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We Steal From Ourselves

by Foreign Monkeys

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This second single from our upcoming album was recorded in a lone cabin Álsey, a small island in the Westman Islands Archipelago in summer 2020. The lyrics are inspired from listening to Gavin Eslers’ The Big Steal podcast which tells the story behind the rise of Putin in Russia and how he and his regime have created the kleptocracy Russia is to day and made Putin probably the richest man in the world by stealing Russias wealth.

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I’ve got a role to play
In a world
that’s here to stay
I’m to obey

That’s a price I pay
In a heartbeat
as I am a slave
In this deep Black Cave

If we steal from ourselves
No alarm bell
If we steal from ourselves
no one will tell

I say I’m free
from any conduct
of this society
as I can’t see

I can’t object
the system
It mine to accept
Not disinfect

The material gets the attention
Like the imperial after the Ascension
The spiritual Is left on the shelf
No one really cares for himselfw

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released May 6, 2022
Music by Foreign Monkeys who are Gísli Stefánsson, Bogi Ágúst Rúnarsson and Víðir Heiðdal Nenonen.

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Foreign Monkeys was founded in December 2005, competed the Icelandic Music Experiments in March the following year, and won. This gave Foreign Monkeys a nation wide recognition.

The band released their first album π (Pi) in april 2009 and In early 2011 the band started working in their second album, Return which wasn‘t released in April 2019, almost 10 years after the release of the first album. ... more

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