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Don't Cut It

from My House Is Orange by Paul Gerard

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Written & composed by Paul Gerard
Arranged by Paul Gerard & Dmitri J. (Jakimowicz)
Produced, recorded, mixed by Dmitri J.
Recorded at Avast! and G Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA
Mixed at Greenhouse Studios, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Mastered by Ross Nyberg, Disc Master, Issaquah, Washington, USA
Original artwork by Jim Dryden, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, USA
Studio photography by Eric Browne, Seattle, Washington, USA
Graphic design by Katie Dolejsi, Dolejsi Design, Seattle Washington, USA

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Don’t Cut It
by Paul Gerard

Who needs the trees in the forest?
maybe Japan
wants our old growth timber
right down to the last stand
And when the millworkers lose their jobs
to export and machine
we sacrifice a way of life
for the sins of industry

And we cut it, cut it down
Yeah, we cut it, cut it down,
down, down, down

Who needs the trees in the forest?
maybe a greedy man
playing games on Wall Street
with his hostile take-over plans
He’s a junk bond bandit
But he owns the land
and it’s the trees that will pay
for his excessive, capital demands

He’s gonna cut it, cut it down
He’s gonna cut it, cut it down,
down, down, down

In the forest cathedral, there’s a holy war
it's brother against brother
it’s the trees they’re fighting for
Cain will kill Abel just to get more
but will he cut his mother down
forevermore?

Who needs the trees in the forest?
maybe you and I
Maybe the air we breathe
is a gift from them to the sky

Maybe a million creatures
some we’ll never know
Maybe a way of life
we thought was gone long ago

Don’t cut it, don’t cut it down
Don’t cut it, don’t cut it down
down, down, down

credits

from My House Is Orange, released August 14, 2014
Paul Gerard, vocals, Martin D-35
Special thanks to the children of Vashon island for the vocal chorus
Robert Smallwood, electric guitars & lap steel
Greg Gilmore, drums, percussion
Garey Shelton, bass

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Paul Gerard Seattle, Washington

Rich, warm voice, thoughtful lyrics, and a kind heart all come through on Paul Gerard's first-ever digital release of My House Is Orange. Seattle born singer/songwriter who sings of the Pacific NW and exotic places and love songs from around the world.

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