I wrote this song in the lead-up to the latest war in Iraq. It felt strange to me that rather than being exhorted to war with rally cries we were being lulled with assurances we would be greeted as liberators in a quick and easy war. Now that bigotry and moral cowardice are back in fashion in America I was reminded of this tune. This recording is from the first Late Model Humans album, with me on electric guitar, bass, piano and lead vocals. My brother James is on acoustic guitar and harmony vocals. Matt Kennon plays the other electric guitar and sings backup. Matt’s brother Tim plays drums. We used to dim the lights when we played it.
Lay down like a dog in the sun Lay down like a dog in the sun Lay down when your working day is done Lay down while we’re marching in the street Lay down while we’re marching down your street Lay down your tired head and go to sleep Surrender Lay down your heart, surrender to me Lay down your heart, surrender to me I’ll be anything you want me to be Surrender Lay down your fear, drink from the cup Lay down your fear, drink from the cup The war will be over when you wake up Surrender
New album "Observations" available now.
A veteran of NYC’s underground music scene, Mike Power played on the stages of such beloved lost venues as CBGB’s and Kenny’s Castaways, as well as stalwart surviving ones like Arlene’s Grocery and the Bitter End as singer/songwriter/bassist with Late Model Humans. In 2020, quarantining from the global pandemic he worked remotely with other artists to record a collection of new music called Observations, that infuses his punk roots with introspective acoustic pieces.
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