The Long Arm (Lyrics) (Patreon)

I was hoping to send music with this. But here are the lyrics for my new firefly song. Gonna try and start recording next week now that the bulk of the Kilted Kings cd release is over. 

Background of the song is after the lyrics. 

The Long Arm is reaching for youWants to grasp and take controlIt struck down your familyNow it's after your soul 

It's grasp is filled with hateIt's fingers are naught but fearWhite knuckled, it grips youTil your eyes fill with  tears

* We fight for freedom, freedomWe fight for poetry and song We fight for actors and authors,It's the artists who make us strong 

The Long Arm took our planetDown our throats, it done rammedThe promise of unificationBut it left us all damned

It laid waste to our landscapeWhile its pockets grew fatLeft us homeless and coldNow it's time we fight back

We're done running from the Long ArmBrowncoats rise againWe'll weaken your grip And the stories that you spin 

Like you done with all of your liesThat you packed in your fistBut you ain't seen the truth yetTill you seen us resist

Background: This song was inspired by the episode "Out of Gas" where Mal says, "No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get... we'll just get ourselves a little further."

That was the comment of a solder who lost both a physical and spiritual war. He was ready to flee, escape, and hide like I suspect many Browncoats did after the Unification War. however, I feel like Mal regained his faith in people after they broadcast the news about Miranda. He had something to fight for again, as did many people in the Verse. 

One of the first things to go in a profit-driven world is the arts. They are not easily commoditized because art is subjective. However, art is also the sign of a civilized society. It satisfies the emotional and spiritual needs of the community, helping the it to grow, learn, and thrive. That's something that is difficult to sell and dangerous to promote.

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