BLIND WILLIES Soon My Work Will Be Over

Written by Alexei Wajchman
Performed by Blind Willies

UC Berkeley Fee Hike Protest, March 2011

Filmed by Alrik Bursell, Isaac Pingree, and Perry Wexelberg


Soon my work will be over
Into the valley I'll go down
Dreamed I died and went to heaven
There was nobody around

Just a storefront red light flashing
On the dark edge of a cloud
And a television playing
Dirty pictures without sound

Days they come
Like an empty train
When I'm alone
And you're away

Some men will beg for beauty
With terror in their eyes
Better save those pennies
Find another place to hide

I'm so easily tempted
By every shadow on the street
Looking fine and distinguished
As they come calling after me

We must have done
Something wrong
To burn away
With the morning fog

I want to do everything
Maybe listen to the mountains sing
Oh there's a difference, a difference

Soon my work will be over
Out of death I will arise
With a brand new perfect body
That does everything but die

Put on that black dress honey
Release a flower where you stand
We'll go walking in the sunshine
With all its power in our hands

Days they come
Like an empty train
When I'm alone
And you're away

I want to do everything
Maybe listen to the mountains sing
Oh there's a difference, a difference

Moving through fire
Won't change my mind
Moving through fire
And I can't turn round

Soon My Work Will Be Over is featured on the new Blind Willies album, Needle, Feather, and a Rope, available at:

http://www.blindwillies.net
http://www.cdbaby.com
http://blindwillies.bandcamp.com
iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Blind
• Willies
• University
• of
• California
• Berkeley
• Fee
• Hike
• Protest
• Police
• Free
• Speech

[MiloSwerve]

Epic song. I believe it to be a masterpiece. A strong number. You should do a tribute to Cody ChesnuTT next. Now THAT would be funny. Love everything you do Alexei, love what you bring into being in this universe. Keep being awesome and don't forget to go gently down the stream.