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?OIL KINGS? Words & Music by Gerald Jennings
THERE?S A LEGEND, OLD BUT TIMELESS STILL
OF A LAND T?WAS GREEN AND GOLD.
BOUNDED BY BLUE WATERS GIVING
LIFE TO A FERTILE SOIL.
A COLONEL HIRED BY MONEY MEN
DROVE A STAKE THROUGH HER HEART AND SOUL.
AND FROM THE BOWELS DEEP IN HER MOTHER EARTH
CAME A MIGHTY RUSH OF OIL.
THE PRIESTS OF A SECRET CHEMISTRY
WASHED THE DARK BLACK POOLS.
IGNITED FUELS TURNED NIGHT AWAY
ILLUMINATING FOOLS.
TITANS OF HER INDUSTRY
IN COMBINATION TRUSTS.
FORGED A GREAT MONOPOLY
HER LIFEBLOOD SOLD FOR LUSTS.
CHORUS:
WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT, HOW WE COULDN?T LIVE WITHOUT IT
MAKES ME WANNA SCREAM AND SHOUT OKAY.
BUT YOU KNOW WE?VE LIVED HERE, WITHOUT IT SEVERAL THOUSAND YEARS,
ARE YOU SURE THIS IS A BETTER WAY?
GOTTA HAVE IT, BOY, TO RUN MY TOY.
FEED IT TO ME LIKE COCAINE.
OH, WE KNOW TOO WELL, IT?S THEIR CARTEL
THE OIL KINGS OWN THE GAME.
FLOWING THROUGH HER ARTERIES
TO THE CORNERS OF THE WORLD.
OIL CONSUMED BY STARVED MACHINES
AS THE FLAG OF GREED UNFURLS.
SOLDIERS OF DEMOCRACY
ENTRENCHED AS FOREIGN GUARDS
PROTECT THE FRAGILE MAJESTY
BUT THE OIL KINGS HOLD THE CARDS.
CHORUS:
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| Lyric Credits: |
geraldjennings |
| Music Credits: |
geradljennings |
| Producer Credits: |
geraldjennings |
| Performance Credits: |
geraldjennings/josef patchen/joe hurt/jaimie brantley |
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| Song Length: |
6:23 |
| Primary Genre: |
Rock-Classic |
| Secondary Genre: |
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| Tempo / Feel: |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
| Lead Vocal: |
Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: |
Economics |
| Mood 1: |
Irritated |
| Language: |
English |
| Era: |
1970 - 1979 |
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