Everyone loves a revolution
spin in a circle, ’til it comes round
everyone loves a revolution
’til it’s on your doorstep, ’til it’s on your ground
I got complaints, I can’t deny
I got concerns, keep me awake at night
and I got my problems with the way of the world, see
But I’m not a soldier and I never will be
The tv’s like a fast car
they’re cheering it on
Revolutions per minute
and the Beatles’ song:
“you say you want a revolution”
make sure it’s the one you want …
Everyone loves a revolution
all the liberty they bring
everyone loves a revolution
but one man’s Che
is another man’s King
You never know
what you’ll get when tyrants fall
and a revolution’s just a circle
after all
The radio’s a fast car
they’re singing along
revolutions per minute
and the Muse song:
you can “stand up and take the power back”
it’s easy to sing,
but would you do it if they asked?
Easy to say
far away, oh so safe
No sacrifice
ain’t that nice
just you wait ’til it comes
who’ll be the chosen ones?
‘Cause everyone loves a revolution
spin in a circle, ’til it comes round
everyone loves a revolution
’til it’s on your doorstep, it’s on your ground
I got complaints, I can’t deny
I got concerns, keep me awake at night
and I got my problems with the way of the world, see
But I’m not a soldier. I never will be
The tv’s like a fast car
they’re cheering it on
Revolutions per minute
and the Beatles’ song:
“you say you want a revolution”
careful of what you want …
You say you want a revolution …
Here are the lyrics, which I’ve had some requests for. There are two videos for the song up on youtube. One with the full band, and one with just me solo. The song also appears in video for the Acousticsongs radio show we recently did in PA. The song was the last one of the regular Java Mammas challenges, on the topic “loopholes and roadsigns,” hence my choice of the rpm reference to write a timely song about the complications of revolution. I had also just heard the news story about the “Go Army” sponsored NASCAR, and linked the two.
– © Heather Aubrey Lloyd
