How To Conquer

from A Light To Follow by Emily Maguire

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How to conquer, how to blight
It takes one man to start a fight
We could end it and change the world
Today, a new day

They've got our minds, they've got our hearts
They turn day into the dark
Cos they want us scared, they want us meek
So they do anything they please

Some have nothing and that ain’t right
And their anger will start a fight
With the hundreds who rule us all
Today, a new day

They sell our parks, they sell our streets
Every forest, every sea
They know our lives, they know our stars
They know everything we are

All the hunger, all that pain
Could we ever just start again
See the wonder of it all
Today, a new day

They make it fast, they make it cheap
But it's nothing that we need
They take our thoughts and they take our deeds
They own everything we see

They've got our hands, they've got our face
They've got our feet, they've got our hopes
They've got our fears, they've got our dreams

They've got our minds, they've got our hearts
They've got our feet, they've got our hopes
They've got our fears, they've got our dreams

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from A Light To Follow, released February 28, 2023
Words and music by Emily Maguire

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Emily Maguire Obi Obi, Australia

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and Buddhist poet Emily Maguire has released seven albums, published four books, and toured with Don McLean, Dr Hook, Eric Bibb, Roddy Frame, Glenn Tilbrook and The Blue Nile. Originally from the UK, she is now based in the Australian bush. Open about her struggles with bipolar disorder, she is an award-winning mental health advocate. ... more

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