Black or White

from Tough by Francis Voignier

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As in all of my songs, the lyrics are to be taken metaphorically... It's always about the issue of duality in the context of potential and probabilities... We are in charge, we make the choices, we either gain or pay the price...

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BLACK OR WHITE

I HAVEN’T SEEN YOUR FACE BEFORE
YOU’RE NOT FROM THESE SHORES
I THINK I KNOW WHO SENT YOU HERE AT LAST
MY VOICE HAS BEEN HEARD
RISEN FROM THE DIRT
THAT HAS SPREAD BEFORE THESE TIRED EYES
I NEED TO SEE THE FIRE MELT THE ICE
GOT TO FLUSH THE GAME OUT OF THIS LIFE
WHERE EVERYTHING IS
EITHER BLACK OR WHITE

I SPEAK FOR THE BOY
I STAND FOR THE GIRL
I MUST REACH MY PEERS BEFORE THEY HURT
SAY WHAT YOU MUST TELL
TAKE WHAT YOU DESERVE
NO PRICE FOR THE WISDOM OF YOUR WORDS
AS THEY PENETRATE DEEP IN THE EARTH
RESET ALL THE ORIGINAL TERMS
AWAKEN THE WIND
SWITCH ON THE LIGHTS

RUN IN CIRCLES AND FADE AWAY, FADE AWAY
OR RIDE THE SPIRAL AND BREAK AWAY
RISE TO THE MOMENT AND SAVE THE DAY, SAVE THE DAY
OR SINK INTO THE DEPTHS OF DISPAIR

FAREWELL I MUST GO
GET BACK TO THE SHOW
WE NEED TO DISTANCE OURSELVES FROM THE LAW
A THOUSAND YEARS OF CURSE
HAS BROUGHT OUT ALL THE WORST
FROM THE WARPED SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE
STEALING REASON FROM OUR DEEPEST PAST
BREAKING EACH SOUL TO THE VERY LAST
PROFITING THE FEW
RUINING THE MIND

RUN IN CIRCLES...

May 20, 2012
© 2012 US Copyright Office
FV Tunes/ASCAP
Criminal Records

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from Tough, released July 15, 2012
Music & lyrics by Francis Voignier
Guitars vocals and bass: Francis Voignier
Drums: Alejandro Del Toro
© 2012 FV Music US Copyright Office

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Francis Voignier San Francisco, California

Francis Voignier formed his first band in 1968. He moved from Eastern France to Paris and then London where he made his professional debut. He worked in NYC
as a sideman between 1978 and 1982, before heading for San Francisco where he spent 10 years performing and recording with many bands, as well as producing artists in his own studio. He now lives in the Northern California city of Eureka. ... more

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