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You Give Me Things

from Love in the Time of Capital by John Davis

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Recorded and engineered by Nich Wilbur at Unknown Studios in Anacortes, WA
Strings recorded by Ben Brodin in Omaha, NE
Mixed by Scott Solter
Produced by John Davis and Lake

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You’re such a shady hedge fund
You'll use any means beneath the sun
You’re like a credit default swap
That the feds refuse to stop
You raise my GDP
To what end I cannot see
I’m richer now for sure
But such wealth makes me feel poor

You give me things
But not much love
No you were not
What I dreamed of
You give me things
I don’t want to have
I would not say
You’re my better half

Once a new law
Led us to merge
But then our stock
Became a dirge
An S&L bailout, a peso rescue
Would not change my mind
You know that we’re through

You gave me things
But not much love
No you were not
What I dreamed of
You gave me things
I did not want to have
No I would not say
You were my better half

An abundance of waste
Leaves a bitter aftertaste
I’ll reach for the mouthwash
And think of time I lost
I’ll be richer in the end
To lose a costly kind of friend
Now I am my own reward
The chairman of my reserved board
Now I'm my own reward
The chairman of my reserved board

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from Love in the Time of Capital, released October 27, 2023
Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Vocal: John Davis
Strings: Megan Siebe
Electric Guitar: Andrew Dorsett
Bells: Eli Moore

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John Davis & The Cicadas Durham, North Carolina

John Davis is a musician who works solo, with Folk Implosion, with a backing band called the Cicadas, and with Dennis Callaci. He also works on defending and transforming public education as a teacher - organizer with the Durham Association of Educators. ... more

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