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"They knew that it was wrong to fan the flames so long.
They needed all the anger, don’t you know?
With the masses in a rage, there were battles they could wage.
It’s power, war and money, don’t you know?
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"THE ROT" by David Guilbault

It was all so clear - the end that seems so near.
We should have seen it coming, don’t you know?
We made it be. It was there for all to see.
It looks like we are done in, don’t you know?

And the rot is in the common root, you know?
And the rot is wasting ‘way the man.
And the rot is in the common root, you know?
And the blight is blistering the land.

It takes a blind eye for innocents to die.
It takes a deaf ear, don’t you know?
It takes a weak mind to turn on its own kind.
It’s ignorance and fear, don’t you know?

And the fear is in the common root, you know?
And the fear is moving up the stem.
And the fear is in the common root, you know?
And the fruit is dying on the vine.

They knew that it was wrong to fan the flames so long.
They needed all the anger, don’t you know?
With the masses in a rage, there were battles they could wage.
It’s power, war and money, don’t you know?

And the rage is in the common root, you know?
And the rage is spreading like a weed.
And the rage is in the common root, you know?
And the rage takes over as it feeds.

They raised their hands to the rising of the man
Who said he’d make them great all once again.
With boastful lies, he put glory in their eyes,
Until it was too late to understand ...

That the rot is in the common man, oh no.
And the rot has taken o’er their souls.
Yeah the rot is in the common man, oh now.
And the rot is all that’s left to grow.
And the rot is all that’s left to know.

"The Rot" © 2017 David Guilbault
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from DARK: Protest Songs, released December 5, 2017
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PRODUCED by DAVID GUILBAULT
Released by True as Blue Music & DistroKid
ISRC: QZAPG1705863
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David Guilbault: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
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Words & Music by David Guilbault (BMI)
"The Rot" © 2017 David Guilbault

Recorded & Mixed by Jeremy Serwer at Etruria Studios
(www.facebook.com/EtruriaStudio)

Mastered by LANDR.
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Album cover photo by David Guilbault
Portrait painting by Kate Vrijmoet
Portrait photo by Doug Vann
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Seattle singer-songwriter David Guilbault writes, records & performs honest-to-goodness soulful music of love, life and loss - heartfelt songs that live in the truth.

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