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Composer(s)
• Joe Burnham
Producer
• Joe Burnham
Arranger
• Joe Burnham
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Bloodshot eyes glazed over from lack of sleep
Ragged clothes, and his face is worn and creased
He checks his watch, 5 A.M., he picks up his gun
Walks over to the ridge to watch the rising sun
He hears them first, squints hard at the coming day
He sees three coming, high speed, down the valley
Sights down his rifle at approaching foes
Teeth clenched, eyes set and he's ready to go.
Dawn awakens us, we go outside to pray
We know our orders, so we move along our way
They took my homeland, bit by bit, I make them pay
You call me terrorist? Jihad is my way
Think our methods evil? We've got God-given rights
Give us the West Bank, give us Golan Heights
We heed His teachings and the ulama says,
"Fight those who believe not in God nor the Last Day".
(chorus)
Hit the brakes, God, I'm not ready
How did I end up this way? How did I end up here?
Hit the lights, dear, fall in and get it
It's not my time, it's my fight and I must persevere
Hit the brakes, dear, they're all coming
My home is my home and I like it that way
Hit the guns, God, they're gonna get it
Doomed to be a martyr, I'm coming home today. |
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The title "Burning Paradise" is a reference to a Ringo Lam film, but the lyrics refer to the unrest in the Middle East. The intro and verse instrument is done using a microphone fed through a pitch shifter. For non-guitar sounds, I prefer using methods other than computers or synthesizers. It makes the process more difficult, but it is the integral part of my music-making process: to experiment with sound. |
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