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WhiteBlackYellowBat

from The End Of Cinematics by Mikel Rouse

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WHITE/BLACK/YELLOW/BAT Blockbuster

I took a mental come what may
ignoring what I oughta say.
Because the wind that blows today
is like a mobile hide-a-way.

And if you hang around too long
and someone notices you’re gone,
you’ll curse this island that you’re on.
You’ll hear them singing this here song:

White man bringin’ me down
White man bringin’ me down
White man bringin’ me down

Then there’s the motive kicked around,
it gets confusing with the sound,
as all the theories that abound
get refiled in the lost and found.

As common sense is shown the door
you kick around what’s kicked before.
And as you reinvent the poor
You hear them crying out once more:

Black man bringin’ me down
White man bringin’ me down

Inside is where I want to be.
It’s where the helpless ride for free.
It takes the money outa me
and opens up a pharmacy.

Look here: The world is like a book;
it’s just the language where you look.
Selected stories someone took.
A way to let you off the hook

Yellow man bringin’ me down
Black man bringin’ me down
White man bringin’ me down

Batman bringin’ me down
Yellow man bringin’ me down
Black man bringin’ me down
White man bringin’ me down

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from The End Of Cinematics, released September 12, 1998

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Mikel Rouse New York, New York

Mikel Rouse is a New York-based composer, director, performer and recording artist hailed as “a composer many believe to be the best of his generation.” (NY Times 2002) His works include 25 records, 7 films (including Funding and Music For Minorities), and a trilogy of media operas: Failing Kansas, Dennis Cleveland and The End Of Cinematics. ... more

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