Holy sh** what an intro! Hard drums and the guitar opening is so badass. Dig the vocals/its layering as well! Cool garagesound🙌

This song is about political predation I started to see, beginning in the US, around 2000. It got far worse, in my estimation, around 2010. It's a song I had bouncing around in my cluttered mind for years, but never actually sat down and flushed out until 2010. Or so? I dunno. The final lines "don't place blind faith in black snake politicians" is an overt reference to fossil fuel corporations, their corrupt relationships with politicians in the US and abroad, and corporate capture of the US government. I got the idea from the indigenous legend "Prophesy of the black snake." Pipelines and oil trains, the visible signs as literal power is amassed and America literally divided. Americans, literally divided. Political power isn't as easy to see, but t's just as destructive. More so.

at any cost

they will prey upon your sympathy
they will tear our bands apart
and they will break your back, your will, your brain
so they can take whatever they can gain

they'll see you dead to keep in power
you're just opposition to devour
why are you loyal to the cowards?
sweet liberty turned bitter, sour

is that the cost? (x3)
is that too high?
too high now

it doesn't matter much what happened here today
cause if it don't make the cover page...
they want you to forget the things they did and said
so they can do it all again another day

when blood is spilled for their desire
and they have all that they require
they'll tell you "freedom's cost" is higher
take honest words back from the liars

is that the cost? (x3)
is that too high?
too high now

don't place blind faith in black snake politicians
they'll make you so afraid, can't even pay, pay attention

https://splatmusic.bandcamp.com/track/at-any-cost

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At Any Cost

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if you mind

lullabyebye

Get on your feet it's time to go. Adventure down where the devils grow. Bring your sword to slay the beast. Tomorrow we'll die so tonight we'll feast. On skin and scale and bones and dirt. The hell inside let him know your hurt. Because any man can be a king. Kill yourself and your ego thing. Draw your knife and slit its throat. From its bones lets build a boat. Sail back home with a hero's cock. Once you've slain the Jabberwock.

Hast Thou Slain The Jabberwock?

"LIVING" was also recorded by the Band APRIL in 1997 in Munich, Germany.
The recording session was "live" in the studio.
It was another Song for our record company, back in 1997.
But it turned out differently than hoped.
I think the song "LIVING" is absolutely worth listening to, even today...

The musicians were:

Peter Gyr                - Piano & Organ -
Michael Win            - Lead Guitar and Choir -
John J. Fender       - Drums -
Gangolf Link           - Bass Guitar Fretless -
Markus J. Heger     - Leadvocal & Acoustic Guitar 

Words and Music by Markus J Heger (1997)

New remastered by Markus Johannes Heger (2021)

Living (by Markus Johannes Heger) Recorded in 1997 Munich Live

He is waiting still in darkness. A slight smell of lilies and lights of fireflies. He takes a deep breath and then looks ahead quietly...

Thank you.

Hast Thou Slain The Jabberwock?

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