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Whistleblower

from Land Of Heroes by Ray Cooper

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For the journalists and whistleblowers who put themselves in danger to reveal the truth about what is happening in the world

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Whistleblower
(Words and Music: Ray Cooper)

Blow blow blow the whistle blow‬
‪She's got nowhere else to go‬
‪Holed up in a safe house‬ safe but not for ever‬
There's no going back now not now no not ever

Your old life is over
You'll never live a life in clover
It's showtime go time press enter
Blow the storm and you're the centre

Don't shoot don't shoot don't shoot the messenger

This time you put yourself outside the pale
Maybe spend a life in jail
Or exile in a foreign land
Getting emails from your biggest fans

She shines a light in darkened corners
Naming shaming hidden forces
Willing to withstand the wrath‬
And tread a very very narrow path

Its a story a slow burner
She's a witness a stone turner
But what is she supposed to do
With the evidence of murder

A flashbulb moment can reveal‬
‪The hidden forces, the secret deals
‪And the wheels within the wheels
Within wheels

Computer needs a new user
We need a new Martin Luther
Willing to commit offences‬
To see and understand the consequences

Black mess black blood black earth black streets
Black gold black death black meat black teeth
Black sky black eyes black clouds black mind
Black days black thoughts black bile black sand
And black water

A journalist is on the phone
Filing copy to a desk back home
A necessary witness to the truth
A saint or a sinner
A loser or a winner
A hero or a fool ... but it's a job somebody's got to do

Its a story a slow burner
She's a witness a stone turner
What else is she supposed to do
With the evidence of murder

Its a story a slow burner
She's a witness a stone turner
What else is she supposed to do
With the evidence of murder

Don't shoot don't shoot don't shoot the messenger

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from Land Of Heroes, released April 16, 2021

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Ray Cooper UK

Ray Cooper is a singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist currently residing in the depths of Sweden where he moved in 2000. He left Oysterband in 2013 after a year in which they picked up 3 BBC2 Folk Awards and appeared live on the "Later..with Jools Holland' show. Since then he has carved out a successful solo career.

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