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Wasn't That Way

from Feed the Fire, 1991 by marLene

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silence = acquiescence
family = silence
silence = death
family = death

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IT WASN'T THAT WAY, 1990

The door opens wide, your arms at your side
as you greet me or say goodbye.
Not lost in your grin’s the truth sinkin in - you don’t wanna know.
But I am not hiding myself, cause I am alive
and I won’t participate in keeping the lies alive,
keeping the lies alive.

Your letter received speaks little to me
of the truth in your heart.
You include his name, the one who’s to blame, ignoring my pain.
But I won’t be silent no more, incest is the name
and I won’t participate in keeping the lies alive,
keeping the lies alive.

You offer forgiveness to the one who’s to blame
and anger for those who’ve suffered the pain
Can’t you see you’ve got it all backwards and then
Ignoring your duty, you share the blame.

A child running free you want to believe
when thinking of me
But it wasn’t that way, let it go now you say, just put it behind.
Can’t you see, it’s that belief, keeps secrets in shame
And I won’t participate in keeping the lies alive,
keeping the lies alive.

Cause it wasn’t the way, the storybooks say
It wasn’t that way, though you may pretend
and it wasn’t the way, oh it should be.
No one is more sorry
No one hid it harder
No one ran as fast as I did, as I did, as I did.

But I am not running no more, cause I am alive
and I won’t participate in keeping the lies alive,
keeping the lies alive.

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from Feed the Fire, 1991, track released March 1, 1991
MarLene - guitar and vocals
James Hoskins - cello
Patty Weinstein - keyboards
Glen Mont - bass

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THE MARLENES is a San Francisco Bay Area band performing original, conscious music rooted in rock with injections of reggae, folk, Latin rock... marLene writes the songs, sings and plays guitar & ukulele. Elaine is on bass & vocals.

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