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The Last Ones Shall Be First

by Wilder Adkins

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1.
Eyes open, but you couldn’t see That it doesn’t have to end in misery This is no way to live This is no way to be, this is no way to be In like a lamb, out like a lion Black blood on the pavement, Nothing but silence Heavy like war, Hector has fallen Peace is no more, We will arise & be satisfied Oh, we will arise Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last We will arise and be satisfied We will arise and be satisfied We will arise and be satisfied Oh, we will arise Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Eyes open, but you couldn’t see That it doesn’t have to end in misery This is no way to live This is no way to be, this is no way to be
2.
Eyes open, but you couldn’t see That it doesn’t have to end in misery This is no way to live This is no way to be, this is no way to be In like a lamb, out like a lion Black blood on the pavement, Nothing but silence Heavy like war, Hector has fallen Peace is no more, We will arise & be satisfied Oh, we will arise Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last We will arise and be satisfied We will arise and be satisfied We will arise and be satisfied Oh, we will arise Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Eyes open, but you couldn’t see That it doesn’t have to end in misery This is no way to live This is no way to be, this is no way to be
3.
Eyes open, but you couldn’t see That it doesn’t have to end in misery This is no way to live This is no way to be, this is no way to be In like a lamb, out like a lion Black blood on the pavement, Nothing but silence Heavy like war, Hector has fallen Peace is no more, We will arise & be satisfied Oh, we will arise Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last We will arise and be satisfied We will arise and be satisfied We will arise and be satisfied Oh, we will arise Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Watch out here it comes The last ones shall be first The first ones shall be last Eyes open, but you couldn’t see That it doesn’t have to end in misery This is no way to live This is no way to be, this is no way to be

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During the social and political unrest of 2020 I found myself free-styling these lyrics over a beat my friend had sent me. I was trying to write vague generic lyrics so the song could be used in tv or movies, but what came out was much more colorful, calling to mind images of the unrest I felt in my own spirit. Especially with all of the racial tension that was going on, I found it difficult to come to terms with the way my country and my people have upheld systems of injustice.

I kept thinking about how the Bible speaks over and over about the "least of these", the downtrodden, the outcast. Blessed are the meek, the poor in spirit, and those who mourn.

And so it is that the last shall be first, and the first, last. Watch out...

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released September 10, 2021

Written and sung by Wilder Adkins
Produced and mixed by Will Carlisle
Dulcimer by Wilder Adkins
Additional Vocal by Candace Phillips

Artwork and Graphic Design by Mark Lazenby
www.marklazenby.co.uk

Masters by David Michon & Justin Cross

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