"Man cannot serve two masters: God and Mammon." - anon (long before Judaism)
"They got the guns, but we got the numbers." - Jim Morrison
The best acoustic rendition link extant, wish Hamilton had a 50 year old demo to share
Quicksilver Messenger Service's original studio release
'Pride Of Man"
(by Hamilton Camp - all apologies for the textual modifications by me,
but that's the way I heard it back then - J)
Turn around, go back down,
back the way you came.
Can't you see that flash of fire
Ten times brighter than the day?
And behold a mighty city
Broken in the dust again.
Oh God, Pride Of Man, broken in the dust again.
Turn around, go back down,
Back the way you came.
Babylon is laid to waste,
Egypt buried in her shame.
Their mighty men are beaten down
Their kings are fallen in the ways.
Oh God, Pride Of Man, broken in the dust again.
Turn around, go back down,
Back the way you came.
Terror is on every side,
Though our leaders are dismayed.
For those who put their faith in fire
In fire their faith shall be repaid!
Oh God, Pride Of Man, broken in the dust again.
Turn around, go back down
Back the way you came,
And shout a warning to the nations:
That the Sword of God is raised
'Gainst Babylon, that might city
Rich her treasure, wide her fame.
Oh God, Pride Of Man, broken in the dust again.
And Greed shall cause your Towers to fall
And make of them a pyre of flame.
Oh you who dwell on many waters,
Rich in treasure, wide your fame.
You BOW unto your GOD OF GOLD,
Thy pride of might shall be thy shame.
For only a God can lead all people
Back unto the Earth again.
Oh God, Pride Of Man, broken in the dust again
The holy mountain can be restored.
Have mercy on thy peoples:
ALL people, Lord.
(any proprietary royalties for printing this here, I will gladly pay
if I ever get another Unemployment Check, or from the savings
I'm hoarding to buy new 6 tires, and a new roof for my 1985
Toyota "'Dalph'in" 21ft Motorhome - the only pension 40 years
as a Master Machinist and proud American 'Craftsman'
in a Manufacturing Industry the "1%" sent 'oversiezed' when
they convinced the Political "Intelligentsia", of BOTH parties
that we should all work at Wal-Mart, or McDonald's, instead,
and be damn thankful if we didn't end up like modern day Charlie Chaplin
tramps 20 years hence, muttering: " . . . nien . . . nien . . . nien . . . "
whilst panhandling spare change from Mitt, and Newt, and Michelle,
and the Donald, and Rush, and Bills (Clinton AND O'Reilly) and Barack
and even Bernie Madoff, as they exit their 'electraglide' limos
on 2030's Wall Street, - J)
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