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SPIRIT is a song about truth-tellers and the price they pay. This song, written by M.C. Armstrong of Viva la Muerte, features VLM and artists from all over North Carolina. The song and the video are dedicated to Julian Assange and the spirit of parrhesia.

Lyrics

Spirit

“The real power lies in your ability to look beyond the story.”
-Julian Assange

We can be so beautiful
We can be so dark
We’re the source of the flood
And we’re the wild ark

But you saw the source
You saw the light
So we locked you up
And continued to fight

They’re afraid of you
They’re afraid of what’s real
You didn’t sign up to die
But that’s now part of the deal

Now you know what happens
When you live in a cage
Your song repeats
All night and day

Chorus
Do what the spirit says do
Do what the spirit says do
There are others here who feel just like you
So do what the spirit
Do what the spirit
Do what the spirit says do

Cage the elephant
Hide the light
Forget the truth
Give into the night

But you couldn’t fake it
So one crazy day
You took a couple letters
From the USA

Chorus

Bridge:
Can you stand it right now?
Can you stand it right now?
Can you stand it right now?
Can you stand it right now?
Can you stand it right now?
Can you stand it right now?

We can be so beautiful
We can be so dark
We’re the source of the flood
And we’re the wild ark

But you saw the source
You saw the light
So we locked you up
And continued to fight

Chorus