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Glass Drum

from Iron Roux by Iron Roux

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Words and music by Beth Patterson, copyright 2020, Speak Jolly Music, BMI

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One shining morning
My mind ablaze
My blood was nearly set at boiling
And I felt my hackles raised
Heard a call to battle
Insanity
For I was watching my opponent watching me

The threat of shadows
Soon comes to pass
To seize a platform of resentment
Is to bang a drum of glass
And when it shatters
On which they delve
They have to gather up the pieces of themselves

There’s us and them
There’s you and me
Fear is more than just a way of life
More than an industry
It shatters reason
Kills protocol
It’s now a monster that resides within us all

Don’t drink the poison
Don’t swallow bile
You have to rise above the vitriole
And go the extra mile
Ignore the brickbats
Stare down the mob
A human heart can overcome a hatchet job

The instigators
Rise up to task
They stay anonymous behind a screen
Or hide beneath a mask
In choosing chaos
To entertain
They soon forget the others mirrored in their pain

There’s us and them
There’s you and me
Fear is more than just a way of life
More than an industry
It shatters reason
Kills protocol
It’s now a monster that resides within us all

Don’t beat that glass drum
Don’t beat that glass drum
Don’t beat that glass drum
Don’t beat that

Protect the treasures
You love the best
Let your tender spots be secret
Keep your cards close to your vest
Don’t turn the other cheek
Know when to stand
But have the wisdom not to play into their hands

Hope your tormentor
Soon finds relief
We’ve still a tiny bit in common
With the ones who give us grief
Unplug your mindset
Switch off your mind
And turn your focus to your loved ones in real time

There’s us and them
There’s you and me
Fear is more than just a way of life
More than an industry
It shatters reason
Kills protocol
It’s now a monster that resides within us all

Don’t beat that glass drum
Don’t beat that glass drum
Don’t beat that glass drum
Don’t beat that

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from Iron Roux, released March 9, 2020

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