Bardo Music - Geoffrey Raines - Aren't We Better Than This?

Aren't We Better Than This?

Like a storm rollin' in
We felt the pressure shift
Don’t have to look far for the new Troubles
They’d be hard to miss

Whether you decide you will hide
Or you have to try to resist
Open your eyes; are you surprised?
Aren’t we better than this?

Bring me your tired and poor (Emma Lazarus)
Breathe free through that golden door

Well I’ve lived in better times
I already miss
I can see them clear
It’s a curse and an old man’s gift
Just how low can this go?
I’m no idealist
But time to time it will cross the mind
Aren’t we better than this?

Bring me your tired and poor
Breathe free through that golden door

Copyright 2025 Geoffrey Raines
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Many thanks to Britt Savage (Backing Vocals), Vitaliy Tkachuk (Lead Guitar), Yuri Villar (Sax) and Nate Barnes (Drums).

And thanks to my brave immigrant, from Belfast to Ellis Island...
May God bless yours as well.

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