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OfflinePatlal
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Here's some music.
    #21780444 - 06/08/15 08:00 PM (8 years, 7 months ago)



Half-Mast

I was born in the seventies
In a rapidly changing Quebec
Where the emblem of the fleur-de-lis
Gave the people a bit of hope
But when I look around me today
I'm not remotely proud of my homeland
Everyone's passed out at home like they've been gassed
Their asses sitting on the status quo

They're binging on soap operas
And the stupidest talk shows
Letting themselves die on the couch
Wearing innocent expressions
In this kingdom of poutine *
We bask in mediocrity
Nicely pleased with our routine
And with prefabricated happiness

"Would you like a scratch card?"
The cashier asks me at the convenience store
"Come on big guy, take out a toonie **
Being a millionaire, that's happiness"
That Saturday he starts to dream
That maybe one day he'll leave his hovel
Keep dreaming, you damned moron
You've got one chance in fourteen million

In the casino's parking lot
A guy shoots himself in the head
Having blown all of his money
He wasn't really in the mood to party
But the government brushes it off
In fact they even feed on gamblers
By exploiting their addiction
Kind of like a dealer would do

If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast
And to hell with the buffoons that are governing us!
If you dream of being a country
Well I'll tell you, you're off to a bad start
You've got a much better chance of winning the lottery...

For years we had been
A small nation of yes-men
Who girded their loins
When the foreman arrived
Today things have changed a little
The guys are still syndicated
But they gossip three or four around a shovel
Watching the youngest overdo it

But we shouldn't rejoice too hastily
We're still the water-carriers
On the payroll of the elite
And of the full-of-shits in tuxedos
When the boss of a large corporation
Closes its factory in Gaspésie
He won't ask for your opinion
He's going to lay you off without a thanks!

A bum is begging on the streets
At the foot of a large glass building
He's going to pass unnoticed
By the shareholders on their way out
What matters to them is their income
And not the world's problems
"It's not my fault if you're an asshole
The important thing is that I prosper."

And the prime minister pretends
That he cares about the poor
When we know he's working for
The fortunate and their business
The environment, poverty
They're not matters of priority
We don't hear much talk
Behind the ministry's doors

If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast
And to hell with the buffoons that are governing us!
If you're happy with this country
Well then my friend that's your opinion
You must be the CEO of a company

When we hear that up North
There are unholy things happening
That our forests are being put to death
The public gossips all about it
But two weeks later it sinks into oblivion
The story is dead and buried
And meanwhile the La Vérendrye park
Keeps getting cut down to the ground

That's the problem with my homeland
There's no one left to be indignant
Against the false democracy
That serves the wealthy and the bankers
In this province populated by ignorant people
We shouldn't reminisce too much about our past
Here there's only the licence plates
That have any bit of memory left... ***

If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast
And to hell with the buffoons that are governing us!
If this is what you call a nation !
It's likely you're enough of an idiot
You're ready to run for office...

If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast
If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast

Submitted by  littlemcbeast on Fri, 22/06/2012 - 09:02
Author's comments:
* Poutine is Quebec's famous dish, made of fries with melted cheese and gravy.
** A toonie is a two-dollar coin used in Canada.
*** The licence plates in Quebec are inscribed with the province's official motto, "Je me souviens" (I remember). It doesn't refer to any particular event however.







Be prepared, little boy
The expedition will be long
And even if you never return alive
you should walk straight ahead ...]

When he was as tall as three apples
and he was only a little fellow
They pushed him out of the cradle
Putting him a bundle on the back
The empty luggage of experience
He will set a foot in his existence
You have not arrived yet
That we have to face his destiny

First, you have to cross the river
Which is the childhood of all hardships
There where even his own family
Risks to have him sunken by a torpedo
We will already know if its hull
And his boat will cross the ages
or if he will row hard
in a rowboat filled with cracks

[Chorus ]

Then, the obligatory passage comes
In this sometimes agitated forest
There where, in addition to seeking his way,
You are often lost inside yourself
When getting out of this alley
He can take the paved roads
Or simply accept a precarious avenue
Off the beaten paths

[Chorus ]

Finally, the hostile mountain comes
And his ascension to a thousand perils
Where victories are triumphant
But where falling is often brutal
Only a few people pull themselves up
And manage to plant their flag
Most of them quit half-way
And resign themselves just before the peak

[Chorus ]

When will the age of the assessment come
The important thing is that you are happy
Because you do what you can in life
It all depends on what we got as tools
We all would like to be in command
But the offer is less than demand
If you are tiny or giant
You have to be strong to survive through time

Good luck!


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OfflinePatlal
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Re: Here's some music. [Re: Patlal]
    #22118339 - 08/20/15 08:01 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

No reply is 2 and a hlaf months????

I have to bump this shit!


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Re: Here's some music. [Re: Patlal]
    #22118370 - 08/20/15 08:08 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Patlal your such a goon, bud. Lol


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