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The Machine

from ECHO by Niamh de Barra

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The Machine

We say, "Fight Back", but how do you fight the PR machine?
How do you fight against a shadow or an oil-slick?

I ignored it in the glory days, so do I bear some of the blame?

Who needs a house that'll withstand the crash,
It cost you a bomb, and it's only worth a song,
And now you belong to the bank, honey.

It's the sound of a system that's breaking down.

Coz they always only care about the same old thing,
Hustling, notes rustling, and ching ching ching,
I found out what I should have known,
The devil always wears the best-cut clothes.

We are not human capital,
Victims of the Irresistible Market Force.

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from ECHO, released August 7, 2012

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Niamh de Barra County Cork, Ireland

In Pearse Street station, I heard two strangers, on opposite platforms, exchange a song for a tune on the double bass. Everyone in the station fell silent as the man in tweed sang ‘Fly me to the moon’.

So I took to the music. It’s bad luck to ignore signs.
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