Story Behind The Song

Written with the desire or sentiment to escape from the mindless rat race of production and consumption with the fear that the earth will be consumed and left empty and dry by our madness

Song Description

If Jason Mraz did a funk rock song with electric/acoustic guitars, pounding drums and a riding bass with a little bit of hip hop attitude thrown in.

Lyrics

Your Shiny Desert

Lyrics & Music by: Jonathan Sorensen, © 2011

Performed by: Jonathan Sorensen

Background Vox:
Empty Dried up Mothers . . .

Vs1:
Can't stop it now, it's almost over, Can't you see that there's no life to live here,
I tried your path and I almost died, til I found a road that brought me out
Where it, don't burn my feet and it don't make me bleed,
And now I'm headed for a distant shore,

Prechorus:
Don't try to tell me I'm the only one
You can have forever, in your desert sun

Chorus 1:
I'm going home now I'm a ship out on the sea
I'm gonna rest now, while I drift out on the breeze,
Go find your shiny desert, full of dying trees
Go find your shiny desert, empty and so pleased, with yourself
Background Vox:
Empty Dried up Mothers . . .

Vs 2:
Just admit it, can't hide your lying, you been thinking about nothing else but your,
your shiny pennies and you're marble buildings, nothing you can do can hide the stain and shame of, your martyred sons and your mummy daughters, a war for oil in religious robes

Prechorus 2:
You can foul the water while you pray for rain
you're gonna live forever, but you'll be insane

Chorus 2:
I'm going home now I'm a ship out on the sea
I'm gonna rest now, while I drift out on the breeze,
Go find your shiny desert, full of dying trees
Go find your shiny desert, empty and so pleased, with yourself

Bridge/Instrumental Break
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Empty Dried up Mothers . . .


Chorus X2 - Out
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Empty Dried up Mothers . . .