Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
Will Butler
In February 2015, Will Butler recorded a string of songs in one day, inspired by The Guardian’s headlines. “Clean Monday” was inspired by Greece’s debt crisis. Left-wing anti-austerity party Syriza had just been elected, and were looking to re-negotiate the terms of loans they received from the EU a...
You know it's 9AM
And I, and I've been waiting for you wondering where you might sit
I got the guards out just in case it's true
But you know I know you wouldn't do it
Why don't you sit down and take, and take a breath
And if you think you're headed for the cross
But take your robe off
Take out, take out your thumbs
It's just about some money loss
And if the children, they keep crying
And if they stumble out into to the streets
And if the old men grab the [?]
And mumble something about how they would never retreat
You tell them:
It's just, it's just the winter turning into spring
And when the sun comes
When you keep them waiting
Now just waiting for the bell to ring
And if the streets begin to crumble
And the poor begin to wash away
And the children lose their culture
Well, it's happened before and it will be okay
You know we're not scared
Of what, of what is coming
Of what is coming from the streets
You know we're not scared
Of what, of what could happen
If you leave us standing on our feet
But if I gave your number [?]
And if I gave you a dollar, [?]
And if I sell my first born son to the Pharaoh
Do you, you think that we could stay [?]
I'm just, I'm just waiting for the bell to ring
I'm just standing here in my corner
Waiting for the bell to ring
I'm just lying here, oh, on the floor
Just waiting for the bell to ring
I'm just standing here, oh, in my corner
Just waiting for the bell to ring
I'm just lying here, oh, on the floor
Just waiting for the bell to ring
I'm just sitting here tied up in the corner
Just waiting for the bell to ring
Clean Monday was written by Will Butler.
Will Butler released Clean Monday on Mon Feb 23 2015.