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Quicksand Kerry - If Only They'd Taught Us

from Music Kept Me Sane: The Best of Quicksand Kerry 1998​-​2008 by Kerry JK

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From the 2000 album "Sick Parody of Normality", this is a sarcastic statement on the rejection of conformity.
For this retrospective, I had to clean up the audio a lot on this one - audio processing wasn't my strong suit back then and there were a lot of signal and EQ problems.

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If only they'd taught us
We'd have been happy
We'd have it easy
We'd have our perfect world
If only they'd reached us
We could be normal
We could be successful
In our normal world

If only we'd listened when they'd told us
If only we'd learned when they'd beaten us
If only we'd come to respect them and know our place

If only they'd taught us
We'd have had it made
A career, a family
A content existence
If only they'd reached us
It would be so easy
No need to cause trouble
No need to make waves

If only we'd worshiped the proper religion
If only we'd cursed all the right enemies
If only we'd trusted our betters and kept our reverence

If only we'd let them teach us
If only we'd let them teach us
If only we'd let them teach us
If only we'd let them teach us

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from Music Kept Me Sane: The Best of Quicksand Kerry 1998​-​2008, released June 1, 2019
Written, performed and produced by M P Jackson
2000

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Kerry JK Northampton, UK

Gender and genre fluid singer-songwriter producing songs of identity, isolation and defiance incorporating jazz, electronica, art rock, vocal looping, poetry and rock opera theatrics.

Be yourself, as yourself. There is no greater fulfilment, and no sweeter revenge. ... more

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