Give Up The Throne

from Learn To Live Again by Joshua Batten

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Part of my daily routine involved watching the daily lectures from our esteemed leader, but there was very little change from one day’s lecture to the next. Perhaps a change in leadership would finally allow me to reclaim my life and learn to live again…

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You’re the man atop the tower
You’re the face on all the screens
Giving so much information
I don’t know what to believe
 
The rockets in the sky
They’re all falling back to earth
Every day a new diversion
Don’t you know what life is worth?
 
Longing for freedom
Waiting for the day
When we can finally take back
All the trust you threw away, Hey!
 
Give up the throne
Lay down your game
Too much confusion
It’s all been in vain
 
Do you listen to the feedback?
Are you doing all you can?
No concern for right or wrong
Do you even have a plan?
 
For those who sing your praises
There’s hundreds on the side
And your whispers only serve
to expand the great divide
 
Longing for freedom
Waiting for the day
When we can finally take back
All the trust you threw away
 
Longing for freedom
Waiting for the cure
‘Cause right now we’re all pieces
In your ego-driven war
 
Keep on digging deeper
‘till you’re stuck inside your hole
I’ll just be here, sitting with
these things I can’t control
 
So hard to see the future
When we can’t ignore the past
Crying out for common sense…
Lord, I hope it’s coming fast

credits

from Learn To Live Again, released October 3, 2022
Joshua Batten - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitars, Organ
Jason Vorherr - Bass Guitar
Jesse Bates - Drums
Mike Elrington - Backing Vocals
John McNamara - Backing Vocals
Simon Hosford - Guitar Solos

Produced by Joshua Batten & Sean O’Sullivan
Music & Lyrics by Joshua Batten
Recorded, Mixed, & Engineered by Sean O’Sullivan at Highway 9 Productions
Additional recording at various home studios
Mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering
Graphic Design & Photography by Jason Rosewarne

This project was supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria

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Joshua Batten Melbourne, Australia

Joshua Batten is a modern-day troubadour, using music as his language to connect with the world. Equal parts folk, blues, country and rock, Joshua writes songs from the heart, with lyrics about modern living set against a retro musical backdrop.

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