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Yes, it's an honest-to-gosh protest song. Melodic, with a strong chorus - a little biased - and shades of Counting Crows, The Beatles, Bruce Hornsby, Todd Rundgren, Hootie and the Blowfish, 60's folk-soul-rock. But I wouldn't necessarily call it retro.

This song was written in a moment of rage, inspired by the atrocities of the Syrian war and ISIS. There's a lot more to the story of what happened after I wrote and recorded this song, but we'll save that for another time...

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Stand
© 2015 by David Nyro

Sister, Brother
I’ve never known another
Father, Mother; from you,
I learned to love the world

Lessons learned
Always believed to be returned
Childhood burned
Inside a mem’ry of another world

Sometimes we have to say: this will not stand!
Sometimes a blood lines drawn in the sand
There comes a time to rise and take a stand, hand in hand!

Flags, half-staff
Cowards unmasked
Knives that flash
Blinding tears around the world

Sometimes we have to say: this will not stand!
Sometimes a blood lines drawn in the sand
There comes a time to rise and take a stand, hand in hand!

How far will it go?
How much do we simply accept.
I can’t forget when I heard the news
This is a fight we must not lose
Oo o o o O o o o O o o o O o o o o

Sister, Brother; all of you are mine
And all of you are me
Until the end of time

Sometimes we have to say: this will not stand!
Sometimes a blood lines drawn in the sand
There comes a time to rise and take a stand, hand in hand!
Sometimes we have to say: this will not stand!
Sometimes a blood lines drawn in the sand
There comes a time to rise and take a stand
Don’t run away
Don’t run away
Don’t run away
Don’t run away
Don’t run away
Don’t run away
Don’t run away
Don’t run away
Don’t
Don’t

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from Owl See You . . . On the Other Slide, released December 5, 2020
Piano and vocal: David Nyro
Bass: Marc Miller
Drums: Sean Lane

Engineer: Jakael Tristram
Producers: David Nyro and Jakael Tristram

Recorded at Robert Lang Studios, 2016.

Thanks to Jakael, Sean, Marc, Zack and Ian of Amphora Media, Katie Kuffel, and Robert and Marlie of Robert Lang Studios.

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David Nyro Seattle, Washington

It began with the Beatles. Since then, Bowie, Rundgren, Joni, Laura, Motown, Marvin, Stevie, Nick Drake, Jimi, Gram, Who, Weather Report, Procol Harum, Jarrett, Kinks, Neil, U2, Replacements, Sugar, Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, Toad, Goo Goo Dolls, Oasis, Wilco, James, Bela, Adele, Amy, Shins, Mumford & Sons, Dum Dum Girls, The National, Tame Impala, Father John Misty; a life-long love affair. ... more

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