Name: Backward Prophecy
Duration: P00H03M13S
Description: A song that rails against our (perhaps inevitable) march to a joyless society, on a "bright and shining path that has no curves." As Orwell said, “The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.”

Backward Prophecy

from A Team Of Oxen Approaching Light Speed by Stoney Spring

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A song that rails against our (perhaps inevitable) march to a joyless society, on a "bright and shining path that has no curves." As Orwell said, “The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.”

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They will build a might temple that has no walls
And they will invent a brand new human body that has no balls
We need some places to throw rocks in LA
Yeah, we need some places to throw rocks in LA
Yeah, rocks in LA....
Yeah, rocks in LA....

And they will invent a new language that has no verbs
And they will lay out a bright and shining path that has no curves.
We need some places to throw rocks in LA
Yeah, we need some places to throw rocks in LA
Yeah, rocks in LA....
Yeah, rocks in LA....

And they will solve their human problem by removing the human essence
And they will keep the peace by kicking you in the nuts every 27 seconds

We need some places to throw rocks in LA
Yeah, we need some places to throw rocks in LA
Yeah, rocks in LA....
Yeah, rocks in LA....

Nature will have its way with you...
Nature will have its way.
Nature will have its way
Nature will have its way and have its say
And nature will have its day
The day is today.

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from A Team Of Oxen Approaching Light Speed, released November 6, 2023
Paul Marshall (of I See Hawks In LA and The Strawberry Alarm Clock) on lead vocals. Paul Lacques (also of The Hawks) on lead guitar.

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Stoney Spring Los Angeles, California

Featuring the founding members of acclaimed alt-country band I SEE HAWKS IN L.A., Stoney Spring still has one toe in American roots music. But songs like Revenge Rock, New Blood and Swimming Class bring to mind a bold hybrid of Captain Beefheart and mid-'70s Neil Young.
The driving force behind Stoney Spring is Anthony Lacques, the Hawks' original drummer and still one of its songwriters. ... more

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