Heavy Traffic

from Heavy Traffic by Laketown Riots

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I can feel that this city is burning and crumbling down, And it’s bleeding us dry with so much left unspoken,

In life’s pinball machine, we are rattled and tossed around, Knock it down, beat it sound, then complain that it’s broken,

I was born on these rough and crowded streets, It’s not the same now ‘cause I want to be free,

Up all night ‘cause I can hardly sleep at all, But I don’t wanna talk about it,

I can’t be what I have never believed in, I only know that I can cling to this hope and maybe,

We can find a way out of this broken dream, Because we got to be free,

I draw another cartoon and slide it down through the window, And she slides me a free drink and now she’s heading home,

Did you just hear that noise? Sounds like Shorty is rolling near, You know he won't act the same when he knows that you're all alone,

Even in my own home, I always felt like a refugee, Standing out here alone, We have got nowhere else to go,

But I’ll see you again, somewhere in reality, But now I’m hitting the pavement, and it looks like I’m done for…

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from Heavy Traffic, released September 23, 2022
Dmitri Glover- Vocals, acoustic guitar,mandolin,bass,electric piano,shakers, handrums, and percussion.

Strings by The Starlight Ballroom Orchestra

Recorded at Avocado Studios

Cover Art by Dmitri Glover

©2022 Axalon Records inc

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Laketown Riots Raleigh, North Carolina

Hailing from the Southwest, Laketown Riots is a newfolk project conceived by Troubadour and Desert Exile, Dmitri Glover. LTR explores traditional folk sounds of acoustic guitar, mandolin, and banjo, with lyrics revolve around nature, love and loss, magick, and isolation resulting in an increasingly technological world. ... more

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