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Talking it out

from Return of the Idle Drones by Matt Hill

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lyrics

TALKING IT OUT
A song about the super rich

Inside the Hotel Sputnik in the former republic
It's all coming unpicked as they're talking it out
The People's Messiah, the climate denier
He's singing through the wire as they're talking it out

Whilst the Sheikh and the Baron load up zeros on his balance
While he's in the Sultan's palace and they're talking it out
Where the young serve old, they just do as they're told
Once you've showered in gold you'll soon be talking it out

Spends his weekends on a super-yacht
somewhere off the coast
It's so hard to be a businessman these days
With the swipe of a smartphone consider this a loan
From one man to another from one man to his brother

We're just talking it out, we're just talking it out
This is how the world goes round

And here's a minor royal, snorting coke, selling oil
He's so steadfast and loyal he's talking it out
Behind a fence made from razors, he’s got a truck full of tazers,
He’s flogging missiles and lasers he's just talking it out

Drinking whiskey that's older than that girl he left upstairs
It's hard to negotiate these days
He makes a phone call to the brethen
sings the praises of his host
From one man to another, from one man to his brother

We're just Talking it out, we're just Talking it out
This is how the world goes round

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from Return of the Idle Drones, released October 1, 2021

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QLR (Quiet Loner Records) is home to Matt Hill a storytelling singer-songwriter and community based artist who offers a British take on folk and Americana.

‘Possibly the most important record of the year’ MAVERICK 5/5
‘An anthem for resistance’ AMERICANA UK 10/10
‘Delicate songwriting. Bleakly beautiful.’ UNCUT (4 stars)
‘Works of wonder’ R2 4/5
An absolute gem' MORNING STAR (Album of the year) ... more

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