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21 Reasons
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Guitar Tab: http://www.frankblack.net/tabs/song.asp?song=bld-21reasons
Lyrics: I rode from TJ up to Berkeley And it started out so grey Till I lost that cool protection When the sun burned it all away
While the winter's light shined down on those Revivals from my day I had dreams of your insurrection Taken down by Monterey
I don't care for the season I don't find it that fun And I've got 21 reasons I've got 21 reasons And there go 22 singers on the run
First I saw the digits crawling Slowly up the rocky coast Just some separated fingers Looking for their fingerpost
From the water jumped a bloody hand Needing desperately a host When I saw the bald bell ringers Well I knew then that you were toast
I don't care for the season I don't find it that fun And I've got 21 reasons I've got 21 reasons And there go 22 singers on the run
Then went up the baby babels Where the iron bells were hung They couldn't get them any higher And those iron bells were rung
With the singers now all gathered They collected every tongue And so now it was required For every soul to turn the dung
I don't care for the season I don't find it that fun And I've got 21 reasons I've got 21 reasons And there go 22 singers on the run
Well you sure can hear a rumble On the royal road today And those grand halls of correction Well I think that they're here to stay
From the time that you are born There are certain bells you must obey Best you plan for the resurrection Best you lower your head and pray
I don't care for the season I don't find it that fun And I've got 21 reasons I've got 21 reasons And there go 22 singers on the run
21 reasons 21 reasons 22 singers on the run
Quotes: "[21 Reasons] is about the conquest of California and the natives who lived there by the Spanish back in the 16-1700's. The march north from Baja up north, to just north of San Francisco. The whole mission system. In modern day California there are 21 of these missions. It's the foundation of modern day California. It has quite a checkered history. You start talking about religion and conversion and money and priests and soldiers you know somebody's going to get screwed. It's about all that." - Frank Black, Free Williamsburg (Nov 02) http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/november_2002/frank-black.html
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