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Made their misfortune

from Before the robots told us where to go by Joe Peacock

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I love some electro music and this track just felt like it belonged on this album, despite being different stylistically. It was written about a group of settlers in America who got things very wrong when trying to cross the country.

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Made their misfortune

Head west at the right time if you want to survive
Misguided superiority will not keep you alive
You cannot gobble up these nations
When you don’t know their lands
Blind leaders should be cursed
There’s no God-given right to expand

Racing the weather to where the grass is greener
In the salt desert two days turned into five
You cannot conquer nature in this harsh environment
Only the strongest will survive

Gambling on shortcuts wagons stuck in the snow
Too far from Independence and everything you know
You’re going to face some hard times here
In this flimsy tent
So many people already gone
Lying frozen and spent

Racing the weather to where the grass is greener
In the salt desert two days turned into five
You cannot conquer nature in this harsh environment
Only the strongest will survive

Forlorn, forlorn, forlorn,
The only protein left is those who’re gone
Forlorn, forlorn, forlorn,
A ghoulish group got stuck in a snowstorm
Forlorn, forlorn, forlorn,
These pioneers really made their misfortune
Forlorn, forlorn, forlorn,
Their family and friends were taken far too soon

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from Before the robots told us where to go, released December 3, 2021
Composed and performed by Joe Peacock
Produced by Joe Adhemar

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Joe Peacock Birmingham, UK

I'm a prolific singer-songwriter from Birmingham - a genre-hopping storyteller, whose music has been compared to Bowie, Blur, Costello and many others. Mostly, my songs tell stories that I find interesting and thought provoking. My music has all been recorded at home so far and all money from the digital sales of my music go into paying producers/mixing & mastering engineers. ... more

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