World Without Escape

from Exile, or Souvenirs of Vanished Worlds (Part 1) by The May Day Orchestra

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bread soaked in coffee to keep away the hunger
grains of wheat from the side of a field
it was survival for beginners, an education at home
thinking that there has to be something more than this
little brother bundled away in a coffin
there has to be something else
rather hunger while reading
than eat my fill till I could no longer think
I’ll tell you this story
I wish you understanding, dangerous though it be

life without escape in which there was nothing
nothing for it but to fight, fight for an impossible escape

breathing the oppressive air of the prelude to war
revolution in Mexico and Russia’s falling tsar
the great city in rubble, ragpickers and worse
pilfer all you can, no matter your class, as a matter of course
Medved the bear, a trojan horse hanged
bludgeons always out awaiting the May Day crowd
the masses restless and disaffected
outlaws, the anarchists and the CGT
waves of violence and bandits in a car
breathing the oppressive air of the prelude to war

endlessly fleeing, endlessly seeking
a getaway car prowls a city without escape
a world without escape in which there was nothing
nothing for it but to fight, fight for an impossible escape

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from Exile, or Souvenirs of Vanished Worlds (Part 1), released March 26, 2024

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The May Day Orchestra St. Louis, Missouri

The May Day Orchestra was founded in 2008 by songwriter Tim Rakel. The current line-up features drummer Mary DeLeonardis, bassist Jake DeLeonardis and guitarist Charlie Tabing. The band is currently releasing installments of their fourth album.

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