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As the empire declines
As the center no longer holds
As politics becomes parody
As tragedy becomes farce
As Babylon burns
As the tide turns
As we get what we deserve

Do we lament the loss of imperial power?
Or celebrate the final hour?
Which side will we pick?
Is empire something we want to fix?
Or make its fall come quick?
Will we be imperialism’s cheerleader and pawn?
Or will we burn Babylon?

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from Anti​-​Imperialist Song Cycle, released November 19, 2021
David Pearson, composer (punkinthe1990s.com)
Amanda Zory, soprano (www.amandazory.com)
Walter Aparicio, piano (www.walteraparicio.com)

Composed in January 2021
Recorded August 2021
Recorded and mixed by Gregory Kostroff
Mastered by Matt Barba
Released November 19, 2021

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David "Fearsome" Pearson is a composer, saxophonist, and music historian. HIs first book, Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States, was published by Oxford University Press in 2021: punkinthe1990s.com. He is a member of the Afrofunk band Digital Diaspora: digitaldiaspora.bandcamp.com. ... more

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