Governing Dynamics - Don't Count Me Out

from SpinTunes 17 Round 1 by Spintunes

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lyrics

it's been a while since you held court
i've been searching around this dying city
for just what i'm worth

i might look like somebody
that you think you used to know
my losing days are over
now i've found some room to grow

my name is outlaw
my hands are steady
i face the daybreak
with this guitar at the ready

don't count me out
don't write me off
you can't tether me
you won't find me lost
don't count me out
laugh if you like
but have no doubt
you don't have to bet on me
but don't count me out

When you realize i'm not alone
I've got thunder and fire at my back

we touch the truth
and see the evil that aggrieves us
we may not change the world
but we will not let it beat us

don't count me out
don't write me off
you can't tether me
you won't find me lost
don't count me out
laugh if you like
but have no doubt
you don't have to bet on me
but don't count me out

(don't count me out
don't count me)

i understand if this reprimand
distresses you so
what phrase can cause a panic
like "forget what you know"

forget what you know
this canvas is clean
and this brush is holding
colors you've never even
dreamed of, dreamed of
and these scenes are made
of anger, grief, and love
pain and rage and sadness
faith and love

don't count me out
don't write me off
you can't tether me
you won't find me lost
don't count me out
laugh if you like
but have no doubt
you don't have to bet on me
you don't have to bet on me
you don't have to bet on me
but don't count me out

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from SpinTunes 17 Round 1, released March 15, 2021

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