Greg Windred's Racketeers

by Greg Windred

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1.
Hold On 05:46
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Our suicidal tendencies have gone on for too long Our denialist infantility has kept us going strong Straight towards the cliff edge at a staggering rate of knots Then over it we’ll plummet and everything is lost Hold on Distractions that divert us manufactured to a tee Subversions should alert us but we choose to never see We’re living in the golden age and gold is what we seek But for most it’s an illusion and we’re living week to week Hold on…. You say it’s inconclusive and what if we’re all wrong And what if we clean up our act when we are all gone We can’t upset the finances and stop the flow of cash And hold back the realm of progress when it’s on the march You’re nestled in the certainty that god is on your side But whose god and whose house he’s in is where the worlds collide Hold on….
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Deep Down In The Hole 02:55
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I’ll prepare for my captivity Set my final goal Treasure my humanity Play my final role I’ll balance my intensity Gather up my soul Feather my insanity Deep down in the hole Deep down in the hole Deep down in the hole When my time has come, I’ll sing my song Deep down in the hole I’ll lead you from banality Draw you from the fold Fight against my gravity Steer around the shoal I’ll sing against majorities Throw away my gold Prop up my solemnity Deep down in the hole Deep down in the hole Deep down in the hole When my time has come, I’ll sing my song Deep down in the hole I'm staring down my vanity Weighing up my soul Laying bare my secrecy Surrender all control Find the true morality Pay the modest toll Love without indignity Deep down in the hole Deep down in the hole Deep down in the hole When my time has come, I’ll sing my song Deep down in the hole Make my bed I won’t be long, Clear the way, I’m coming home Deep down... in the hole
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Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone 05:22
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Will you miss me when I'm gone When I've treated you so bad And when I've taken you for granted Taken everything you had Will you miss my reckless ways My careless callous greed When you were down and suffering When you were in your hour of need When I'm gone, which won't be long When I'm gone, and you're still young When I'm gone, you'll carry on, when I’m gone Will you miss me when I'm gone. I thought I was invincible Thought that I could stand alone Now I see that I wasn't immune To all the foolish things I'd done Like an entitled only child I only took and never gave I never thought that the well would run dry Not until it was too late
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Habitat 05:05
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We're an upright ape, just another beast An omnivorous anthropoid off its leash Spread over the land like a locust plague The dominant beings in our golden age, yeah We’re bound to the surface of a global sphere Bound by gravity and atmosphere We look to the heavens in futile hope Of rescue from the problems we’ve self –imposed, yeah We've a habit of destroying habitat Resources that we’ve learnt to rein Are governed by financial gain The power rests with those who wield Control over corporate business deals, yeah We’re demanding more increasingly Taking without giving exponentially Rebuilding the landscape in our mould Made from the bones of a dying world, yeah We’ve a habit of destroying habitat We're an upright ape, just another beast An omnivorous anthropoid off its leash Expanding our cage ‘til there’s no more room The anthropocene epoch is our doom, yeah We've a habit of destroying habitat
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The Devil Walks Among Us 04:34
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Do you think we cannot see through The smokescreen you create The stories that you tell Are based on lies and hate Well you're diving for the bottom To appeal to those who dwell In convenient unawareness Of the falsehoods that you tell The devil walks among us His face his clear to see His words are laced with poison And the apple's off the tree Are we really so unfeeling To the plight of those who need Our support and our protection From the rein of fear and greed The devil walks among us His face his clear to see His words are laced with poison And the apple's off the tree The devil walks among us We’ve let him thru the door The devil walks among us We’ve let him take the floor The devil walks among us His face his clear to see His words are laced with poison And the apple's off the tree Yeah the apple’s off the tree
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Eliza Lane 04:23
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She was walking her whippet Past the boys playing cricket Stopping to take in the scene She said she lived round the corner With her dog and her father Down the street that is called Eliza Lane As hard as I try And try as I might It's usually a failing of mine I'll never forget As I walk past her street The girl with the unforgettable name – Eliza Her dad told me her name I said "hey, that's the same As the name of the street where you live" It's not so much by fate A neighbour told me later Build every house in the street he did So he named it Eliza For his own precious daughter A name that is forever there On the sign in the street Where we occasionally meet To ensure that I can never forget her Eliza..... Eliza... She was walking her whippet past the boys playing cricket....
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Standing At The Station 05:37
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Standing at the station Waiting for a train Standing at the station In the sunshine and the rain Waiting in the knowledge That no one knows for sure When the train is coming Or if it comes at all I’ve seen all the works under the sun All vanity and vexation That which is crooked cannot be undone That which is wanting can’t be numbered. I’m laying in my bed Listening to the buzz Waiting for sleep to come If it ever does Listening to the voices Echo in my brain Echo ‘cross the years Falling down like rain Standing at the station Waiting for a train Standing at the station In the sunshine and the rain
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Jump Into The Fire 06:25
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Recorded live-in-studio during, and born of, the Coronavirus pandemic in November 2020, in 'Piralilli' Studio, Armidale NSW. It was brought to Naarm / Melbourne with the intention of having the usual overdubs and edits applied, however, after sitting with the tracks (through the dark isolation of Melbourne locky-d), it was decided that their energy and intent stood out as they were originally captured, and that any further tinkering would have diminished that integrity. So, what you hear, warts and all and without any overdubs or corrections, is a true representation of the Racketeers as a 3-piece recorded 'live' and in full flight, during a time when playing music live was (and still is) an endangered animal.

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released November 12, 2021

All songs by Greg Windred, except Jump Into The Fire by Harry Nilsson.
Greg Windred - vocals and guitar; Mick Houlahan – bass; Steve Harris - Drums.
Sound engineer - Pat Harris; Mixed and mastered by Steffan Johnson, Melbourne.

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Greg Windred Melbourne, Australia

Greg Windred is an Australian singer-songwriter, a creator of music that ranges from alt-folk to grungy blues. Currently Melbourne based, although originally hailing from NSW (Picton and Northern Tablelands), much of his music is informed and inspired by his surrounds. Greg’s songs and voice, whilst inspired by the likes of Dylan, Young, Springsteen, is unmistakably Australian at heart. ... more

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