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lyrics
STATE OF SIEGE (revised lyrics, 2023) Words & Music by Mary T. Koumjian
Down in the street, of this sad city
Life ain’t too sweet, and it ain’t too pretty
Crossroad, which way to turn, I’m runnin’
Through the fire and I can feel it burn
They made a life a living hell
Your mother fought the power and she lived to tell, took a
Strong love to survive, a strong faith to believe
More misery, ah set me free
Living, Under a State of Siege.
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, from the noise in this city, mass destruction,
Destruction everywhere, Sister cries Lord have pity
Hand in a pocket, jingling of keys
Fear in a gun and now I’m down on my knees
Kid can’t figure it out, and Lord I can’t figure
A way to get out, it takes a
Strong love to survive, a strong faith to believe,
More misery, someone set me free, from this living….
Under a State of Siege.
No end, to the fear, In the mind, in all the children locked inside a home
In the old caught in the midst of this war zone
A siren wailing, baby crying, System failing, someone lying, Under dark sky, strange bird flying
The sound of fury in a far off land, They walked me to the river, now I take a stand, with a
Strong love I survive, strong faith I believe
There’ll come a day when you'll have to pay, For the killing, for all the souls who grieve
There’ll come a day, yah you have to pay
For the killing of the children
Under a state of siege.
credits
released August 4, 2023
Mary Koomjian, Songwriter & Vocal. Ken Hickey, Instrumentals and Recording Engineer, Boxborough, Massachusetts. - Folk Version Demo with Revised Lyrics, 2023, currently being recorded.
MARY KOOMJIAN is a Singer-Songwriter from Watertown, MA, USA. Current original songs were recorded at ARMORY SOUND Studio,
Somerville, MA, with the help of Recording Engineer and Multi-Instrumentalist JEFF GALLAGHER.
Mary has performed in Folk, Rock, & Blues Clubs in the Boston area, including The Middle East & Club Passim. International Radio Airplay online....more
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