanie You’re the one for me I was in the fourth grade She was in grade three Our lives were set together by our peers that were in charge And our love resounded through that primary school yard Pretty soon I received my first love-letter It had the edges crinkle-cut and my name in bright gold glitter I showed it to my big brother and I said ‘what am I supposed to do with it?’ He said ‘keep it if you want’ so thats what I did I made sure it was well hid In my special box with a padlock on the lid I didn’t want my folks to see I was scared of what they’d think of me I was in the fourth grade And she was in grade three It hadn’t been that long and it hadn’t been as fun As before we were together and we could simply run Pretty soon I heard the word ‘the end for us had come’ See, I didn’t hold her hand I wasn’t a good friend And I did not write back to her love-letter I know I didn’t understand And I wish I had known better Stephanie You’re the one for me I was in the fourth grade And she was in grade three
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Well, I should give thanks, when I turn the key the engine cranks. But of all the pains and all the pranks, nothing compares to buying my land cruiser. The owners said is was a hell of a deal. ‘Dollar less it would of been a steel. My thing is I go by feel. Don’t know what I was feeling. They said the car was quite the beast. All that power, feel the torque. Put your boot in, it really snorts (yeah, anyway). This all contradicted the mechanics report. See the mechanic said “first things first you’ll need to adjust the clutch but more to the point the vehicle’s fucked” Sometimes I feel like my land cruiser, a body with a little bit of rust If carry on I have to then carry on I must So I drove away with a rock in my guts. The roof lining fell on my head. I couldn’t see. I thought this sucks! I called up the owners to say there’d been a mistake, “you sold me a lemon, I ordered a stake”. The said they didn’t know. Didn’t know who I was. I said “thats alright be a good sport and wear a bowtie, I’ll see you in court” Sometimes I feel like my land cruiser, a body with a little bit of rust If carry on I have to then carry on I must With my feathers ruffled the wind blew and I got to thinking about what to do and I thought maybe going to court wasn’t the thing to do. It’s about being a decent human being. Not doing what you’re told. Five grand I paid. Thats three for the vehicle and two for the lesson. Don’t follow your ego Sometimes I feel like my land cruiser, a body with a little bit of rust If carry on I have to then carry on I must So I drive the thing and with every thud and clanking sound I start to wonder if I’ll get to town, but I do, I make it to the shops. Take the back way, avoid the cops. Now when I turn left well thats alright. But when I turn right and it turns left well thats not right, it’s left. Bloody scary. And the relay’s blown so the lights strobe which is all good unless you need to see the road. But don’t get me wrong I like the ride, despite the grief and painful side. See, I am to my Soul like my land cruiser is to me. A vehicle……a vehicle Sometimes I feel like my land cruiser, a body with a little bit of rust If carry on I have to then carry on I must
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released June 16, 2015

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