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It's Time To Take Sides (performed by the cast)

from Jocasta: A Musical Tragedy by Louis Barabbas

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lyrics

Fate looms
Hums it's little tunes
Don't know what'll happen
But it's going to happen soon
It's time to take sides

I feel your pain
It's hell in all but name
Don't know who to blame
But we'll find someone
It's time to take sides

They were wrong
So we crack our throats in song
Pray it won't be long
Until things alter
It's time to take sides

Clocks tick feel sick
What are you afraid of?
Nails bitten to the quick
What are you afraid of?
Oh well, take your pick
What are you afraid of?
So alone now
Fear
Though it whispers in your ear
It is not a friend today

Who'd have thought it
A government so sordid
Yet people applaud it
When will it end?
It's time to take sides

Police horse hooves
Striking sparks upon the cobble stones
Troops march through the troubled zones
Kick down our doors, we're not at home
Because it's time to take sides

Rotten luck taking names
What are you afraid of?
Forgotten their ill gotten gains
What are you afraid of?
World's going up in flames
What are you afraid of?
I don't know now
Fear
Though it whispers in your ear
It is not a friend today

I hear the distant thunder rolling
We watch the flags unfurl
But never heed the warnings
We die in different worlds
To the ones that we are born in
Or we hope to

Promises he says
What are you afraid of?
Take a guess, a little test
What are you afraid of?
It'll turn out for the best
What are you afraid of?
I'm not so sure
Fear
Though it whispers in your ear
It is not a friend today

I hear the distant thunder rolling
We watch the flags unfurl
But never heed the warnings
We die in different worlds
To the ones that we are born in

So come and test your mettle
Come and join the cause
The only things that settle
Are dust and old scores
We've all seen better days
Though I can't remember when
And those who can't be saved
Can still be avenged

Hope's an open letter
Telling you to survive
Hope don't make things better
But it helps you stay alive
Hope is the rain
On a world that's turning barren
Hope is the saying
What's the worst that could happen?

What are you afraid of?
Don't you want to feel like you're a part of something?

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from Jocasta: A Musical Tragedy, released May 5, 2017
Featuring Ríoghnach Connolly, Felix Hagan, Becca Williams, Ian Bermingham, Natasha Hodgson, Bridie Jackson, Joe Solo, Laura Kidd, Louis Barabbas, Richard Barry, Andrew Ab, Mark McGhee

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Louis Barabbas is a writer, performer and firefighter, best known for caustic love songs and energetic stage shows.

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