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BROKEN ANIMALS

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A piece that expresses my utter horror and shame at the way we treat the creatures we share this earth with.

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Pretty birdie left to die inside a cage
Pretty birdie doesn’t stand a chance of sympathy
Bloody pitbull led to live a life of rage
Never hopes to ever feel the hand of sympathy

Captured orca, entertainment for the masses
Starving horses pulling cannons for a war machine
Mutilated tiger, mutilated bear, mutilated rhino
Fueling man’s virility

Mother lion shot to satisfy a trophy
Elephants are butchered just to take their ivory
Cocker spaniel left to fry inside an auto
Rabbits blinded serving human vanity

Puppy mills and kitten farms alike
Mete no pardon in a profit-minded industry
Both are fed to pythons, both fed to snakes
Fueling, rekindling a base and ancient savagery

Where is the justice for the creature at bay ?
Who grants them mercy at the end of the day ?
Where is the comfort for the soul of the wild ?
Who is the savage ? Who is the beast ?

Feather fin or fur it doesn’t make a difference
All are battered by a rising tide of apathy
Competition for a space upon the planet
Puts the planet in a heightened state of jeopardy

If an intellect is guided by its conscience
If a civil mind is metered by its sanity
Surely there would be a place where every creature
Feels the care of what we call ‘humanity’

Who forged the irons for a world so defiled ?
Where is the comfort for the soul of the wild ?
Where is the justice for the creature at bay ?
Who is the savage ? Who is the beast ?

Music and Lyrics ©2017 Peter Tutak. All Rights Reserved.

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from NORDIQUE, released November 20, 2022
Peter Tutak: All real-time and virtual instruments and samples, except:

Ron Rutherford: Rhythm and 12-string guitars.

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QRN Seattle, Washington

My name is Peter Tutak. I'm originally from Jersey City NJ, and now live in Seattle, WA. I studied bass and classical composition at the university level in New Jersey and Chicago, and I've been a bassist for over 50 years. I write and record my own progressive rock music, in the 1970s/80s style of the progressive rock genre, incorporating influences from classical music, world music, and jazz. ... more

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