This Machine from Origin by Oh Pray Tell

THIS MACHINE by Betty Supple

VERSE 1
How long can us people
Keep kicking the wall?
What is it made of?
What is it standing for?
For what will it give up?
When will it fall?

CHORUS 1
This machine is broken
We’re just moving through the motions
But you can’t tell the ocean
When the tide should come in
And it’s coming in.

VERSE 2
We’ve practiced so much patience
Signed petitions, prayers sent
Sentient beings sensing the freeing
Of breaking cage open
Smashing the state of affairs
'Til it’s fair 'cause it’s not fair
It’s not loving, it’s not sane
It’s not sane, it’s not just
Perhaps we must, must we
Muster the strength of
The weight of the ocean
Flow of the river
Song of the singer in you
In you
In you

CHORUS 2

• R&B
• R&B/Soul
• Soul
• clap
• harmony
• machine
• roots
• stomp
• Winlaw