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HALfire

by Hal Guitarist

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1.
The shape of society Is not how it should be We’ve got so many problems Why can’t you see? We got racism, intolerance And hatred all around Even the bile that you scream Tends to offend me now Got ignorant ignoramuses Spreading all their hate I’ve got one thing to tell you This change it cannot wait We got racism, intolerance, And hatred all around It’s time to do something about it It’s time to change things now Now all these privileged people Sayin’ it ain’t me Causin’ all these problems That you have to see We got racism, intolerance, And hatred all around If you ain’t doin’ somethin’ about it You’re the problem now Now you might be askin’ yourself, “Where did I go wrong? I only lived in a society That’s been biased all along!” We got racism, intolerance, And hatred all around We live in a messed-up country We’ve got to change somehow Now you should be askin’ yourself, “What now can I do?” It’s time to have a stern talk, Straight from me to you We got racism, intolerance, And hatred all around It’s time to open up your mind And face these problems now The shape of society Is not how it should be It’s time to change these problems It starts with you and me We got racism, intolerance, And hatred all around Every single insensitive thing We’ve got to end it now
2.
I’ve gone through The depths of blue alone The ocean surrounded my home In the end, there was nothing I could do Does the answer still elude you? The wind flows My skin blows away My fiery eyes know brighter skies decay Back then, there was something We could do Was stagnation the right path to choose? Don’t close your mind, Get on your knees and pray All your money Can’t ease this pain away Remember when, These seas didn’t brew Death in these waters Red and blue? When did people Let these things Go to waste? Our whole world We once knew Has been erased! We’ve gone through These tragedies alone Screwed by rich men Upheaval now we’re thrown In the end, these things Will come and pass As the Earth Chokes out a final gasp
3.
This here’s the story Of a man named HAL He was born way out in Cal I forn –I—A He moved on down To New Jersey It was there he seemed to be At home, yet so far away Went to study at K-5 school Learned about the Beatles Thought they were cool To his father’s dismay Later on in 6-8 school Got bullied, made fun of Might have been a fool And on that subject, that’s all I have to say Flash forward now He’s seventeen Writing songs on the teenage scene Trying hard not to be obscene Tried to get with girls Got rejected thrice Well whatever, just trying to be nice But what you don’t want from him will suffice Spends all his time listening to Bob Dylan of all people and looking for a job In some kind of Business thingamabob He’s got some friends And is in some bands He’s got some really huge big plans But no one really understands this man Onward upward Twenty one College student having tons of fun Writing songs angry at everyone Got a girlfriend now And she’s quite nice Spending time together day and night I sure hope they’re meant for each other right He’s been active on the protest scene Aghast against these people so mean Who are oppressing other people Through a colorblind smokescreen Studying accounting And this and that Audio production too, plays with cool cats Might even consider becoming a bureaucrat No you might wonder What happens next You might be sitting there all perplexed It’s complex, but not what you expect He’s going to write down some more songs And hopes that you will grove along It’s a crackpot dawn, On the scene he hopes to belong Also shout-out to his friends DVOJR, Sunshine, Doug and Ben Coming up next on the EP Is a track called, “You are my only Friend” That’s the story Thanks for listening, pal Oh and also, HAL -le-iu-I—A
4.
You are my only friend, Until the end, and then You are the only one To depend upon, for so long You are so beautiful, Suitable and tunable You are the only way To be okay, today You are my one true love Fly like a dove, above

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The sequel to From the Depths of HAL.
Here is HALfire!

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released April 29, 2016

All songs written & performed by H.A.L.
Recorded by Brendan Oliveri
Produced by H.A.L. and Brendan Oliveri
Mixed by H.A.L. - EP Art by H.A.L.
Special Thanks to Damiano Malvasio, Dillon Randolph, Marissa K. Booker, Eileen McTiernan, and Patrick Winters
Very Special Thanks to Brianna Kuhn

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