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Bread & Circuses

from Bread & Circuses by That Joe Payne

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lyrics

Used to carry this weight around
So scared of falling down
I couldn’t hide my emotion

But my screams
made me strong somehow
They fought back with mushroom clouds
When I picked a side of devotion, now

Even though it’s not meant to be
What I’m feeling inside of me guides me

How I miss being that carefree child
When everyone loved his smile
Blessed with the voice of an angel

But he’d sing with nothing to say
We’re all better off that way
Though ask yourself:
Where is your angel now?

I would look to the stars to see
What was standing in front of me, baby

I used to follow the news
But it’s all bread and circuses
Just keep us entertained and well fed
I’ll choose to find somewhere that soothes
I’m chillin’ with the Tauruses
They’ll keep us all alive till we’re dead

Sometimes wishing I still believed
It helps to have hope in grief
I’m without a God, or a heaven

Somehow faith died inside of me
The fate of humanity
Yeah, I’d trade it all in a second, now

That I know it won’t ever be
What I'm feeling inside of me guides me

I used to follow the news
But it’s all bread and circuses
Just keep us entertained and well fed
I’ll choose to find somewhere that soothes
I’m chillin’ with the Tauruses
They’ll keep us all alive till we’re dead

I'll still look to the stars to see
What is standing in front of me
As we hold out our arms to trust
Believing when no one does
This'll always be enough
For us

I used to follow the news
But it’s all bread and circuses
Just keep us entertained and well fed
I’ll choose to find somewhere that soothes
I’m chillin’ with the Tauruses
They’ll keep us all alive till we die

Used to follow the news
But it’s all bread and circuses
Just keep us entertained and well fed
I’ll choose to find somewhere that soothes
I’m chillin’ with the Tauruses
They’ll keep us all alive till we’re dead

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from Bread & Circuses, released September 22, 2023

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That Joe Payne Northampton, UK

Progressive-Pop solo artist, formally lead vocalist of The Enid. That Joe Payne is also a featured artist on records by Methexis, John Holden, and ZIO.

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