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Ode to a Leader
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Dear Mr. President...
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Singer/songwriter combining the imagery of Bob Dylan's lyrics with B.B. King guitar playing, Neil Young's harmonica, and a Johnny Cash voice to create something
Lester is a singer/songwriter who's lyrical style has been described as "throwing a bucket of paint at a wall to see what happens." In reality, his songs are bluesy and his lyrics paint interesting pictures with unique turns of phrase. He combines the imagery of Bob Dylan's lyrics with B.B. King guitar playing, Neil Young's harmonica, and a Johnny Cash voice to create something that might be called CountryBluesFolkRock. Originally from Maine, Lester currently lives with his wife, two kids and four cats in the middle of Florida, which is exactly like Maine... just a hell of a lot warmer.
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Genre
Rock • Folk Rock
Charts
Peak #340
Peak in subgenre #36
Author
Lester Norton
Rights
2006 Lester Norton
Uploaded
April 15, 2006
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MP3 5.0 MB • 128 kbps • 5:30
Story behind the song
There is an insularity that comes with the job of President or Prime Minister or Dictator for Life that few men and women have been able to overcome. They remain untouched by the outcome of their own decisions. Meanwhile, everyone else gets to pay the price.
Lyrics
Though you think you're a prophet Nobody believes you Even the other zealots Think you're extreme You pretend not to notice When they're asking you questions Even when you're in public You don't want to be seen But I saw you last Sunday You were riding your chariot Your six white horses Were unusually clean As you rounded the corner Past the manicured graveyard Did you begin to wonder Why the grass was so green And when it all comes down on you And when it finally makes it through Will you care at all? People talk like they know you They put words in your mouth Nobody seems to notice They're just a part of your scheme You put your plans into motion And nobody asks questions They're either with you or against you There's no in between And when it all comes down on you And when it finally makes it through Will you be there at all? Isn't there a song somewhere Or something that will make you care A little bit of honesty To make you face reality Or do you feel at all I saw a tree they call Judas It was covered in flowers It reminded me of you I don't exactly know why It was growing in a garden In the heart of a desert I saw the face of a soldier Staring up at the sky And when it all comes down on you And when it finally makes it through Will you hear their call?
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