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The Television Monologue

from The Painter and the Actor by Alexander Gallows

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So the fire had caused him to leave
The flames pushed him to flee
And the smoke led him to see
He got out of that town that never let him in
And the Painter and the Actor went on to see so much and learn so much and live through so much he had so much to say
He just never knew how to say it

His fellow fellows being shipped off to war
The art and music scene changing faster than ever before
Poverty, poetry, helplessness, hopelessness
The fall of the age of philosophy and the rise of the age of technology
With things like the color TV
Marvels of the modern age, they'll have one in every home

But not everyone will have a home

And he saw all that
He saw society grow in so many fantastic way
But we still send our brother off to die
And we still called each other names
Sometimes he just wanted to grab the world
And shake it from the shoulders
Make it see what was truly important
And wasn't he a little right
It's been years since there were colors on the screen
But now with everything going on
Doesn't it seem like we're almost moving backwards
Into black and white again

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from The Painter and the Actor, released May 1, 2021

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Alexander Gallows is a singer songwriter from Washington D.C. Wielding both acoustic and electric guitars while weaving thought-provoking lyrics, Gallows blends the many genres he finds inspiration in, creating his unique sound.

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