Give Me the Pen - Desaparecidos

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And so we dress to kid ourselves
Into thinking that we have nothing left
Why can't we just shut up and breathe in the moment?
Then we undress and please ourselves
At least that's what we were taught to think

Is this really worth it?

So they crashed those planes
And we all woke up from the dream
The plot twisted. Can it be straightened?
Well, give me the pen
I will write the first sentence


So should we move on
Or just wait for somthing to happen?
Well, then nothing happens
Waiting is just fear of change
You're so scared of change you can feel it

So you think that you can change the way things are?
Well, give me the pen and I'll write the first sentence
It won't be a thesis or a blank question
It will be a song and will start out with 'And so we dress...'

Is this really worth it?


Once the shoe has dropped it will never stop
The future has been scripted
Can it be revised?
Give me the pen and I'll write the first sentence

Is this really worth it?

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Desaparecidos is an American punk rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. It is headed by singer/guitarist Conor Oberst, the frontman of Bright Eyes. "Desaparecidos" means "disappeared ones" in Spanish and is a reference to the left-wing activists arrested by South American military dictatorships who vanished without a trace.

Desaparecidos initially broke up in 2002 after releasing their first album, Read Music/Speak Spanish, as well as touring with Jimmy Eat World and The Promise Ring. Members went on to form other projects. The band reunited in 2010 to play the Concert for Equality in Omaha. The band released two new tracks, "MariKKKopa" in 2012, written about Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona and civil rights abuses committed against undocumented immigrants.

In 2015, the band signed to Epitaph Records and released their second album, Payola, featuring appearances by Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! and Tim Kasher of Cursive.

Discography:
2002 - Read Music/Speak Spanish
2015 - Payola

Members:
Conor Oberst (vocals, guitar)
Denver Dalley (guitar)
Landon Hedges (bass)
Ian McElroy (keyboards)
Matt Baum (drums) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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