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BONUS TRACK: Secret

from Lucky by Ira Marlowe

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I admit I have mixed feelings about Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. I applaud anything that bluntly exposes the madness of war, but when the diplomatic cables were leaked I had deep reservations: the only real alternative to war is diplomacy, and to be sabotaging this work seems less like heroic whistle-blowing than adolescent mischief. Still, to steal a phrase from Dr. King, I believe the arc of history bends toward transparency. The Tunisia uprising was apparently prompted by leaked information about the excesses of the ruling class, soon followed by an amazing turn of events in Egypt, and all of it helped along by the rapid flow of information made possible by the Internet and cell phones. Anyway, "Secret" celebrates how the free flow of information is now empowering average people around the world. It expresses my belief that a global transformation toward a freer, fairer, and wiser world is finally within our reach.

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Stalin and Nixon
walkin down the hall whistlin'
'talkin like they talk when nobody's listenin'
all the pretty rules for the pawns and the prisoners
and the bodies in the road
just the cost of doin' business

Close your eyes and it might go away
Close your eyes and it might go away
Sam's got somethin' hidin' under his hat
no, don't even think about thinkin' 'bout that

it's secret
better let it go
secret
you don't wanna know
it's their world
and how they gonna keep it
if they can't keep, they can't keep,
they can't keep,they can't keep,
a secret?
a secret

History groans with the muffled sound
of every hero the earth tramps down
Another one falls every time we turn around
But we're into something new
before they even hit the ground
Pinochet laughs and Rumsfeld sneers
No, it's never hard to make a troublemaker disappear
The scream to the heavens and nobody hears
we're all boppin' down the street with plugs in our ears

Close your eyes and it might go away
Close your eyes and it might go away
We stand at attention when they rattle their drums
while something quiet this way comes

it's secret
better let it go
secret
we don't wanna know
it's their world
How they gonna keep it
if they can't keep, they can't keep,
they can't keep,they can't keep,
a secret?
secret, secret, secret


Close your eyes and it might go away

(c) 2011 Ira Marlowe/Slow Reveal Music (BMI)

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from Lucky, track released February 14, 2011
Ira Marlowe: vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drum programming

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and won the Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe. He lives in Berkeley, CA with his dog Potus. ... more

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