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Left​/​Folk II: Resilience As Praxis

by LEFT/FOLK

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Kaltland Ein neuer morgen für dieses Land. Das deutsche zeigt wieder Gesicht. Ist auf den großen platz gerannt und schreit "wir sind das Volk. Und die da nicht." Am Mittagstisch reden sie viel: "Die sollen ersaufen im Mittelmeer " Und die nicht lachen bleiben still. "Wenn die das kapieren kommen sie nicht her" Abendlicht in deinem Cafe. Die Gabel kratzt am Porzellan. Die Frau die an dem Fenster steht klopft und sagt : "dessau war Mord. Menschenbrand. Braune Flecken in den Ämtern im V Mann Land. Sie sagen Einzeltater doch gehen Hand in Hand. Jahre später erzählst du deinem Kind Eine heldengeschichte für den Schlaf. Es fragt, wo denn die ganzen Helden sind? Wo doch so viele feige waren. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coldland A new Dawn for this Country. The German unveil their (true) Face. They ran though the whole City and screamed: "we are The People, and These are not." At Lunch they are talking a lot: "they Should drown in The sea!" The ones not laughing are Silent. "When they understand (what will happen to them ) they will stop Coming to us" Sunset Light in your Coffee Shop. The fork scratches on porcelain. The woman outside Knocks and says: "Dessau was Murder. A burning of men." Brown spots in The Agencies in this V Man Land. They say Single Case but Walk Hand in Hand. Years later you tell your Child. A Story About Heroes for The Night. The child asks where all the heroes are today, after so many have been cowards.
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I saw a man softly weeping last night I asked him if everything was alright He said that this world would be set aflame And each and everyone of us is to blame And on that day we met He said his name was Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet I invoke thee Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet I invoke thee I asked if he could make me a better man He said that he could try, I took his hand And then I saw hammers and sickles in the sky And great big algiz runes in his eyes Like Christ’s thunder perfect mind Hail wisdom til the end of time Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet I invoke thee Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet Oh Baphomet oh Baphomet I invoke thee
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It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich. It’s okay to rob the rich, it’s okay to rob the rich.
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I ask myself every day: 'Am I wearing a mask for a play? And is the mask of a girl or a boy?' This agony gives me no joy. It's a question of my heart: 'Shall I stay or should I restart?' So many broken years, so many needless tears. As they call me to harm, I'm bleeding from my arm. Red like roses, these scars will meet in falling stars. I wear a masculine mask and to wear it is quite a task, for I am a lady beneath, and soon I will unsheathe. Shame and doubt plague my soul and confusion takes its toll. Trapped in my very own flesh, what am I but a wretch? I dressed as a girl when I was alone as if I was to atone for the dissonance in my mind. How could I have been so blind? Who I am I still can't tell, but I know I'm climbing out of this hell to live as the lady I was born to be: winged, unconfined, boundless, and free.
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I cut myself in twain I thought it would keep me safe if I disowned my own being I thought if my lust were slain that I could kill all the pain of the memories of what they did and all my buried shame I will reclaim the root of my broken spine I will reclaim and fuck and become femme I will reclaim liberation What will it take to realize my true shape? To release the chokehold on my throat that I was forced to make? thought indelibly stained I may yet be unchained I must thrust myself back into myself to begin again I will reclaim the root of my broken spine I will reclaim and fuck and become femme I will reclaim liberation Ignite the flame spirit untame no more restrain the truths of my being Ignite the flame spirit untame no more restrain the truths of our being I will reclaim the root of my broken spine I will reclaim and fuck and become femme I will reclaim –
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Villains succeed, and heroes fall. The Just lose to greed, and give up on it all. Vices take the reigns, and apathy rules. Steel calls to veins, the folly of fools. We seek solace in dream, in the blood of the vine. Gold loses its gleam, the stars cease to shine. Hope is a spear driven deep in our side. In failure and fear there's nowhere to hide. The uncaring Truth, and the rigours of Life have stolen our youth and drowned us in strife. Heartache and sorrow, cut right to the bone, We know that tomorrow we'll still be alone. That future lies broken, scattered 'cross the floor. Too many words left unspoken, time wasted wanting more. Our suffering's confusing, No life left to spend. This world, it is losing. We've come to the ende...
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Hearts cry loud Tears fall down Wrapped in shroud Raised from ground Seas stir shores Cold lands thaw Hel calls for One soul more Old tales tell Foes who fell Wyrd did sell Time's old spell Dead souls flew Green hills grew Bones fall to Hearts born new

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We would like to thank all of the wonderful artists who participated in this compilation, for their vulnerability and resilience after a year of struggle and death. We are proud to stand amongst all of you in solidarity, and we hope that this collection of songs serves as a reminder that we can find beauty in the ugliness, and that we cannot/must not give up on our ideals. We thank A Blaze Ansuz for their continued support, and everyone at the Be Colony for helping to make this compilation possible. We thank the strength and resilience of all who continue to fight for a better world, we thank everyone who has been wearing a mask throughout the pandemic, we thank all of the healthcare workers and other essential workers for their continuous effort to keep the rest of us afloat during the global covid crisis.

We are absolutely moved by the material in this compilation, and hope that you find moments of clarity and inspiration too. We implore you to pick up an instrument, join the struggle, and build towards a creative future for all peoples. Support your local mutual aid org, support the houseless, support essential workers, support working class people against the ongoing rising tide of authoritarian capitalist hegemony. We are in an international struggle for the soul of the future, it is at our fingertips, we must not let go. Teach others, learn to stand strong, show solidarity, support their resistance, reflect on their resilience.

Our goals may be spiritual, but our struggle is material.

We are here to stay, we will not back down, neither should you.

The future is in our hands!
-L/F 161.

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released March 5, 2021

Presented by The Left/Folk Collective:
L, J, A, L, S, C, A, G, W
Text Preparation: L. Oak
Audio Preparation: Al D at Thee Be Colony
Visual Preparation: J. Nada, L. Oak, L. Runner

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