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Ambition

from Youth by Rob Lock

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lyrics

Like the Senator walking down the halls of power.\
Like the General in a office waiting for his men to die.\
Like the Bureaucrat who would let a few number games slide. \
We all care too much about our name.\
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Like the Politician who would withhold their true convictions,\
Who would hide the truth for a few more years on the throne,\
Telling themselves, it'll do more good in the long run, \
Without me, me, me, progress would, progress would die. \
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So many immoral acts\
I need this office, if I didn't then I wouldn't have the power to do\
So many moral acts\
(that never happen)\
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So many empty words\
I need this money, if I didn't then I wouldn't have the power to say\
So many important words\
(they're never spoken)\
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The idea of success needs to change\
Money and fame? What about living well, for fucks sake?\
The one thing we don't value ('My name is my name')\
The one thing we don't value. \
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Want your name to ring out? Be remembered as honest,\
Be remembered as courteous, loyal, and wise,\
Be a rock in the storm of ambition,\
As all those around you obsess with their rise. \
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Is a beautiful painting seen by only a few more valuable than some shit seen by billions? \
Fool yourself, you you you you you you. \
When you die, when you die, when you die, when you die,\
When you die, when you die, when you die, when you die,\
You're name will be: 'wasted, a traitor, defeated by pride'. \
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Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go.\
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My name is my name is my name is my name. \

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from Youth, released September 13, 2015

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Rob Lock Bristol, UK

Rob Lock is a solo musical artist and music therapist in training. He uses several arrangements including solo piano, rock and metal setups, and orchestra. He likes to explore psychological subject matter, at times dark and at times uplifting.
He is currently focusing on solo piano material. ... more

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