About the outbreak of World War I. Thansk to Carolyn Burnette & Dogman David for listening and commenting to earlier versions, and Mark Hoogslag for the feedback on the video: youtu.be/6vw7o186OWw
Picture for the sleeve by Altea Leszczyńska
www.altealeszczynska.art.pl/omnie_en.php
with kind permission
lyrics
A random act of kindness,
writing's on the wall.
Sleepwalking to the edge
prisoner of the pledge.
Commitment's holy oath,
soldier's honour at stake;
& the generals keep pushing
for their medals sake.
A random act of kindness.
Empires start to fall.
Kingdom starts to crumble,
deaf to the warning call.
Where is a word of kindness,
forgiving, true & humble?
A random act of kindness;
The selfish gene proceeds.
"I wish it could've been different
undo the bloody deed".
A seldom sign of reason,
Could lift this veil of doom.
Poor Luxembourg is waiting,
as the sun is reaching noon.
A random act of kindness,
or a fleeting glimpse of light.
The ultimatum's passing
no-one wants to fight.
A random act of kindness,
a sudden lapse in blindness.
A continent of suicide
no trench is left where you can hide.
A winning combination of plucked pastorals and wispy, crackling vocals drives the third album from the Austin-based acoustic project Taft. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 17, 2019