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lyrics

It’s a minute to midnight too late to feel sorry for yourself
And I will drink to the land, to the people but never to your health
Open the gate, let the church flood the state, wag the dog
Now that irony’s dead, damn the eyes of that old demagogue

A sucker is born every minute and we’re up in it to our eyeballs
State TV whistles to the masses out tilting at windmills
Time for your close up and you sweat like a rat caught in the rain
Lights, camera action and you sing that redaction refrain
And it goes like this...

Chase that devil, chase that devil, chase that devil
When the TV camera’s on
Chase that devil, chase that devil, chase that devil
It’s the only place you run

So now you’ve gone all in, straight to the dustbin of history’s remorse
Your duplicitous grin is always filtered through a second-hand source
Bridges or crosses you’ll burn anything to cling to that high
Find yourself a seat as you blink the cortege rolls on by…
Bye, bye, bye, bye...

Chase that devil, chase that devil, chase that devil
When the TV camera’s on
Chase that devil, chase that devil, chase that devil
It’s the only place you run

I breathe a sigh of relief every time that you lose your cool
The crowd’s getting thin as the band strikes up…

Chase that devil, chase that devil, chase that devil
When the TV camera’s roll
Chase that devil, chase that devil, chase that devil
It’s the only place you run

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from Before The Collapse Of The Hive, track released November 10, 2023
Stephen Stanley - Vocals, Guitars
Chris Bennett - Guitars, Vocals
Chris Rellinger - Bass Guitar
Cam Pyziak - Drums
Hugh Christopher Brown - Piano, Hammond B3, Keyboards, Vocals
Pete Bowers - Percussion
Jason Mercer - Banjo
Rocky Roberts - Lap Steel
Sarah McDermott - Vocals

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The Stephen Stanley Band Toronto, Ontario

The Stephen Stanley Band announce their new album, Before The Collapse Of The
Hive (Wolfe Island Records) will be released on November 10, 2023. It's an album
brimming with raw, unflinching urgency, steadfast observation and soul-searching storytelling
that highlights Stephen's immediate world: those he loves, and those he's lost.


Photos by Russell Styles
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