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Earthman Sam

from Rainbow by Eowyn Bennett

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Mister Sam comes from a distant land
He is an Earthman
Earth has but one moon and Earth spins
Round her sun

Earthmen aren't taught the difference
Between what's right and wrong―hey!
We're taught with a song
Every day at dawn,
We stand and sing along

He's got a left hand
And a right hand
Hands he does things with,
Earthman Sam

And he wears circles of glass
Right over his eyes
What a strange guy,
Earthman Sam

Some don't like him,
For their hearts and their minds are closed
I sit back and listen to him
Tell me what he knows

Some say he's a lying fool
And whine that he breaks all our rules
I don't give a damn
About what anyone but he says,
Earthman Sam

He knows so much of alien trends and magic lands
He's got powers, like smell and taste
―Oh, isn't it grand?
He reads poetry and uses an electric stove
He plants pretty flowers and waters them so they'll grow

When I talk to my friends, I get sad
They make me so sad
TV and church and Government class
Were all designed to make me mad

But I can't say these thoughts out loud,
Or else I'll get zapped―ouch!
They use circuit control
It can knock you out cold
I've had enough of that

Earthmen are given free reign
To say whatever the heck they'd like
When my mother insulted our leader, Brain,
She was sentenced to death by spikes

I hate the Brain; if I stay I'll someday be killed
Sam said I could come with him
Back to Earth, and I will

So laugh at me all you'd like
I'm sick of Borg and Brain and spikes
I don't give a damn
About what anyone
But he does, Earthman Sam

You can all get up at dawn and sing your silly song
You can wear false smiles and pretend we all get along
You can hide in small corners and live your lives in fear
You can do whatever you'd like
―I'm not staying here

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from Rainbow, released April 4, 2016

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Eowyn Bennett Brooklyn, New York

Eowyn Bennett is a songwriter, writer, and visual artist with a keen fondness for concept albums. Her music is best described as glam rock or art rock, and is heavily influenced by Roxy Music, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Queen, Joanna Newsom, Brian Eno, Sparks, and Tiny Tim. Her upcoming rock opera "Stardust" will be released alongside an illustrated novella in the summer of 2025. ... more

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