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What Have We?

by Clara Byrne

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This single was born out of frustration and anger. Watching closely as things have become more polarized, I collected each line and stitched it together with a hunger for better.
What have we?
We have our work take from our bones while we try to keep our humanity. We’re pitted against one another as we desperately devour the scraps and yet we’re encouraged to feel lucky. Lucky in the choice of what we have to consume, lucky we’re not one of the inconceivably many who have less, lucky in vast forms of escapisms provided to keep us subdued. We’re encouraged to worship our products as everything around us is commodified and then heavily pushed back on us for consumption. It’s difficult to fight off complacency as slight variations of the same message is forced on us; be grateful for what we have, don’t expect more and most importantly don’t change a thing.

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What Have We?

Verse 1
Gonna take it, gonna take it
From my bones yeah, from my bones yeah
We're all in heated agreement
That nothing is permanently ours

Verse 2
I'm gonna keep it, gonna keep it
My name clean, my name clean
While the law of profit
Brings self interest through the door

Chorus
Left to worship in a new way
To fill the time between the working days
Well the assume to be our champions
Yet when our time is over
They wait
With hands
Taking what we have made

What have we made?

Verse 3
What do I know now, do I know now?
That's the question, is the question
I got to sharpen these tools
While it gets
Sharply polarized

Chorus
Left to worship in a new way
To fill the time between the working days
Well they assume to be our champions
Yet when our time is over
They wait
With hands
Taking what we have made

What have we made?
Have we...
What have we made?
Have we...
What have we made?

Bridge
Come gather around
My armored saviors
Which way should I run
To keep calm through the fire?
They give us more time
To practiced their aim
Cause the sickness they've caught
Is societies gain

Outro
What have we made?
Have we...
What have we made?
Oh Ooooooh
Have we made...
What have we?
What have we?!
What have we?!!

What have we?
What have we? Oh ooh

What have we?

That's it

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released October 29, 2021
Written and performed by Clara Byrne, produced by Alan Dooley
Clara Byrne- Lyrics, music, vocals and guitar
Alan Dooley- BVs, synth, electronic drums, electric guitar
Eoin Whitfield- instrumentation

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Clara Byrne Bray, Ireland

A socialist singer songwriter from Bray.

She has been fortunate enough to support a wealth of Irish talent including Wallis Bird, Mick Pyro (Republic Of Loose), Cathy Davey and Neil Hannon (Divine Comedy).

She seeks her lyrical inspiration in the world around her and seeks solitude from that world in the music she creates.

Handstitched is her debut album. ... more

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