Playing God

by Vortex Afternoon

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When the rich wage war it's the poor who die.

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Playing God – Vortex Afternoon
Music and Lyrics: Daniel J. Nel © 2023

The Tsar is playing chess Against the joker of the court
Will the courage of the jester Deny the wishes of the lord?

Coming from the East Over meadows green and cold
Steering warships made of metal Fueled by rage from long ago

Chorus:
Down on the ground, you see
Everyone agrees
This is not our fight
Told this is what we need
By the powers-that-be
Playing God again

They fueled this fire They’ll watch this thing blow
Black suits from the West Another murder of crows

Repeat Chorus:
Instrumental break
Bridge/Counter Chorus:
They act like they care
For their sins, I hope that they said their prayers
Guitar Solo:
Bridge 2/Counter Chorus:
Fire in the sky bombs and rockets through the night
Once before we were friends now we’re enemies again
Why the hell did we listen to the powers-that-be?
Never ever will we see them dying in the killing fieds
Repeat Chorus & End.

credits

released March 10, 2023
All instruments and vocals performed by Daniel J. Nel/Vortex Afternoon
Music and lyrics: Daniel J. Nel/Vortex Afternoon
Recorded by Daniel J. Nel/Vortex Afternoon

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Vortex Afternoon Cape Town, South Africa

Vortex Afternoon is a one man rock project. It draws influences from many styles and distills it into a post-punk-meets-folk- meets-metal-meets-rock-meets-whatever- soundscape with thought provoking lyrics and strong melodies. Acoustic songs and instrumental music is also part of the repertoire and styles can change at any given moment.. ... more

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