2179 – Mission of Burma – That's when I reach for my revolver (1981)

 

Escrita por Clint Conley, foi gravada entre janeiro e março de 1981 e lançada em agosto de 1981 no EP de lançamento da banda, chamado Signals, calls and marches. Foi produzida por Richard W. Harte. Clint Conley tocou baixo, cantou e tocou percussão. Martin Swope tocou percussão e loops. Roger Miller tocou guitarra, fez backing vocals, tocou piano, trompet e percussão. Peter Prescott tocou bateria, fez backing vocals, e tocou percussão.

A letra:

Once I had my heroes
Once I had my dreams
But all of that has changed now
They've turned things inside out
The truth is not that comfortable, no

And Mother taught us patience
The virtues of restraint
And Father taught us boundaries
Beyond which we must go
To find the secrets promised us, yeah

That's when I reach for my revolver
That's when it all gets blown away
That's when I reach for my revolver
The spirit fights to find its way

A friend of mine once told me
His one and only aim
To build a giant castle
And live inside his name
Cry and whispers sing in muted pain
Yeah

That's when I reach for my revolver
That's when it all gets blown away
That's when I reach for my revolver
The spirit fights to find its way

Tonight the sky is empty
But that is nothing new
Its dead eyes look upon us
And they tell me we're nothing but slaves

That's when I reach for my revolver (just slaves)
That's when I reach for my revolver
That's when I reach for my revolver
That's when I reach for my revolver
That's when I reach for my revolver
That's when I reach for my revolver

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